Pre-reading questions:
- What kind of environment would you want to live in? Why?
- Do you think many people live in cities? Please explain your answer.
Many people live in the cities of countries like Cambodia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and the Philippines. Since there are many people in cities like Manila and Jakarta, some people live in slums. World Bank says more people in cities mean that economy is growing. Cities need to lessen the population so World Bank suggests two solutions: make a rural town into an urban city like Singapore or make cities in places far from the city.
Vocabulary:
slum [noun]- an area with poor housing
economy [noun] a system where good are bought and sold
population [noun]- the number of people living in a place
rural [adjective]- country life
urban [adjective]- city life
True or False:
- Many people live in the cities of countries like Cambodia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and the Philippines.
- Some people in Manila and Jakarta live in slums.
- World Bank says more people in cities mean that economy is fading.
- Cities need to lessen the population.
- World Bank suggests 22 solutions.