English10_Unit15_Listening

Watch the video clip and write the names of the cities on the board.


VIDEO CLIP

CAIRO
LONDON
SYDNEY
PARIS
BEIJING
Activity1: Below are some well-known places in New York. Match the names to the pictures.
a. The Empire State
Building
b. The United
Nations Headquarter
c. Times Square
d. Central Park
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2
3
4
* Proper names:
 The Empire State Building
 The United Nations
Headquarter
 Times Square
 Central Park
 Hudson
 Passaic
 Fort Amsterdam
 New Amsterdam
 The Statue of Liberty
[ðI `empaIə steIt `bIldIη]
[ðə ju:`naItId `neI∫nz
,hed`kwɔ:tə]
[`taImz skweə]

[`sentrəl pa:k]
[`hʌdsən]
[pə`seIIk]
[fɔ:t `æmstədəm]
[nju: `æmstədəm]
[ðə `stæt∫u: əv `lIbətI]

1. New York City is in ……………

2. It is …………… city of the country.

3. One of the famous places in New York is ……..

4. New York is also the name of ………… of the country.

C. The USA
A. England
B. France
A. the biggest
C. the third biggest
B. the second biggest
B. the Statue of Liberty
C. the Hollywood
A. the Golden Gate
A. a state
C. a river
B. the capital
Activity 2: Discuss and choose the best answer.


Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B.
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true
(T) or false (F).
1. New York is the name of both a state and a city.
2. New York Harbour is ice-free in all seasons.
3. New York is on two rivers.
4. The United Nations Building is in New York.
5. New York belonged to the Dutch when it was founded.

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has a lot of ice in winter.
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T F
(paragraph 1, line 1& 2)
(paragraph 1, line 6& 7)
(paragraph 1, line 3-6)
(paragraph 2, line 4& 5)
(paragraph 2, line 1)
Task 3: Answer the questions.
1. Where is New York City?
2. What is its population?
3. Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam?
4. What makes New York an unusual city?
5. What places in New York are visitors attracted to?

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1. Where is New York City?
It’s in the southeastern part of New York State.
2. What is its population?
7 million in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan
region.
3. Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam?
Because it was founded by the Dutch.
4. What makes New York an unusual city?
It is not the capital, but it is the home of
the United Nations, the centre of the global
finance, communication and business.
5. What places in New York are visitors attracted to?
The Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building,
Wall Street, and Broadway Theatre district.
Imagine you are visiting one of the cities in Vietnam. One of you will play the role of a tourist guide and the others are tourists. Practice asking and answering about the city.
Ha Noi City
Nha Trang City
Hue City
Ho Chi Minh City
places
for visiting
946
square km
Fort
Amsterdam
and New
Amsterdam
Southeastern
part of New
York state
26 million
1624
the Dutch
Total
area
Its names
before
location
total
population
It was
founded
by …
year of
foundation
Homework
Write a short paragraph of about 50 words, answering the following question: “As a city dweller, what should you do to help make the city more and more beautiful?”
The Statue of Liberty,
the Empire State Building,
Wall Street and
Broadway Theatre district.
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