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Hung and his friend Tanaka are exchanging emails about the future of their cities. Read Tanaka's email and answer the questions.

To: Hung Le
Subject: Tokyo of the future

Dear Hung,

I received your email last week, but I couldn't answer your question right away. You asked me what Tokyo would look like forty years from now. What a difficult question! To tell you the truth, I have had to think very hard and have finally come up with two predictions.

If I take an optimistic viewpoint, I think Tokyo will be a more liveable city. Now it has quite a good public transport system. But people still complain about overcrowded trains during the rush hour. That's why I believe the government will use advanced technology to build faster trains and make people's life more comfortable. What's more, robots will be used to help with the housework. Thus, people will have more time for relaxation.

But if I take the pessimistic viewpoint, Tokyo won't be a safe place to live in. Nuclear and radiation accidents have always scared me. People's lives will also continue to be threatened because of the continuous risk of earthquakes and tsunamis here.

Well, Hung, I hope you are satisfied with my answer. And here is my question: What will Viet Nam's capital city look like in the future? I'm looking forward to your reply.

With best wishes,

Tanaka

1. Why did Tanaka write this email?

2. Why does Tanaka think Tokyo will be a more liveable city?

3. What makes Tokyo an unsafe place to live in according to Tanaka?

4. What does Tanaka want to know?

Put the sections of the email in the correct order.

• Salutation
• Recipient
• Closing
• Subject of the email
• Sender's name
• Reasons for writing the email
• Sender's predictions and explanations

Use the information below about New York City to write an email of about 160 - 180 words to a friend.

NEW YORK CITY in 2050
- Optimistic viewpoint (NYC – an eco city):
promote self-driving electric taxis ⇒ to deal with crowded public transport; use city's building roofs for gardens fertilised with compost ⇒ to recycle rubbish and reduce pollution; build offshore wind farms ⇒ to replace ageing electricity network
- Pessimistic viewpoint (NYC – an unsafe place):
failure to control the use of guns ⇒ high crime rates; natural disasters (floods, storms) and effects of global warming ⇒ flooding and damaged infrastructure

Write your predictions about a future city in Viet Nam in a email of 160 words to a friend.