Next Move 2 Unit 9 Reading

remind your vocabulary on the unit

Look at the title of the article and the photos. What activities do you think people can do at Micropolix?

Read the article and check your answers to Exercise 1.

1... Micropolix is a theme park near Madrid in Spain. It is 12,000 square metres and it is like a small town. It has a town hall, a supermarket, an airport, a theatre, a police academy, a hospital, a TV studio, a library and other buildings.

2 ...The theme park is for children. Adults can also come here, but there aren’t any activities for them.

3 ...About 200 people work in the theme park. Some people organise activities for the children and others look after the children while they are in Micropolix.

4 ...When children come to the theme park, first they become citizens of Micropolix. Next they go to the Micropolix bank and get some Micropolix money: the Eurix. Then they use their money to do different activities. If they want more money, they get a job and make more money. Children can take part in many different activities. For example, they can learn to be police officers at the police academy, they can learn to be nurses at the hospital, they can sell things in the shops as shop assistants, or learn to fl y an aeroplane.Children have fun at the park, but the most important thing is that they learn about real life.

Watch the video, get ready to discuss it.

1 Do you want to go to Micropolix? Why?/Why not?

2 Is it important for children to learn about real life?