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Level 5 Upper-Intermediate
Unit 6: Megacities
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A more immediate concern for Asias urban dwellers is the local air quality. The above graph shows that 67
percent of large cities that fail to meet the European Union air quality standard are in Asia.
This chart details which giant Asian cities are most at risk of flooding, both coastal and inland.
What ought to be done to blunt the environmental and health impact of Asias burgeoning megacities? I will
share some findings from the report later, but in the meantime please share in the comments.
If you would like to find out more, check out Forbes Magazine to follow the blog:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/08/31/the-stark-environmental-challenge-of-asiasmegacities/
Source: Ferris D, 2012, Asias Megacities Pose a Stark Environmental Challenge Forbes Magazine, 31 August, viewed 6 December 2012,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/08/31/the-stark-environmental-challenge-of-asias-megacities/
Worksheet
Asias Megacities Pose a Stark Environmental Challenge
Read the text and make an entry in your Reading Journal. Make a note in your RJ of any videos you
watch as well.
Consider:
1. Make sure you include the source of this article?
2. Note in the left-hand column, the main idea of the article / supporting arguments?
3. Note in the right-hand column, your thoughts about the authors arguments / idea, do you agree or disagree
based on your existing knowledge?
Discussion:
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What are the implications of rising sea levels for Ho Chi Minh City (see table 6)?
What could be done to solve the problem of population density (noun phrase) in HCMC (see figure 8)?
Why do you think that the majority of megacities are in Asia (see figure 6)?
What can policy makers do to solve the problems of megacities in Asia generally? Go to YouTube and watch:
Asia's Booming Megacities Need to Grow Green to Survive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW4uzHEWo_s
1. Look at the highlighted words in the text e.g. urbanization (noun US spelling) see if you can guess the meaning
by context.
2. Check to see if you are correct by using an English-to-English dictionary or go online to
http://dictionary.reference.com/.
3. Listen to the word/s as well so you know how to pronounce these words.
4. Make sure you record all of these words and their word families create your own sentences for practice.
5. Use this new vocabulary in your Tutorial to help you remember.
6. Pay particular attention this week to the language used to describe trends, make sure you note these in your
personal dictionary.
Look at the Tutorial Questions for this week, which question/s can this text help you answer?
1. Use reporting verbs to refer to this article so we know who your source is to avoid plagiarism.
2. It also shows that you have prepared for the Tutorial.