Talk About Cities ​

You may want to talk about ...

• Location / Size
• History
• Industry
• Interesting places / Attractions
• Weather

Location / Size ​

• Manchester's located in the north of England.
• Manchester's located to the north of London.
• It can be found in the north of India.
• It can be found to the south of New Delhi
• It can be found on the south coast of India.
• The zoo is in the vicinity of the city centre. (nearby, close by, in the neighbourhood of ...)
• It's a two-hour drive from ____.
• It's about three hours on the train from ____.

Industry ​

Primary industries such as,

• Agriculture
• Mining
• Farming
• Fishing
• Oil and Gas

Manufacturing

The Service Industry

• Tourism
• Hospitaliy
• Recreation
• Food and beverage

The finance industry

IT

The entertaiment industry

• It relies mainly on tourism/the service industy.
• It's famous for tourism/the service industry.
• Its main source of revenue comes from tourism/the service industry.
• The economy depends mainly on tourism/the service industry.

Interesting palces / Attractions ​

Temples / museums / art galleries / beaches / montains ...

• It's famous for its ____.
• Places worth visiting include ____.
• Tourist tend to flock to ____.
• The places that attract most visotors are ____.
• Vistors are drawn by the amazing views.
• The old quarter / the river / the nightlife is a big pull factor.
• If you could only do one thing in ____, I would recommend going to the Tate Gallery.

Urbanisation of cities ​

How cities have changed in recent years?

• Many new buildings have come up / spround up / cropped up.
• There has been an influx of citizens into cities.
• Increased urbanisation had led to a higher cost of living.
• There are more recreational facilities and amenities.
• More and more shanty towns and slums have appeared.

Advantages of livings in a city ​

• Better job opportunities
• Higher quality education
• Reliable public transport
• Access to culture
• High level of conveninece
• Variety of shopping outlest / malls
• Entertainment facilities
• Better standard of living
• Better health facilities
• Better quality public utilities

Disadvantages of living in a city ​

• Traffic congstion / Traffic jams
• Pollution
• Air pollution / noise pollution / traffic pollution / water pollution / ligh pollution
• Overcrowding(n.) / overpopulated(adj.)
• Dense population
• Growth of slums
• High rate of competition for jobs
• High rate of unemployment
• Crime rate is very high.
• High cost of living
• Wealth inequality
• Growing gap/dispartiy between the rich and poor
• High levels of stress
• The city is a concrete jungle.
• You get stuck in the rat race (= working 9 to 5 everyday and stuck in a boring routine)

City ​

Indianapolis /ˌɪndɪəˈnæpəlɪs/

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North America, Central and South America ​

Asia ​

Africa ​

Europe ​

Others ​

Oceans ​

• Atlantic/ətˈlæntɪk/ Ocean
• Pacific/pəˈsɪfɪk/ Ocean
• Arctic/ˈɑːktɪk/ Ocean
• Indian /ˈɪndiən/ Ocean
• Antarctic /ænˈtɑːktɪk/

Cities ​

• Calcutta = Kolkata /kælˈkʌtə/
• Toronto /təˈrɒntəʊ/
• Zagreb /ˈzɑːˌɡreb/
• Kiev = kyiv /ˈkiːev/
• Beirut /beɪˈruːt/
• Munich /ˈmjuːnɪk/
• Jerusalem /dʒəˈruːsələm/
• Madrid /məˈdrɪd/
• Cairo /ˈkaɪərəʊ/
• Karachi /kəˈrɑːtʃi/
• Taipei /ˈtaɪˌpeɪ/
• Belgrade /belˈɡreɪd/
• Saigon /sai'ɡɔn/
• Tehran /teˈrɑːn/
• Seoul /səʊl/
• Kuala Lumpur /,kwɑ:lə'lumpuə/
• Fortalez /ˌfɔːtəˈleɪzə/
• Sao Paulo
• Mexico City
• Los Angeles /'ændʒələs/
• Berlin /bɜːˈlɪn/
• Thimphu /ˈθɪpʊ/
• Casablanca /ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə/
• Bogota /ˌbəʊɡəˈtɑː/
• Bishkek /'biʃkek/
• Dhaka /ˈdækə/
• Bucharest /ˈbuːkərest/
• Bangkob /ˈbæŋkɒk/
• Montevideo /ˌmɒntɪvɪˈdeɪəʊ/
• Athens /ˈæθɪnz/
• Lima /ˈliːmə/
• Chisinau
• Samara
• Yerevan