Class: 8^th October

Unit 1: Cities

Can-Do Objectives: Tell urban myths

Talk about urban problems and how to tackle them

Talk about changes in urban areas

Pages: 10 - 12

Grammar: Perfect Tenses; Collocations

Vocabulary: seedy, slimy, shelf-life, undergo, gentrified, rubble, career, measure

HW: Workbook – pg.5, pg. 8 (Grammar), pg. 9

 

Also: Please listen to this TED Talks.

 

Robin Nagle: What I discovered in New York City trash

http://www.ted.com/talks/robin_nagle_what_i_discovered_in_new_york_city_trash.html

I’ve included this brief video about the city where I was born because it not only talks about the city but it also explains a municipal initiative to improve social relations among its inhabitants.

Bologna City of Angels 

(I don't seem to be able to load it onto the blog so just cut and paste the link into the YouTube search.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7KmD1UJAVo