Developing and Developed Countries

1) beijing has a lot more inhabitants than sydney and is much more crowed.
2) beijing doesn’t have as many freeways as sydney does.
3) there are fewer tourists in sydney than in beijing.
4) beijing has less rain than sydney.
5) beijing is less dangerous than sydney.
6) beijing doesn’t have as much pollution as sydney.
7) there are as many rich people in beijing as in sydney.
8) beijing is as lively as sydney.
suggested answers:
1,2,4,7,8 are true.
c. post-reading
 listen to the tape carefully. fill in the blanks with suitable words according to what you hear.
lingling: is this your first time in beijing, richard?
richard: yes, it is.
l: how do you find it?
r: it’s totally _______. it’s so different from sydney, where i live.
l: no i’m fascinated. tell me about the _______, as you see them.
r: well, sydney’s a younger city than beijing. beijing has a lot more _______and is much more crowded.
l: yes, we certainly have a huge _______, like most chinese cities.
r: it’s very exciting, as a result. and there’s so much construction going on.
l: i know, we’re growing very fast. for example, i don’t think we have as many _______as sydney does, but we soon will.
r: i believe you! i think there are fewer ______ in beijing-at least fro now. and i get the feeling that beijing is less ______.
l: yes, there’s probably a lot less _____here.
r: what about the _______? i think sydney has less rain.
l: yes, we can get a lot of ____ in july and august.
r: i’ve noticed! it’s pouring at the moment.
l: the good thing about the rain, of course, is that it washes the _______away.
r: i’ve noticed that too. we don’t have as much pollution as you do.
l: that’s because you have less ______. the air can get quite polluted here… ok, so that covers a lot of the differences. but are there any ________?
r: oh yes…for example, i notice the wealth and the ______.
l: sorry, i didn’t get that.
r: the wealth and energy. i thin there are as many rich people her as in sydney… and i think your city is just as ______as mine.
l: that’ s good to hear. so shall we go out this evening and find some of the _____?
1. fascinating   2. differences   3. inhabitants 4. population  5. freeways   6. tourists 
7. dangerous    8. crime     9. climate   10  rain  11. pollution   12. industry
13. similarities  14. energy   15. lively    16. action
homework: