Changing cities You are going to listen to Adrian talking about how Sheffield, a city in the UK, has changed over the centuries. Look at the photos and the graph. What do you think he will say? Talk in pairs. Listening 12 a 11 3md5ms 1700 100 200 300 400 500 600 0 1800 1900 Year Population (x103) 2000 2100 A B C Now listen to Adrian. What does he say about Sheffield’s development from the 18th century up to now? Look at the highlighted expressions Adrian uses. What preposition comes next? b Language focus Results 13 a 1 This had all kinds of consequences A a new wave of young urbanites pouring into the city. 2 This had an impact B people’s attitude to culture and modernity. 3 This gave rise C modern and progressive city planning. 4 This led D the whole area. 5 This is a direct consequence E a whole new range of high-tech industries which replaced the old industries. Match the expressions in 13a with the sentence endings A–E. Is more than one answer possible? In these sentences, which means: ■■ A caused B? ■■ A influenced B? ■■ B was caused by A? 1 After the steel crisis, city planners decided to start from scratch. This had an impact on people’s attitudes to culture and modernity. 2 And this gave rise to a whole new range of high-tech industries which replaced the old industries. 3 61 percent of Sheffield is green space. This is a direct consequence of modern and progressive city planning. These expressions could replace those highlighted in 13c. Could they be used in sentence 1, 2 or 3? Would they change the meaning? Write down the new sentences. A led to E brought about I was caused by B generated F influenced J triggered C had an effect on G resulted from K had its origin in D resulted in H stemmed from L had an influence on Write sentences with the expressions in d so they are true for you and compare them in class. Example: My living abroad for a year led to a big improvement in my English skills. for b c d e Language skills Extras Explore 3 The changing world of work 39 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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