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Unit 5 Development
5a Urban development
Listening rebuilding New
Orleans
4. DEH Listen toa local journalist describing the
rebuilding work in New Orleans after Hurricane
Katrina, Ave the sentences tre (1) or false (FY?
1 Alot of rebt g work has tT €
taken place inthe French Quarter.
2) More than half he residents OF
two tthe ity ater the storm
have returned
3. One project is helping to bulk DF
affordable homes
tT €
4. Thenew homes are simple,
practical houses.
spare (oper save fom something
Ievee(n lei a barter to protect an area from flooding
tial wave (n tarde a very large wave that can
estoy things and cause damage when tits he land)
2 [EH Listen to the journalist again and complete
the sentences
1 For most tourists who visit the French Quarter
in New Orleans these days, things scem to be
2. Most ofthe damage in New Orleans was
caused by the not the
3 The redevelopment plan for New Orleans has
not been systematic or
4 New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward was a pretty
area, even before the storm.
and
5 The new homes are
environmentally friendly
6. The journalist thought the architecture ofthe
new homes was very 1°32
Grammar v‘
or -ing
3 Lookat these:
erb + infinitive
im the report about the
sentences fro
Heans. Circle the correct
n New Or
fe sentences.
rebuilding wor
option to complete th
mach Quarter, everything now seems
1 Inthe Fre
being /tobe back to normal:
2 Inother areas, you Keep on
effects of the disaster
4. The ity’ levees failed holding tol back the
big tidal wave.
4 About two-thirds o
smanaged returning
5. Afew poople decided reset
‘elsewhere.
6 One project planned building /to build
150 affordable homes.
7 You can'thelp wondering /10 wonder how many
‘more homes could have been built.
sng /t0 see the
s the residents have
a returi to the city
ling /toneseltle
Complete the chat below sith these verbs, Some
verbs can go in more than one category:
allow ask camyon enjoy get
help hope imagine. «make want
{ vert + infinitive verb+someone+ |
infinitive
verb +-ing verb + someone +
base verbextra verb + infiniti
nt a infinitive or «ing
verbs into the correct cate
were "ory in the
F
a ar
et a woh tra ming“
seg the tet about Volunteering in
seas, Use the correct form of the ve
oreo. nb
jouwant! LC S35 (visit) New Oreans
rst but would also Tike to do: cae
epoca people: (rebuild)
wes while You are there you could work
volunteer on a projec. There are lots of
izaons that allow visitors?
‘ips fora week or even afew days. you
Sitmind’ =. __(do)physical work,
$could do some physieal bor ona bulling
pet Allematively, you could choose
(work) wit chileren or help out
Taal museum Some ofthe projets might involve
(earn) a few new skis but ro
sel fore you" (do) something
i el uncomfortable with, And don’t worry about