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    The document discusses culture and traditions from around the world. It provides exercises to learn about prefixes, small talk phrases for starting and ending conversations, and the most crowded cities in the world. Tokyo is identified as the most crowded city, with a population of around 34 million people. The increases in global population and humanity's ability to adapt to large scale changes are noted.

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    Workshop #1 Inglés b1

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    The document discusses culture and traditions from around the world. It provides exercises to learn about prefixes, small talk phrases for starting and ending conversations, and the most crowded cities in the world. Tokyo is identified as the most crowded city, with a population of around 34 million people. The increases in global population and humanity's ability to adapt to large scale changes are noted.

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    Workshop #1 Inglés b1

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    CULTURE

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    WORKSHOP #1 UNIT 1- LESSON 2

    LOOK AT THE PICTURES BELOW AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

    1. What do you know about the traditions in the pictures?


    2. Do you think they are interesting? Why?
    3. Do you have similar traditions in your culture? If yes, what are they?

    MATCH THE WORDS BELOW WITH THE NEGATIVE PREFIX.

    1. Dis-
    2. il-
    3. im-
    4. ir-
    5. un-
    6. non-

    a. Profit
    b. regular
    c. happy
    d. loyal
    e. literate
    f. moral

    COMPLETE THE DEFINITIONS WITH THE WORDS IN THE PREVIOUS EXERCISE.

    1. A ___________ person is someone who you cannot trust.


    2. If you are ___________ with your boyfriend, call him and talk about your problems.
    3. UNESCO is a __________ organization. They are not trying to make any money.
    4. An ___________ person is someone who cannot read or write.
    5. Stealing is illegal and ________ in all societies.
    6. James works an _________ work schedule at a restaurant.
    CULTURE

    Small talk is an important skill in English. We use small talk to make polite
    conversation at work, parties, on transport, etc.

    READ THE SAMPLE DIALOGUE BELOW AND UNDERLINE THE PHRASES FOR
    STARTING AND ENDING THE CONVERSATION.

    A: Hi! I haven’t seen you in ages.


    B: Yes, it’s been a really long time.
    A: What have you been doing?
    B: I’ve been working a lot. And I just moved house.
    A: It sounds like you’re pretty busy.
    B: Yes, very. Well, nice to see you again.
    A: You too. I better get going.

    LOOK AT THE PHRASES BELOW. DO WE USE THEM TO START OR END A


    CONVERSATION?

    1. I haven’t seen you in ages. starting


    2. I better be going.
    3. Did you have a good trip?
    4. See you soon.
    5. How was your weekend?
    6. It’s been a long time.
    7. Let’s get down to business.
    8. I should get to work.

    MOST CROWDED CITIES IN THE WORLD


    As the global population continues to rise, the biggest cities in the world
    are becoming more and more crowded. Many people think of New York City
    as one of the biggest, most bustling cities in the world. You might be
    surprised to learn that it only comes in at number 7 on the list of the most
    crowded cities. With a population of around 22 million people, it is definitely
    a lively metropolis, but it doesn’t come close to some other cities. Mexico
    City comes a little closer, at number 4. Its population is almost 23.5 million.
    The surprising thing about Mexico City is that 60 years ago its population
    was only about 3 million.
    However, when we talk about the most crowded cities in the world, we
    cannot ignore the biggest cities in Asia. Guangzhou in China is the third
    most crowded city in the world and has a population of 24.2 million people.
    Seoul, the biggest city in South Korea, and the second most crowded city in
    the world has a population of 24.4 million. For every 1 square kilometer in
    CULTURE

    Seoul, there are 17,288 people. You might think this is pretty crowded, but
    wait until you hear about Tokyo! Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and its
    population is around 34 million. Can you imagine living in a city with 34
    million people? The population of the world is growing every day. Human
    beings are remarkable creatures who are adapting to these huge changes
    and the most crowded cities in the world are signs of our ability to change.

    READ THE TEXT AND DEFINE WHAT THE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO.

    1. 7 – the rank of New York City on the list of the most crowded cities.
    2. 4–
    3. 23.5 –
    4. 60 –
    5. 3–
    6. 24.2 –
    7. 17,288 –
    8. 24.4 –
    9. 34 -

    READ THE TEXT AGAIN AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.

    1. What is surprising about Mexico City?


    2. Where are the biggest cities in the world?
    3. How many people live in one square kilometer in Seoul?
    4. Why are human beings so amazing?
    5. What do the most crowded cities in the world symbolize?

    USE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AS A GUIDELINE AND WRITE A REPORT OF 100


    WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC.

    1. What are some crowded cities in the world?


    2. What are the advantages of living in a crowded city?
    3. What are the disadvantages of living in a crowded city?
    4. Would you prefer living in a crowded city or in a distant town? Why?
    5. How many people live in the most crowded city in the world?
    6. How would you describe the architecture of a crowded city?
    7. Do you feel safe when you are living in a crowded city?
    8. How would you improve a crowded city if you were in charge of it?
    9. What is the most preferred mode of transportation in a crowded city?
    10. Do you think is it a must for crowded cities to be cosmopolitan? Why or why not?

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