流畅英语口语的教程unit3city.ppt

City WHAT IS THE CITY? City is a central area of politics, economy, culture,transportation, communications etc. Cities of the world What proportion of the worlds population lives in cities? a) Over 80%. b) About two-thirds. c) About a third. d) About half. PS:According to data collected by the UN, 53% of the worlds population live in cities,while 47% live in rural areas. Which is the worlds largest capital city? 01 Tokyo Fujiyama 02 Which is the Europes noisiest capital city? Athens 雅典 03 Which is the worlds oldest capital city? Damascus 大马士革 PS: Damascus is the capital of Syria(叙利亚）. 04 Which is the worlds highest capital city? La Paz 拉巴斯 PS: La Paz is the capital of Bolivia(玻利维亚） 05 Which was the first city to reach a population of one million? Rome Page 25 Hedging = to avoid answering a question,or making a statement,in a direct way. a) It seems that most people enjoy life in the country. b) It appears that very few people who live in a city would prefer to live in the country. c) The results from the first survey seem to suggest that most people are happy to stay in the country. d) On the other hand,the second survey would seem to show that most people who live in the country would prefer to move to the city. e) Older people are not believed to be as happy with city life as younger people. But there is little evidence in the surveys to back this up. F F F F T Hedging Using hedging expressions to distance yourself from facts or opinions that you cannot prove are true. Hedging with verbs: use verbs such as seem,appear,suggest it seems that… it appears that… sources seem to suggest… the results would appear to show… To further distance yourself from the answer or statement,use would: it would seem that... it would appear that... Passive : Use the passive with verbs such as think, recognise,believe,r