UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Faculty of English Linguistics and Literature

Language proficiency

Unit 1. Urban and Rural life

Lecturer: Lê Tấn Cường .MA

Cellphone: 096.331.8588
Email: cuonglt@hcmussh.edu.vn
Speaking
ü I live in a house, which I bought eleven years ago. It has three
bedrooms. There’s one bedroom for myself and my wife, one for
my son, and one guest room for visitors.

ü I live in a house. I’m still a student and to save money, I’m living
with my parents. It’s a nice, spacious house on the outskirts of
Hanoi, with a garden and front porch. I’ve lived there all my life
and I’ll miss it when I move out.

ü I live in a small two-bedroom house in Madrid, Spain. I love how

cozy and pretty it is. The decor is very warm and welcoming. I’ve
lived there for six years now.

ü I’m renting an apartment near the center of Austin. I’d like to buy
my own apartment one day, but I have to save up for a long time
first because buying a property is extremely expensive these days.
 Questions
1. What are the main issues affecting life in your town?
2. How might overpopulation affect city life in the future?
3. If you could choose to live in a country, what would it
be? Why?
Writing
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
 Exam skills
(page 29)
Planning
• A list of words at C1 that are related to the theme of Urban and
Rural life
• A list of collocations that are related to the theme of Urban and
Rural life
https://www.yourenglishsuccesstoday.com/english-language-
blog/english-lesson-collocations-for-urban-life
https://www.yourenglishsuccesstoday.com/english-language-
blog/english-lesson-collocations-for-rural-life

• Relevant idioms that might help strengthen your ideas

Checking out a sample

https://ieltsmaterial.com/ielts-speaking-part-1-2-3-topic-
countryside-model-answers/