Unit 2 – City Life

Bài luyện nghe tiếng Anh lớp 9

Giới thiệu:
Unit 2 xoay quanh chủ đề City Life – Cuộc sống thành phố. Cùng lắng nghe đoạn hội thoại giữa Trang và Ben về giao thông, ô nhiễm, và các tòa nhà mới trong thành phố.

Conversation

Trang: Hi, Ben. Sorry I couldn't get online earlier. I got stuck in a traffic jam and came home late.
Ben: No problem, Trang. Did you go by bus?
Trang: No. My dad picked me up. I rarely use the bus. It's slow and packed with people.
Ben: I mostly get around by underground. It’s more reliable than the bus.
Trang: That's great.
Ben: But traffic congestion is terrible in London. You know, the more crowded the city gets, the more congested the streets are.
Trang: Yeah... and the more polluted they may become. There's a construction site in my neighborhood. It's dusty, so people easily get itchy eyes.
Ben: It must be noisy, too. The noise probably makes people feel stressed sometimes.
Trang: That's right. But new buildings make the city look modern and attractive. Do you remember the grand building downtown?
Ben: Of course. How's it now? When I left Vietnam, they nearly finished it.
Trang: Well, it's now a shopping mall. Teens like it because it's modern and fun.
Ben: Do you often go there?
Trang: Sometimes. I watch movies there with my sister. I want to go there more often, but it's a bit pricey.
Ben: It's expensive here in London, too…

Gap-fill Exercise (10 sentences)

Listen and fill in the blanks with the missing words.

1. Sorry I couldn't get online earlier. I got stuck in a ______ jam.

2. My dad picked me up. I rarely use the ______.

3. It's slow and ______ with people.

4. I mostly get around by ______.

5. Traffic ______ is terrible in London.

6. There's a ______ site in my neighborhood.

7. It's ______, so people easily get itchy eyes.

8. The noise probably makes people feel ______ sometimes.

9. The grand building downtown is now a ______ mall.

10. I want to go there more often, but it's a bit ______.

Answer Key

1. traffic

2. bus

3. packed

4. underground

5. congestion

6. construction

7. dusty

8. stressed

9. shopping

10. pricey