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THEME 2. CITIES
LECTURE 1
OUR CHANGING CITIES
Remember to take notes in your usual way in addition to marking the handouts. Be sure to
organize all your notes in a clear format (e.g., columns, an outline, or a map) after the lecture.
LECTURE
PART ONE: Reasons People Move to Cities
GUESSING VOCABULARY FROM CONTEXT
1. The following items contain some important vocabulary from Part one of the lecture. Using
the context and your knowledge of related words, trying to guess the meanings of the words
in bold.
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2. Match the vocabulary terms with their definitions by writing the letter of each definition
below in the blank next to the sentence containing the correct term in step 1. Check your
answers in a dictionary if necessary.
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Tokyo, Mexico, Bombay, and Sao Paulo are just a few examples of todays
megacities.
They show the urban sprawl that is occurring in contemporary cities.
Our cities are breaking up into smaller communities, often by ethnic group
or income level.
Many cities do have a kind of identity or personality, but a city is not
homogeneous.
Many cities have slum areas or ghettos where people live in destitute
conditions.
The beautiful architecture and vibrant nightlife are one face of the city.
2. Match the vocabulary terms with their definitions by writing the letter of each definition
below in the blank next to the sentence containing the correct term in step 1. Check
your answers in a dictionary if necessary.
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exciting
uncontrolled growth of cities
all the same
very poor and hopeless
the amount of money that people make
huge cities
Lecture Summary 2: Write a paragraph (no more than 250 words) to summarize the key
points in both parts of the lecture about Changing Cities.