A megacity is a city with more than ten million inhabitants. 


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A megacity is a city with more than ten million inhabitants.

6     increased; increase

7     produce

8     produced

9     transport

10   transport

 

9B

Page 88, Reading & speaking, Exercise 1a

A megacity is a city with more than ten million inhabitants.

Page 88, Reading & speaking, Exercise 1c

Tokyo

33 million                      the population

eight million                    the number of commuters on the subway every day

a letter from the train company      If you are late for work and you say the train was late, you need a letter from the train company as proof.

driving schools                          Some are on top of buildings.

25 square metres           A family of six could live in a flat of 25 square metres.

the Hikikomori                   inhabitants of Tokyo who don’t like living in a megacity and rarely go out

Rent a friend                      a company that ‘rents friends’ to people who need someone to talk to or to go to a wedding with

the Hashiriya                     a group of men who drive as fast as they can around Tokyo on a Saturday night

Mexico City

taco stands                    The city is full of them and people meet there to socialize.

Mariachi bands                   They walk through the streets and squares playing songs for money.

two-and-a-half hours         This is how long it can take commuters to drive to and from work during rush hour.

social imbalance                 There is great wealth and extreme poverty. Because of this it can be a dangerous city.

kidnapping                    This is quite common.

Kevlar                                In some shops you can buy men’s clothes which are made of Kevlar (a bulletproof material).

Page 88, Reading & speaking, Exercise 1d

Tokyo

1     automated

2     unthinkable

3     unemployment

4     overcrowded

5     alienation

6     loneliness

 

Mexico City

7     pollution

8     wealth

9     poverty

10   homeless

Page 89, Pronunciation & speaking, Exercise 3b

accommodation      antisocial    bilingual

entertainment government homeless

loneliness    multicultural neighbourhood

overcrowded poverty       underdeveloped

unemployment                   vandalism

 

Page 90, Listening & speaking, Exercise 4c



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