Unit 2, grade 12: Urbanization-Looking Back
1. Pronunciation
1.1. Task 1 Unit 2 Grade 12
Listen to the words containing diphthongs and put them in the correct box (Listen to words containing diphthongs and put them in the correct box)
Guide to answer
Translation
first. age: age
2. crowd: crowd
3. grow: grow
4. here: here
5. destroy: destroy
6. hope: hope
7. style: style
8. poor: poor people
9. there: there
ten. nation: country
11. noise: noisy
twelfth. near: near the edge
13. mine: me
14. proud: proud
15. sure: sure
16. wear: wear
1.2. Task 2 Unit 2 Grade 12
Listen and mark the diphthongs. Then practise saying the sentences with a partner. (Listen and mark diphthongs. Then practice saying the sentence with a friend.)
first. He has played for this football club for more than eight years. (He has been playing for this football club for more than eight years.)
2. After working for nine hours without a breakI got very tired. (After working for nine hours without a break, I was very tired.)
3. despite the government environmental policies, air and noise pollution remains potentially dangerous. (Despite government environmental policies, air and noise pollution are still potentially dangerous.)
4. The process of grow and harvest rice is unique. (The process of growing and harvesting rice is unique.)
5. I’ve been unemployed for several years and still have not found a job. (I’ve been unemployed for many years and still haven’t found a job.)
2. Vocabulary
2.1. Task 1 Unit 2 Grade 12
Underline the correct word in each sentence (Underline the correct word in each sentence)
first. High crime rate is considered to be the worst effect of (industrialisation/urbanisation).
2. (Industrial/Agricultural) zones are developing rapidly in the urban areas.
3. More and more people are migrating to (urban/rural) areas to look for better job opportunities.
4. The cost of living in big cities has (fallen/risen) dramatically over the past years. This has caused a lot of difficulties for low-income people.
5. The talk was long and overloaded with useless information, so I switched (on/off).
Guide to answer
first. urbanization
2. Industrial
3. urban
4. raise
5. off
Translation
first. High crime rate is considered to be the worst effect of urbanisation. (The high crime rate is considered the worst effect of urbanization.)
2. Industrial zones are rapidly growing in the urban areas. (Industrial parks are developing rapidly in urban areas.)
3. More and more people are migrating to urban areas to look for better job opportunities. (More and more people are migrating to cities in search of better job opportunities.)
4. The cost of living in big cities has raise dramatically over the past years. This has caused a lot of difficulties for low-income people. (The cost of living in big cities has increased significantly over the years. This has caused a lot of difficulties for low-income people.)
5. The talk was long and overloaded with useless information, so I switched off. (The talk was long and overloaded with useless information, so I stopped.)
2.2. Task 2 Unit 2 Grade 12
Complete the sentences, using the compound adjectives in the box (Complete the sentences, using the mixed adjectives in the box)
first. The new law has ________ effects on the people.
2. In citles, sometimes we can see _______ faces of people migrating from the rural areas.
3. We attended an in-depth and _________ presentation on urbanisation and its impact on society.
4. Governments should try to limit the _________ growth of cities.
5. Poor people in big cities still have to deal with many ______ problems.
Guide to answer
first. The new law has wide-ranging effects on the people. (The new law has a big impact on migrants.)
– wide-ranging (adj): large quantity
2. Print citles, sometimes we can see weather-beaten faces of people migrating from the rural areas. (In big cities we can sometimes see the weathered faces of migrants from the countryside.)
– weather-beaten (adj) seasoned wind and fog
3. We attended an in-depth and thought-provoking presentation on urbanisation and its impact on society. (We took part in an insightful and thought-provoking presentation on urbanization and its impact on society.)
– thought-provoking (adj) thought-provoking
4. Governments should try to limit the never-ending growth of cities. (The government should try to limit the relentless growth of cities.)
– never-ending (adj): never ending
5. Poor people in big cities still have to deal with many day-to-day problems. (The poor in big cities still have to deal with many problems day in and day out.)
– day-to-day (adj) day by day
3. Grammar
Complete the following sentences, using the correct form of the verbs in brackets Complete the following sentences, using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Guide to answer
first. (should) organise
2. (should) be divided
3. (should) call
4. (should) be given
5. (should) support
Translation
first. The girls in our class suggested that our teacher organize a camping trip to the country
2. Ms. Kim suggested that our class be divided into 6 groups to work on the unit project.
3. Currently Lan is living in the city. Her parents are still living in their home village. They emphasized that Lan should call home every day.
4. It is important that parents receive their child’s academic results at the end of each term.
5. The local government asked the local people to support the new migrants.
4. Practice Task 1
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (Choose options A, B, C or D to complete the sentences)
Question 1:
Dr. Jane Luu ______ the huge telescope at the University of Hawaii while she ______ for any bodies beyond Neptune.
A. was using – searched
REMOVE. used – had searched
OLD. used – was searching
EASY. had used – searched
Question 2:
It is imperative that this letter _______ immediately.
A. were sent
REMOVE. sent
OLD. was sent
EASY. be sent
Question 3:
The government said that they didn’t have enough funds to deal with _______ medical care.
A. low-cost
REMOVE. high-cost
OLD. cost-high
EASY. cost-effective
5. Practice Task 2
Choose one option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions (Choose options A, B, C or D to identify the underlined part that needs to be corrected in the following sentences.)
Question 1:
A dolphin is a very intelligent and lovely animals.
A. A
REMOVE. is
OLD. a
EASY. and
Question 2:
I have an uncle, an honest man, who is living in the home for the elderly.
A. an
REMOVE. an
OLD. the
EASY. the
7. Conclusion
At the end of the new Unit 2 English Grade 12 – Looking Back, students need to memorize the following important grammar points:
- Identify dipthongs and pronounce correctly
- Review vocabulary related to the topic of Urbanization
- Use compound adjectives in sentences
- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
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