General English Level 6 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV6 Unit 05 Topic 04.doc UNIT 05 Business matters TOPIC 04 Beating the rising cost of living DICTATION Your teacher will give you instructions for this activity.  READING 01 The world’s most expensive city In this activity we will read an article and look at graphs about the costs of living in different cities. Look at the graphs. Comparisons of the costs of living in selected countries (in US$) $0.00 $5.00 $10.00 $15.00 $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 Bangkok Hong Kong London Mexico City New York Sydney Tokyo City centre bus ticket Two movie tickets Fast food meal Daily newspaper Source: FWI "Costs of living in 140 countries" Two bedroom flat (monthly rent) in selected countries (in US$) $0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 Bangkok Hong Kong London Mexico City New York Sydney Tokyo Tw o bedroom flat (monthly rent) Source: FWI "Costs of living in 140 countries" 161