Pre-reading questions:
- Do you want to live in Tokyo?
- What is your favorite city?
Vocabulary:
- list /list/
- recover /ri-KUHV-er/
- base on /beys-on/
- see /see/
- improve /im-PROOV/
[verb] to make a list, or to include something in a list
The doctor listed the medicine he needs to buy.
[verb] to get better after an illness or a period of difficulty or trouble
The basketball team is doing their best to recover from their loss last season.
[phrasal verb] to use particular ideas or facts to make a decision or develop a theory
Based on a report, Selena Gomez will have a concert tour in Asia next year.
[verb] to know about something before it happens
The foreign student is seen to become the new president of the class.
[verb] to get better, or to make something better
You can improve your speaking skills by reading English books.
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) listed Tokyo as the safest city around the world for the third time. The EIU assessed 60 cities in the world based on digital security, health, infrastructure, and personal security. This year, EIU also focused on environmental factors called “urban resilience”: the power of a city to recover from natural disasters. Based on a report, Tokyo and Osaka are seen to experience a decrease in population due to low migration and birthrates. This will help to improve the safety of the two cities.
True or False:
- EIU stands for Economy Intelligence Unit.
- Tokyo is the safest city in the world.
- Urban resilience is the power of a city to recover from natural disasters.
- Tokyo and Osaka are seen to experience an increase in population due to low migration and birthrates
- Low migration and birthrates will help to improve Tokyo and Osaka.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| recover | see | list | improve | base on |
- You can __________ your cooking skills if you keep watching tutorial videos
- __________ a report, it will be sunny on weekdays.
- The scientist has __________ the future positively.
- To __________ from a typhoon is not easy.
- The children will __________ their favorite food.