Unit 15. Cities

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Week 30 Period 91
Unit 15: CITIES
Part A: 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
Tòa nhà Empire State là một tòa nhà 102 tầng tại giao điểm của Đại lộ 5 và Phố 34 Wall Street . Nó được hoàn thành vào năm 1931 và là tòa nhà cao nhất thế giới
cho đến năm 1972 khi tòa nhà World Trade Center (WTC) hoàn thành. Độ cao: 381 m
Sau sự kiện 11 tháng 9, khi tòa nhà World Trade Center bị phá hủy,
Tòa nhà này một lần nữa trở thành tòa nhà cao nhất New York.
Quảng trường Thời đại nằm ở trung tâm Manhattan, New York, nổi tiếng với những ánh đèn màu, các nhà nhà hát và những rạp chiếu bóng. Vào đêm giao thừa hàng ngàn người tụ tập tại đây để theo dõi quả cầu lớn chuyển động dần từ nóc toà nhà số 1 xuống khi thời khắc năm mới đến gần.
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
tài chính
6. to be founded :
được thành lập
art gallery: (n) [ɑ:t] [`gæləri]
museum: (n) [mju:`ziəm]
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
HOMEWORK
Learn new vocabulary by heart.
And rewrite task 3
Prepare for the next period - speaking
Remember to do your homework


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