Unit 09. Cities of the world. Lesson 1. Getting started

WELCOME  TO  OUR  CLASS
By: Le Viet Phu
ENGLISH 6
Have you ever been to Brazil?
Do you know about Rio de Janeiro capital?
Where is the Big Ben?
GAME: SMALL INTERVIEW
And have you ever been to England?
LISTEN AND READ
Who are they?
What are they talking about?
Tom
Mai
WHAT NICE PHOTOS!
modern (a)
egg-shaped (a)
continent (n)
place of interest (n)
New word
hiện đại
có hình trứng
lục địa
nơi thú vị, điểm đến hấp dẫn
Checking new word:
modern (a)
egg-shaped (a)
continent (n)
place of interest (n)
hiện đại
có hình trứng
lục địa
nơi thú vị, điểm đến hấp dẫn
Mai: What nice photos! Have you been to all these places?
Tom: Yes, I’ve been to most of them. This is Rio de Janeiro. It’s an exciting city, but sometimes it’s very hot.
Mai: Is the weather there hotter than in Sydney?
Tom: Oh yes! Sydney isn’t so hot. I’ve been to the beaches there many times with my family. They’re the cleanest and the most beautiful in the world!
LISTEN AND READ
Mai: Is this London? What bad weather!
Tom: Yes, we’ve been there twice. Can you see Big Ben? There are also modern buildings, like this egg-shaped building …
Mai: And this must be Times Square in New York.
Tom: Yes! I’ve never been there. This photo is from my brother. It looks great, doesn’t it?
2. Read the conversation again. Then tick () True (T) or False (F).
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Tom and Mai are looking at photos on the computer.
most of the cities.
There are modern building in London as well.
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Tom has never been to New York. The photo is from his brother
3. Name the continents.
orth merica
outh merica
urope
sia
frica
ustralia
ntarctica
3. Name the continents.
4. Match the words in the blue box to the
names of the places in the yellow box.
a. continent
b. country
c. city
d. capital
e. place of interest
Liverpool
Ha Noi
Nha Trang
Asia
Sweden
Ben Thanh Market
the Louvre
Amsterdam
Africa
the USA
Ha Noi
Amsterdam
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In groups of four, choose a country and ask your friends the questions below (and any others you can think of)
Which continent is it in?
What is its capital?
What are its major cities?
What is it famous for?
5. Game: Around the world
Which continent is it in?
- It’s in Asia.
What is its capital?
- It’s Hanoi.
What are its major cities?
- They are Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh cities.
What is it famous for?
- It’s famous for its heroic history, its traditions and culture, its beautiful landscape, its specialities (traditional cuisines), and people’s hospitality.
Model game
Now, it’s your turn!
Work in groups of 6. One member asks the questions, the others answer in turn. Which person has the most correct answers is the winner.
Yes, through the lesson you can now name some continents, countries, cities and landmarks in English such as: north and south America, Europe...; understand the content of the dialogue between Mai and Tom and do exercises well; say something about continents, countries, cities and landmarks.
Please tell me what you have learnt today.
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HOMEWORK
- Learn new words by heart.
- Practice the dialogue again.
- Do exercise B1 in workbook (page 16).
- Prepare for Unit 9: A closer look 1.
Goodbye!
See you again!
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!