Unit 09. Cities of the world. Lesson 2. A closer look 1

Welcome the teachers to our class!
* Match the words in A with their opposites in B. Some words may have more than one opposite.
A
1. old
2. dangerous
3. quiet
4. dry
5. clean
6. historic
7. boring
8. cheap
9. cold
A
safe
dirty
wet
polluted
new
exciting
hot
modern
expensive
noisy
B
Key:
1. old -
2. dangerous -
3. quiet -
4. dry -
5. clean -
6. historic -
7. boring -
8. cheap -
9. cold -
e. new
a. safe
j. noisy
c. wet
h. modern
f. exciting
i. expensive
g. hot
b. dirty, d. polluted
* Create word webs:
city
beautiful
peaceful
people
beautiful
friendly
building
weather
food
delicious
awful
noisy
tasty
old
modern
tall
new
good
nice
rainy
hot
cold
wet
beautiful
city
beautiful
peaceful
city
beautiful
peaceful
city
beautiful
beautiful
modern
peaceful
city
beautiful
exciting






Monday, February 22nd, 2016

Unit 9: Cities of the world

Lesson 2: A closer look 1

* Listen and write the words you hear in the appropriate column.
cold
snow
old
clothes
hold
sky
exciting
high
fine
flight
* Listen and repeat.
New York is an exciting city with many skyscrapers.
It’s very cold in Sweden in the winter with lots of snow.
I like looking at tall buildings at night with their colourful lights
4. Write and tell me how to cook that Thai curry.
5. You can go boating on the West Lake. It’s nice!
6. Oxford University is the oldest university in Britain.
* Grammar: Superlatives of long adjectives
* Long adjectives:
- 2-syllable adjectives (not ending in --y)
- All adjectives of 3 or more syllables.
* Form:
S + to be + the + most + long adjectives + ….
* Example:
Tea is the most popular drink in Britain.
BRITAIN
* Complete the fact sheet by choosing one picture about Britain.
The biggest city: London
2. The oldest university:
3. The most popular British writer:
4. The most popular food:
5. The most popular drink:
6. The most common activity:
London is the Britain’s biggest city.
Oxford University is the oldest university in Britain. It was built in the 12th century.
The playwright William Shakespeare ( 1564 – 1616) is the most popular British writer in the world.
Britain’s most popular food is fish and chips.
Tea is the most popular drink.
Britain’s most common leisure activities are watching television and films and listening to the radio.
* Read and correct your answers:
The biggest city: London
2. The oldest university:
3. The most popular British writer:
4. The most popular food:
5. The most popular drink:
6. The most common activity:
Oxford University
Shakespeare
tea
watching TV
fish and chips
London is the Britain’s biggest city.
Oxford University is the oldest university in Britain. It was built in the 12th century.
The playwright William Shakespeare ( 1564 – 1616) is the most popular British writer in the world.
Britain’s most popular food is fish and chips.
Tea is the most popular drink.
Britain’s most common leisure activities are watching television and films and listening to the radio.
* Correct the answers.
Learn by heart vocabulary in 1.
Review superlatives of long adjectives.
- Do exercises: A1,2, B1,2 (workbook).
- Prepare: A closer look 2.
* Homework: