流畅英语口语教程_unit3_city
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a) Over 80%.
b) About two-thirds.
c) About a third.
d) About half.
PS:According to data collected by the
UN, 53% of the world's population live in cities,while 47% live in rural areas.
▐ ▐ ▐
it seems that…
it appears that… sources seem to suggest…
▐
the results would appear to show…
To further distance yourself from the answer or statement,use would:
01
Which is the world's largest capital city?
Fujiyama
Tokyo
02
Which is the Europe's noisiest capital city?
Athens
雅典
03
Which is the world's oldest capital city?
F
e) Older people are not believed to be as happy with city life as younger people. But there is little evidence in the surveys to back this up.
T
Hedging
c) The results from the first survey seem to suggest that most people are happy to stay in the country.
F
d) On the other hand,the second survey would seem to show that most people who live in the country would prefer to move to the city.
d) Life in the country is much less stimulating than life in a big city.(would not appear) answer:It would not appear that life in the country is much less ...
answer:There is little evidence that people suffer from sleep deprivation...
Choose the most appropriate alternative, in your opinion.
a) It is widely agreed/There is little evidence to show that younger people prefer to live in cities.
c) People who live in the country are generally more healthy than city dwellers(居民）.(some discussion)
answer:There is no discussion that people who live ...
Damascus
大马士革
PS:
Damascus is the capital of Syria(叙利亚）.
PS:
La Paz is the capital of Bolivia(玻利维亚）
La Paz
拉巴斯
04
Which is the world's highest capital city?
Which was the first city to reach a population of one million?
1.the fact that it is far easier to find work in larger cities 2.free-time facilities on offer (such as pubs,clubs,discos...) 3.more oppotunities for continuing their education ( like going to colleges and stuff...) 4....
▐ ▐ ▐ ▐
it is widely recognised that…
there are not believed to be...
it is not known... it has been reported that...
Noun phrases:
Use noun phrases to explain your attitude to the reliability of a statement.
e) There is far less violent crime in the country .(generally accepted)
answer:It is generally accepted that there is far less violent ...
f ) People suffer from sleep deprivation in big cities.(little evidence)
▐ ▐
Strong evidence:there is no/little doubt, there is little/no discussion
Fairly strong evidenve : there is some evidence/ there is some discussion/there is some doubt
▐
Unreliable statement:there is little/no evidence
Rewrite these statements using the words in brackets.
a) Most young people prefer to live in large cities because of the job oppotunities.(seem) answer:It seems that most young people prefer to live in...
Using hedging expressions to distance yourself from facts or opinions that you cannot prove are true. Hedging with verbs:
use verbs such as seem,appear,suggest
▐
▐
it would seem that...
it would appear that...
Passive :
Use the passive with verbs such as think, recognise,believe,report and know to show that an opinion is not necessarily your own.
City
WHAT IS THE CITY?
City is a central area of politics, economy, culture,transportation, communications etc.
Cities of the world
What proportion of the world's population lives in cities?
b) There is no doubt / It would seem that there are better job opportunities in large cities .
Question: What do you think of the reasons why young people prefer to live in a city?
来自百度文库
05
Rome
Page 25
Hedging = to avoid answering a question,
or making a statement,in a direct way.
a) It seems that most people enjoy life in the country.
F
b) It appears that very few people who live in a city would prefer to live in the country. F
b) Older people living on their own get very lonely in big cities.(little doubt)
answer:There is little doubt that older people living on their own get very ...
b) About two-thirds.
c) About a third.
d) About half.
PS:According to data collected by the
UN, 53% of the world's population live in cities,while 47% live in rural areas.
▐ ▐ ▐
it seems that…
it appears that… sources seem to suggest…
▐
the results would appear to show…
To further distance yourself from the answer or statement,use would:
01
Which is the world's largest capital city?
Fujiyama
Tokyo
02
Which is the Europe's noisiest capital city?
Athens
雅典
03
Which is the world's oldest capital city?
F
e) Older people are not believed to be as happy with city life as younger people. But there is little evidence in the surveys to back this up.
T
Hedging
c) The results from the first survey seem to suggest that most people are happy to stay in the country.
F
d) On the other hand,the second survey would seem to show that most people who live in the country would prefer to move to the city.
d) Life in the country is much less stimulating than life in a big city.(would not appear) answer:It would not appear that life in the country is much less ...
answer:There is little evidence that people suffer from sleep deprivation...
Choose the most appropriate alternative, in your opinion.
a) It is widely agreed/There is little evidence to show that younger people prefer to live in cities.
c) People who live in the country are generally more healthy than city dwellers(居民）.(some discussion)
answer:There is no discussion that people who live ...
Damascus
大马士革
PS:
Damascus is the capital of Syria(叙利亚）.
PS:
La Paz is the capital of Bolivia(玻利维亚）
La Paz
拉巴斯
04
Which is the world's highest capital city?
Which was the first city to reach a population of one million?
1.the fact that it is far easier to find work in larger cities 2.free-time facilities on offer (such as pubs,clubs,discos...) 3.more oppotunities for continuing their education ( like going to colleges and stuff...) 4....
▐ ▐ ▐ ▐
it is widely recognised that…
there are not believed to be...
it is not known... it has been reported that...
Noun phrases:
Use noun phrases to explain your attitude to the reliability of a statement.
e) There is far less violent crime in the country .(generally accepted)
answer:It is generally accepted that there is far less violent ...
f ) People suffer from sleep deprivation in big cities.(little evidence)
▐ ▐
Strong evidence:there is no/little doubt, there is little/no discussion
Fairly strong evidenve : there is some evidence/ there is some discussion/there is some doubt
▐
Unreliable statement:there is little/no evidence
Rewrite these statements using the words in brackets.
a) Most young people prefer to live in large cities because of the job oppotunities.(seem) answer:It seems that most young people prefer to live in...
Using hedging expressions to distance yourself from facts or opinions that you cannot prove are true. Hedging with verbs:
use verbs such as seem,appear,suggest
▐
▐
it would seem that...
it would appear that...
Passive :
Use the passive with verbs such as think, recognise,believe,report and know to show that an opinion is not necessarily your own.
City
WHAT IS THE CITY?
City is a central area of politics, economy, culture,transportation, communications etc.
Cities of the world
What proportion of the world's population lives in cities?
b) There is no doubt / It would seem that there are better job opportunities in large cities .
Question: What do you think of the reasons why young people prefer to live in a city?
来自百度文库
05
Rome
Page 25
Hedging = to avoid answering a question,
or making a statement,in a direct way.
a) It seems that most people enjoy life in the country.
F
b) It appears that very few people who live in a city would prefer to live in the country. F
b) Older people living on their own get very lonely in big cities.(little doubt)
answer:There is little doubt that older people living on their own get very ...