IELTS Listening: 'cities' topic

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There are more people living in cities than in ______ areas. Urbanisation is the defining phenomenon of this century; half of the world’s population is urban. Many people are enticed from rural areas by the ______ of a better life. We need to improve living conditions for the urban poor by providing adequate ______, clean water and ______.

One key to making cities ______ better is good planning. Planners need to ______ cities to make them beneficial for all citizens. Cities need green transport and green ______; they need to be energy ______ and pedestrian- ______, with housing and jobs to ______ people to come to live there.

Comments

[Wuan]

Thanks Simon for these exercises.

1. rural
2. lure
3. shelter
4. sanitation
5. work
6. transform
7. spaces
8. efficient cities
9. friendly cities
10. attract

[wiles]

1. rural
2. real
3. shelter
4. sanitation
5. work
6. transform
7. spaces
8. efficiency
9. friendly
10.attract

[Gumru]

1. rural
2. lure
3. shelter
4. sanitation
5. work
6. transform
7. spaces
8. efficient
9. friendly
10. attract

[Norvin]

1.rural
2.(no idea)
3.shelter
4.sanitation
5.work
6.transform
7.spaces
8.efficient
9.(no idea again)
10.attract

[Ahmet]

1. rural
2. lure
3. shelter
4. sanitation
5. work
6. transform
7. spaces
8. efficient
9. friendly
10. attract

[آموزش آیلتس]

hanks Simon for these exercises.
thx Simon. very good. does anybody know the which task it was?
1. rural
2. lure
3. shelter
4. sanitation
5. work
6. transform
7. spaces
8. efficient cities
9. friendly cities
10. attract

[Mardin]

1:rural
2:lure
3:shelter
4:sanitation
5:work
6:transform
7:spaces
8:efficient
9:friendly
10:attract

[Hoa]

1. rural
2. lure
3. shelter
4. sanitation
5. work
6. transform
7. spaces
8. efficient
9. friendly
10. attract

[BoXiangWang]

There are more people living in cities than in __rural__ areas. Urbanisation is the defining phenomenon of this century; half of the world’s population is urban. Many people are enticed from rural areas by the ___better___ of a better life. We need to improve living conditions for the urban poor by providing adequate __shelter__, clean water and ___sanitation___.

One key to making cities ___work___ better is good planning. Planners need to ___transform___ cities to make them beneficial for all citizens. Cities need green transport and green ___spaces___; they need to be energy __efficient___ and pedestrian- __friendly__, with housing and jobs to __attract____ people to come to live there.

[Ali]

1. rural
2. lure
3. shelter
4. sanitation
5. work
6. transform
7. spaces
8. efficient cities
9. friendly cities
10. attract

[Zohreh]

Hi Simon
I have aquestion about the listening part. If the answer is a singular word is it ok if we write it in a plural form( gardens instead of garden)?

[Sajan]

1. rural
2. lure
3. shelter
4. sanitation
5. work
6. transform
7. spaces
8. efficient cities
9. friendly cities
10.attract

[daisy]

rural, lure, shelter, sanitation, work, transform, spaces, efficient cities, friendly cities, attract

[Daisy]

Hi Simon,

I have a question about the listening part. If the answer is misspelled word is it ok to get point?