Sample activity of integration on LSC S1:Urban and rural life

1. Read the text about urbanisation below.
   The urbanisation of Africa as a continent is rapidly increasing. It is projected that by 2050 urbanisation will have reached 60%. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as urbanisation often indicates that there is economic growth, and more employment opportunities for the poor of the continent. It can, unfortunately, also lead to more inequality, poverty and a decreased
   quality of life when many people end up living in unhealthy conditions created by the slums. Industrialisation pulls people away from low- productivity farming and other rural occupations to high-productivity industries. This can be a good thing, provided it does not destroy a
   country’s ability to produce enough food for its population.
2. Study the two pictures on the next page carefully. Some activities and some
   scenery and surroundings are missing from each picture. List three things
   for each picture that you think would better illustrate:
   a) urban life
   b) rural life.
3. Write two paragraphs. In the first paragraph, write what you think can be done to improve the lives of people living in an urban area. In the second paragraph, write what you think can be done to improve the lives of people living in a rural area.

Summary of key concepts
In this chapter, you have learnt to:
1.State the advantages and disadvantages of urban and rural life.
2.Take part in conversations and role plays about visits to the market.
3.Read and appreciate written accounts of young people’s experiences of success in different settings.
4. Use regular and irregular verbs.
5. Pronounce the c consonant sounds that are often confused.
6. Debate a motion related to urban and rural life.
7. Use adverbs of time, manner and frequency.
8.Choose appropriate vocabulary and tenses.
9.Defend your views in writing.

10. Use sentence connectors and conjunctions.
11. Understand and use the conditional form.
12. Express the future in different verb forms.
13. Listen to recorded audio messages on the correct use of language.
14. Prepare activities and assignments using a computer with a word- processing program.