Work in groups. Compare urbanisation in Viet Nam with that in Malaysia and/ or Australia. Use the information in Writing and Culture/CLIL and the questions below to help you.

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In the 1970s, the of the urban population in Viet Nam was lower than that in Malaysia by around 10 per cent. to Australia, the figure was almost 10 times smaller. Since the 1970s, in both Viet Nam and Malaysia urbanisation , but in Malaysia, the rate is faster. At present, about 40 per cent of Viet Nam’s population lives in , while more than 77 per cent of Malaysia’s and almost 90 per cent of Australia’s population live in urban areas. Australia is one of the countries in the world while Malaysia is the most urbanised country in East Asia.