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Units 3 4 Vancouver and the environment

4 The government wants to make the roads


and less dangerous.
5 You can do lots of
things
in Stanley Park.
6 Vancouvers plans for the future will be
work.

Before you watch


Answer the questions.
1 Which big cities do you know in Canada?
2 What do you think the weather is usually like
in Canada?
3 How do people usually travel in cities? How do
you usually travel?

Comprehension check
1

Watch the video clip. Choose the


correct answers.
1 What is the capital city of British Columbia?
a Vancouver
b Victoria
c Georgia
2 What event was in Vancouver in 2010?
a the Summer Olympics b the World Cup
c the Winter Olympics
3 How do Vancouver authorities want to change
the city?
a more roads
b bigger beaches
c more trees

Watch again. Check () the things


you see.
1 a school
2 a bridge
3 snow
4 rain

5 cars
6 a park
7 art
8 a shopping center

Watch again. Complete the sentences


with the correct form of the adjectives in
the list. Use a comparative or superlative
form if necessary.
bigcolddifferentgreenhardsafe
warm
1 Vancouver is
2 Vancouver is
summer, and
3 The city wants to be the
city in the world by 2020.

than Victoria.
in the
in the winter.

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Watch again. Which four sentences are


true? Write the numbers.
1 Vancouver is on the Pacific coast of Canada.
2 There are mountains, forests, and water
around Vancouver.
3 People tried to protect the environment in
Vancouver in the nineteenth century.
4 It often freezes in Vancouver in winter.
5 The local government wants more people to
use cars in the city.
6 You mustnt skate or cycle in Stanley Park.
7 Every resident will live five minutes away from
a green space.
True sentences:
,
,
,
.

5 Complete the summary. Write a word or a


number in each gap.
Vancouver is 96 kilometers from Victoria, the
capital of British Columbia. Around 1
million people live in the city. The city developed
in the middle of the 2
th century. The
famous Lion Gate Bridge links the 3
shore, where many people live, with the center
of the city.
Today, Vancouver is a beautiful city. But the
government wants to stop climate change. In
the winter of the year 4
, the weather
was too warm, and in some areas there wasnt
any snow. The government wants to improve the
5
and trains, and make the roads better.
If the roads are safer, more people will 6
or cycle.
Stanley Park is the biggest park in the city. There
is a 7
-kilometer path with great views.
The authorities want more green places like
Stanley Park. In the next ten years, they are
going to plant more than 8
new trees in
the city!

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Units 3 4 Vancouver and the environment


Language check
will and be going to
People wont use their cars in the future.
It will be the greenest city in the world.

5 I

(be) very happy if I


(not get) any answers

wrong!
6 My parents
if I
today!

(be) angry
(be) late home

The local government is going to improve


the buses.
Theyre going to make the roads safer.
First conditional
If people dont use their cars, this will reduce
the carbon footprint.
If the roads are safer, more people will walk.

6 Choose the correct verb forms.


1 I think I ll / m going to visit Vancouver next
year. It looks nice.
2 Look, no clouds! It wont / isnt going to rain
this afternoon in Vancouver.
3 The government hopes that Vancouver will /
is going to be a green city. Lets see!
4 The cafs are really cheap! We arent going
to / wont spend much money on food in
Vancouver.
5 In my opinion, people arent going to /
wont stop using cars in Vancouver. People
prefer cars to buses.
6 Look at all the people! It ll / s going to be
crowded in Vancouver today.

7 Complete the sentences with the correct


form of the verbs. Then check () the ones
which are true for you.
1 If I
(go) to Canada,
I
(visit) Vancouver.
2 I
(watch) a movie
tonight if I
(have)
the time.
3 If it
(be) rainy this
weekend, I
(not go) out.
4 If you
(visit) my city,
you
(see) lots of trees
and green spaces!

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Extension
Look at the photos and answer the questions.
Photo A
What can you see in the picture? Whats the
weather like?
What kind of sports do people do in cold
weather?
Do you like this kind of weather? Whats your
favourite weather?
Whats the weather like where you are today?
Is it hot or cold?
Photo B
What is happening in the photo?
Why is the government going to plant lots of trees
in Vancouver? Do you think this is a good idea?
Do you think your town or city is green?
Why? / Why not?
How can we help the environment?

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