Unit 15. Cities

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
The Statue of Liberty
Barack- Obama – President
New York
The United States
Washington DC
Alaska
Mississippi River
Napaly of Hawaii
The
Big
Ben
Tower-England
The Tower Bridge on the River Thames
Buckingham place
The Eiffel Tower – Paris
Unit 15: CITIES
Reading
c. Times Square
d. Central Park
a. The Empire State Building
b. The United Nations Headquarters
I. Before you read
.Match the names
to the pictures
b. The United Nations Headquarters
c. Times Square
d. Central Park
a. The Empire State Building
- What do you know about New York City?
- It’s famous for skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty
* Answer the question?
1.to be located: (v, ed) [lou`keit]
2. area: (n) [`eəriə] :
3. finance: (n) [`fainæns]
d?nh v?, nằm ở
diện tích
* New words:
4. characterize (se): (v,ed)[`kærəktəraiz]:
đặc trưng hóa
5. attract: (v, ed) [ə`trækt]
attraction: (n) [ə`træk∫n]
thu hút
6. art gallery: (n) [ɑ:t] [`gæləri]
7. museum: (n) [mju:`ziəm]
tài chính
8. to be founded :
được thành lập
Ice
Ice - free
Phú Mỹ Hưng
metropolitan
II. While you read
Task 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in B
Task 2: Decide the following statements are true (T)
or false (F).
Work in pairs
1. New York is the name of both a state and a city.
2. New York Harbour has a lot of ice in Winter
L: 6,7: New York Harbour, which is ice-free in all seasons
L: 1,2: New York City is located in the southeastern part of
New York State
Task 2: Decide the following statements are true(T) or false (F).
3. New York is on two rivers
L: 3,4,5,6: It developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with the water of the Atlantic Ocean.
L:18,19: New York is the home of the United Nations
4. The United Nations Building is in New York.
5. New York belonged to the Dutch when it was founded.
L: 15,16: Then city was founded by Dutch in 1642.At first, it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam
Task 3: Answer the questions
5. What places in New York are visitors attracted to ?
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 ?
Task 3: Answer the questions
1. Where is New York city?
- It’s in the southeastern part of New York State. (L:1,2)
2. What is its population ?
- It has a population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the whole metropolitan region (9,10,11)
3. Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam ?
New York has originally called New Amsterdam because it
was founded by the Dutch.(15,16)
4. What makes New York an unusual city ?
- New York is an un unusual city because It is the home of the
United Nations and the centre of global finance,
communications, and business. (18,19,20)
5. What places in New York are visitors attracted to ?
Visitors to New York are attracted by places such as the
Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall Street
and the Broadway theatre district. (L: 23,24,25)
1. Location:
2. Total population:
3. Two rivers:
4. Total area:
5. Foundation (by whom, time):
6. Names before:
7. Present name:
8. A special city because it is:
Events:
Some information about New York
Southeastern of New York State
26 million
The Hudson and the Passaic
The Dutch – 1624
Fort Amsterdam, New Amsterdam
New York
Home of UN-centre of global finance, communications, and business.
946 square km
choose the best answer to complete these sentences
1. New York is the _____ of ________ .
A. capital/ the USA
B. home/ the United nations
C. state/ the USA
D. shop
2. The city was founded by _______ .
A. the Dutch
B. the American
C. the French
D. the Asian
3. New Yorkers are people who come from______ .
A. Vietnam
B. Asian
C. only the United States
D. all over the United States and many parts in the world.
4. It is famous for ________ .
A. ice
B. largest
C. finest
D. high buildings, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall Street ….
Form:
Although
Even though + S +V +…..
Though
Meaning: in spite of the fact that
Use :we use this conjunction to contrast ideas.
Ex: New York is not the capital of the USA. It is the home of the United Nations.
Although New York is not the capital of the USA, It is the home of the United Nations.
Although he is poor, he lives a happy life.
Note: Don’t use “although” together with “but”.
Grammar point
Non – defining relative clause with “which”.
Use : Non – defining relative clause add secondary information to a sentence.
My friend Tom, who is American, speak Vietnamese very well.
My friend Tom is clearly defined. We don’t need to know which Tom is being discussed. The clause who is American give us extra information about him.
New York Harbour, which is ice- free in all seasons, is one of the largest and finest harbour in the world.
Hanoi, which is the capital city of Vietnam, is located on the Red river.
Note: Don’t use “that” in Non – defining relative clause
IV. After you read
If I could visit New York, I would like to see
____________because_________________
- If I could visit New York, I would like to see Empire State Building because I want to see the tall buildings very much.
* Example:
* Suggestion:
If you could visit New York, which places of interest there would you like to see? Why?
HOMEWORK
Learn new vocabulary by heart.
And rewrite task 3
- Prepare for the next period - listening
Remember to do your homework


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Natural Disasters
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GOODBYE & see you in new York.