Kadir Thank you! Woman What’s your name? Kadir

B Artificial city
Neft Dashlari is a man-made city in the Caspian Sea. It is 
about 65 kilometres from the east coast of Azerbaijan, in 
Asia, and it has a population of about 2,000. The most 
unusual thing about the city is its location: it is in the sea but 
not on an island. The ground below the city is completely 
artificial. Neft Dashlari is about 70 years old and it exists for 
one reason: oil. The city is in very bad condition. For 
example, it has 300 kilometres of roads but only 45 
kilometres are safe to use. The bridges are falling into the 
sea and some of the apartments are underwater. But people
still live and work there. It is probably one of the worst cities 
in the world for its inhabitants, but salaries are much higher 
than in other places.
C Recycling city
Cairo, in the north of Egypt, is one of the biggest cities in 
Africa. It is the capital and has a population of nearly eight 
million. Like any city, it creates tonnes of rubbish every day. 
But amazingly, the city does not employ anybody to collect 
rubbish. Instead, a group of people called the Zabbaleen 
collect it. The inhabitants of Cairo pay them a small amount 
of money for doing this. The Zabbaleen take the rubbish 
back to their town on the edge of Cairo. It is called 
Manshiyat Naser and has a population of about 60,000. 
There, the women and children sort the rubbish by hand. It 
seems a very slow system but in fact it works very well. 
They recycle nearly 90% of the rubbish, which is far better 
than recycling centres in most western countries. Manshiyat
Naser certainly is not one of the most attractive places in 
Egypt. But thanks to a 2009 film about it, ‘Garbage Dreams’,
it is quite famous – and quite popular with tourists!
2.37 Lesson 5G, Exercise 3
Girl
Excuse me. Can you direct me to the museum, 
please?
Man
Sure. Go along Victoria Street, under the bridge. 
Take the first right. Then turn left at the traffic 
lights. Go past the cinema and the museum is on 
the corner, opposite the café. 
Solutions Third Edition Elementary
 
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