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City Life & Smart Living: ESL Refresher (B2)

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  • City Vocabulary & Collocations: Match: "Too many cars on the road" =
    🚗 Traffic congestion
  • Choose the best option: He’s ______ lazy to work. A) so B) too C) enough
    B) too ✅
  • What is one feature of a smart city like Masdar?
    It uses solar panels and electric transport.
  • Name two cities mentioned as examples of smart or not-so-smart cities.
    Munich (smart), Bangkok (not planned)
  • Which of these is NOT a building?
    A) Hut B) Skyscraper C) Congestion.
  • True or False: Working more and relaxing less makes us polite.
    ❌ False – it makes us impatient.
  • Describing Cities & Smart Cities: What is a smart city?
    🧠 A city that uses technology to improve life for people.
  • Fill in the blank: _______ help people move around the city (like buses, trains).
    🚍 Public transport
  • What was the first part of the movement called? 🍝 S__w F__d – s____ __ I___y
    🍝 Slow Food – started in Italy
  • What’s one health risk of sleep debt?
    ❤️ Heart disease (or cancer, obesity, etc.)
  • What does "urban development" mean?
    🏗️ The way cities grow or change
  • Correct this sentence: a) It is a such beautiful house. b) It is such a beautiful house.
    ✔️ It is such a beautiful house.
  • What does a “pedestrian zone” mean?
    🚶‍♂️ An area where only people can walk; no cars allowed.
  • What’s wrong? • We don’t have money enough. • We don’t have enough money.
    ✔️ We don’t have enough money.
  • The Slow Movement: What does the Slow Movement encourage?
    🧘 Living life at the right speed – not too fast.
  • Choose the correct collocation: A city with clean air has good…” A) traffic congestion B) air pollution C) quality of life
    quality of life ✅
  • True or False: Smart cities try to reduce traffic and pollution.
    ✅ True
  • Fill in the blank: People get about ___ hours less sleep than 60 years ago.
    ⏰ Two hours
  • Fill in the blanks: It was ______ a boring movie that I fell asleep.
    🎬 such
  • Grammar – too / enough / so / such: Choose the correct sentence: A) I’m too tired go out. B) I’m too tired to go out.
    B) I’m too tired to go out. ✅
  • Choose the correct phrase: Place where you leave your car = A) Air pollution B) Parking space C) Local residents
    Parking space ✅
  • Which city feature helps with mental health, according to the article?
    🌳 Green parks and spaces
  • True or False: Local residents are tourists visiting a city.
    ❌ False – they are the people who live there.