PROJECT LECTURES | Semester 2 /Year 1

PROJECT LECTURES | Semester 2 /Year 1

THEME 2. CITIESLECTURE 1OUR CHANGING CITIES

NOTE TAKING: USING HANDOUTS TO HELP YOU TAKE NOTESA lecturers handouts will help you understand the lecture and give you material that you can study later. However, lecturers rarely give you exactly the same information in the lecture as they do in handouts. Therefore, you must still listen carefully to understand what the speaker says.Here are some ways that you can take notes on handouts as you listen to a lecture: highlight or circle parts of the handout that the lecturer discusses mark information that you do not understand and want to ask questions about write commentsRemember 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.

LECTUREPART ONE: Reasons People Move to CitiesGUESSING VOCABULARY FROM CONTEXT1. 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._____1we are going to discuss the mass urbanization of the worlds population.

_____2 which is an unprecedented trend worldwide.

_____3The town has social opportunity but isolation.

_____4Until the twentieth century, the major source of employment was farming.

_____5Jobs are being created in manufacturing.

_____6Jobs are being created in financing.

_____7There are transportation networks.

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.araising animals or growing fruits and vegetables to sell

bmaking products in factories

cmovement to the cities

dsomething that has never happened before

esystems of roads, buses, and trains that cross and connect with each other

fseparation from other people; loneliness

gmanagement of money

PART TWO: Changes in the CityGUESSING VOCABULARY FROM CONTEXT1. The following items contain important vocabulary from Part One of the lecture. Use the context and your knowledge of related words, take turns trying to guess the meanings of the words in bold._____1Tokyo, Mexico, Bombay, and Sao Paulo are just a few examples of todays megacities.

_____2They show the urban sprawl that is occurring in contemporary cities.

_____3Our cities are breaking up into smaller communities, often by ethnic group or income level.

_____4Many cities do have a kind of identity or personality, but a city is not homogeneous.

_____5Many cities have slum areas or ghettos where people live in destitute conditions.

_____6The 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.aexciting

buncontrolled growth of cities

call the same

dvery poor and hopeless

ethe amount of money that people make

fhuge 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.2