Unit 15. Cities

Warm- Up: Listing the names of some big cities in the world.

New York Beijing
London Moscow
Paris Madrid
Berlin Bangkok
Shanghai Toronto
Unit 15:

Period 1: Reading

I) Before you read
Work in pair: below are some well- known places in New York . Match the names to the pictures
CITIES
a) The Empire State Building
b) The United Nations Headquarters
c) Time Square
d) Central Park
Answers:

1a 2b 3d 4c
The Empire State Building was built in 1931. It is the tallest building in the world with a height of 381m and 102 floors.
Central Park : is the most visited city park in the US.
Times Square: is famous for its Broadway theatres and cinemas.
The United Nations Headquarters: was completed in 1952.
Vocabulary
To be located in: to be situated in: Nằm ở
Ex: My house is located in the centre of the village.
To found: to establish: Thành lập
Ex: My school is founded in 1995.
Global finance: Tài chính thế giới
To be characterized by: to be described as: có đặc điểm là
Ex; Hà Nội is characterized by green trees and old streets.
II) While you read
Read the text silently and quickly and find out what is the text about?
The text is about some characteristics of New York city such as location, population, areas, famous places and history.
Task 1
Match the words in column A with the suitable definitions in column B
Answers:
D
C
E
A
B
Task 2:
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
New York is the name of both a state and a city.
New York harbour has a lot of ice in winter.
New York is on two rivers.
The United Nations Buildings is in New York.
New York belonged to the Dutch when it was founded.

Answers:

T ( line 1- 2)
F (“…is ice- free all seasons, line 7)
T (it is on the Hudson and Passaic rivers, line 3- 5 )
T ( “ It is the home of the UN”, line 18- 19)
T (it was founded by the Dutch in 1624 and taken over by the English in 1664, line 15- 17)
Task 3: Answer the questions
Where is New York city?
What is its population?
Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam?
What makes New York an unusual city?
What places in New York are visitors attracted to?
Answers:
1. It is in the southeastern part of New York state (lines 1- 2).
2. 7 million people in the city and 19 million people in the metropolitan region (lines 9- 11).
3. Because it was founded by the Dutch and the capital of the Netherlands was Amsterdam (lines 15- 16).
4. It is the home of the UN and the centre of global finance, communications, and business (lines 18- 19).
5. The statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the Wall Street, and the Broadway theatre district (lines 23- 25).
After you read: Discuss the following questions.

If you could visit New York, which places of interest there would you like to see? Why?
Consolidation
Can you say words relating to some following features of New York city:
Weather
Area
New York
Population
Famuos
places
Location
History
Location: Southeastern part.
Weather: ice- free → humid continent.
Population: 26 million people.
Area: 946 km2
Famous places: Statue of Liberty, Wall street, Broadway district.
History: The Dutch.
Homework:

Summarize the text
Find out the information about the city that you know.