CITY LIFE
CHAPTER TWO
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
By the end of the lesson, students will be
able to
1. Draw conclusion of the reading text
2. Summarize the reading text
Part One
Discuss the following pictures:
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Where do you think the photos were
taken?
What adjective can you think of to
describe each photo?
What might be some problems in
the city?
A City That’s Doing Something
Right
Pre-reading Activity
1.
Briefly look over the list of words from the reading that follows:
Priorities
predict
affluent
efficiently
Trash
worsen
actually
Produce
focus
developing countries
(PROduce)
solve
mass transit
Gridlock
decrease
pedestrian zone
Tube
commute
recycling plant
2. Guessing Meaning from Context
The following three clues will help you guess the new words without
looking up the meaning of all new words in a dictionary.
2.1. The words for example, for instance, such as, and among them
introduce example that may help you
Almost four billion people will be living in cities in developing countries
such as India and Nigeria. (developing countries=not rich)
2.2. sometime another word or words in another sentence or sentence
part has the opposite meaning from a new vocabulary item
In some cities, instead of worsening, urban life is actually getting much
better. (worsening is the opposite of “getting better”.)
2.3. a definition of explanation follows the connecting words that is or in
other words.
The downtown shopping area is now a pedestrian zone —in other
words, an area for walkers only, no cars. (pedestrian zone=area for
walkers only)
3. Read the text entitled “A City That’s Doing Something Right”,
[Interactions 2, pp. 24-26]
3.1. Summarizing
A reading may express several important ideas, but there is one
main idea that sums up all important ideas. Underline the number
of the main idea of the selection you just read.
A. Population experts predict a nightmare by the year 2025,
especially in urban areas in developing countries.
B. Curitiba has a creative method of garbage collection that no only
gets trash off the streets but also provides food and jobs for poor
people.
C. Curitiba’s mass-transit system consists of buses, not a subway,
but offers an efficient new way for people to get on and off.
D. Curitiba is an example of how careful planning and creative
thinking can lead to solutions to urban problems.
3.2. Skimming (for main ideas)
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As discussed in the previous chapter to find the main ideas you may
skim the text quickly
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The focus is not in the details, but in the main idea (topic). A
paragraph usually tells about one topic (subject). The topic is just a
word or noun phrase---a few words.
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The techniques can also be used to find the topic sentence of the
paragraph. The topic sentence can be found in different places in
the paragraph (beginning, middle, or end).
3.3. Discuss with your friend the following questions:
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What is the population of the major cities in your country? Is
overcrowding a problem?
What are some problems in your city?
What kind of mass transit is available in your city? Is it clean and
efficient?
Does your city have a recycling program? If so, what is it and how
does it work?
Are there homeless street people in your city? If so, is there a
program to help them?
What programs are there to protect the environement in your city?
PART TWO
http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydet
ail.asp?fileid=20041111.G03
1. Skim the text to find the main idea
2. Answer the following questions:
2.1. What the main issue on the text?
2.2. Write an outline of the text?
2.3. What are the plans set by the Jakarta Government to
build Jakarta?
2.4. Comparing to Curitiba, what the main issue faced by
The city of Jakarta?
PART THREE
 Task Two:
TPST Bojong, Bogor, is previously meant to be a solution to overcome
garbage problem in Jakarta. However, since the beginning the
community who live around Bojong refused that their land would be
contaminated. In November there was a chaos in the venue as the
police clashed the mass. Some people were shot dead.
Read the following text, then write a 150-word paragraph: “Do you
agree to continue the program in Bojong or not?” The task will be
submitted on the second meeting. (Week 3)
a. http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterday
detail.asp?fileid=20041130.G01