WEEK 1 READING

City Challenges
Growth (n) = increase x decline: the rapid growth of
world population

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GROWING NUMBERS

FALLING NUMBERS

WORDS TO DESCRBE
CHANGE

To increase/an increase

To decrease/a decrease

Rapid/rapidly

To grow/a grow

To fall/a fall

Significant/significantly

To rise/a rise

To decline/a decline

Dramatic/dramatically

To go up

To go down

Steady/steadily
Constant/constantly

 Challenge (n) = Difficulty: to meet/face the

biggest challenge of your career
Challenging (adj) = difficult: A challenging
problem/a challenging but satisfying job

 Fix = repair (smt. that is not working

properly/well)

 Remove(v)= get rid of : remove rules/wine

stains

 Property (n): a building, a piece of land:

private property/property taxes

WHAT ARE THE

PROBLEMS IN BIG
CITIES/MEGACITIES
?
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WHAT ARE THEIR

POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS?
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CITY OF THE FUTURE-DUBAI

merchant

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Port

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 Shopping Mall/Center

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 Skyscraper

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 Trade(n)= commerce(n): international trade

(chamber of commerce)
Trade (v): India began trading in the 15th
century

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 Annual (adj)= yearly

Happening once a year

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 Earning (n) = salary: an employees

annual earnings 2) a profit that a
company/country makes: export earnings

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 influential (adj): having a lot of influence

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 Construction (n) = building of smt: construction

of the new airport
Construct (v) build

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 Particularly (adv)= especially: the

restaurant is particularly popular with
young generation
Particular (adj)=certain=specific:
students choose one particular area
to research

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 Welcome (v): to be glad to accept smt: we

would welcome any advice or suggestion
Concern (n): a feeling of worry: the recent
increase in the crime is a public concern

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WHAT DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT
DUBAI?
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WHAT DO YOU
EXPECT TO LEARN
IN THE READING
TEXT?
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