Megacities 超级大都市 选自《多维阅读第21级》

Warm Up Brainstorm ideas about cities. Cities

Pre-reading 1. What’s the title of the book? What does it mean? 2. Do you know about any megacities? Why do you think they are megacities?

Read the story and answer the questions in pairs The growth of cities 1. What are megacities? 2. Why do people move to cities?

Read the story and answer the questions in pairs Challenges in megacities 1. Where do poor people usually live in megacities? What are the problems of living there? 2. How is the rubbish disposed of in megacities? 3. What factors lead to the air pollution in megacities? 4. Why are megacities called “heat islands”?

Read the story and answer the questions in pairs Challenges in megacities 5. How does the growth of megacities affect the environment? 6. Why is traffic a serious problem in megacities? 7. What problems will megacities meet if natural disasters strike?

Read the story and answer the questions in pairs What are cities doing? What are the governments doing to solve the problems of megacities?

Read the story and answer the questions in pairs Megacities and the future How many people will live in cities by the year 2030?

Post-reading Draw the mind map of the challenges of megacities and possible solutions based on the book.

Make Connections 1. What are the megacities in China? 2. Do you think it is convenient and pleasant to live in Beijing? Why? 3. How is the rubbish dealt with where you live? Do you have any suggestions for improvements?

Group work: Let’s make Beijing a better city to live in The problems of living in Beijing ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The possible solutions ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Voice Your Opinions 1. What will the future cities be like? 2. What are the principles we should adhere to in order to realize the sustainable development of cities? 3. How could we human being live in harmony with nature?

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”

Homework 1. Creative writing: What will city life be like in the future? 2. Group work: Make a poster about problems in megacities.