Lesson 5 What Is a City?

1、A city is made up of people. They live and work in the city. Some of them work to make sure① the city is a good place to live. They make rules for the people in the city. One rule might be, “Don’t throw trash in the street.” What rules does your city have?

2、Other people try to make sure there are things to do in a city. They run restaurants, movie theaters, and sports centers. The bigger a city is, the more things there are to do. What is there to do in your city?

3、If a city is going to be a nice place to live, the people who live there must agree to follow the city’s rules. They must also pay taxes②. Taxes pay for things such as cleaning the streets, running schools, and filling the public library with books. Is your city a nice place to live?

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Exercise

Ⅰ.How well did you read?

1. [Grasp the main idea] The passage is mostly about ______.

A. what makes a city

B. how to live in a city

C. America’s largest city

2. [Evaluate the information] The passage is to ______.

A. make you laugh

B. give information

C. describe a place

Ⅱ.Read for words.

Choose one best paraphrase or Chinese meaning for the underlined words or expressions.

1. A city is made up of people. They live and work in the city. (Para. 1)

A. 由……组成 B. 被……编造 C. 被……弥补

2. They run restaurants, movie theaters, and sports centers. (Para. 2)

A. 跑步 B. 经营 C. 运行

3. If a city is going to be a nice place to live, the people who live there must agree to follow the city’s rules. (Para. 3)

A. 跟随 B. 听懂 C. 遵守

Ⅲ . Writing practice.

What is your city made up of? What can people do in your city?

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