Unit 15. Cities

Unit 15: Cities - Lesson 4: Listening
Welcome to my lesson
- image: tượng, hình ảnh
- Statue of Liberty [`stætju: əv `libəti]: tượng nữ thần tự do
- symbol of freedom: biểu tượng của tự do
- gift: quà tặng
- loose robe [roub] (n): áo choàng dài và rộng
- crown [kraun] (n): mũ miện
- torch [`tɔ:t∫] (n): ngọn đuốc
- burning torch: ngọn đuốc đang cháy
- tablet [`tæblit] (n): tấm, phiến gỗ
- concrete base [`kɔηkri:t]: chân đế bằng bê tông
- pedestal [`pedistl] (n): bệ cột (dùng để đặt tượng)
- monument [`mɔnjumənt] (n): công trình kỉ niệm
- copper [`kɔpə] (adj): mạ đồng
- iron frame [`aiən `freim]: khung sắt
- transport: chuyển đến
Vocabulary
* Work in pair: Look at the picture and answer the questions:

1. What is it?
2. What does it look like?
3. What has it got on its head?
4. What has it got in its left hand?
5. What is it holding in its right hand?
6. What is is wearing?
I. Before You Listen
- It’s the Statue of Liberty
- It’s the statue of a woman. It’s tall/big/nice..
- It has (got) a crown on its head.
- It has (got) a tablet on its left hand.
- It is holding a burning torch
- It is wearing a robe
1. What is it?
- It’s the Statue of Liberty.
2. What does it look like?
- It is the statue of a woman. ( It is very tall, big …)
3.What has it got on its head?
- It has got a crown on its head.
4. What has it got in its left hand?
- It’s got a tablet on its left hand
5. What is it holding in its right hand?
- It’s holding a burning torch in its right hand.
6. What is it wearing?
- It’s wearing a loose robe.
Answer the questions
II. While You Listen

Task 1. Listen to the passage and choose the correct answer
1. The Statue of Liberty is in_________.
A. the centre of New York city B. New York Harbour
C. the suburbs of New York city
2. The Statue of Liberty was made by ____.
A. The French B. American C. The British
3. The Statue was completed in ______.
A. 1886 B. 1884 C. 1866
4. The Statue was made because _________.
A. French people wanted to show their friendship with American people.
B. American people wanted to show their friendship with French people.
C. French people wanted to show their friendship with British people.
5. Tourists can visit the Statue ________.
A. Every day, including Christmas Day
B. Every day, except Sunday
C. Every day, but not on Christmas Day
Formal name
Height
Weight
Material
The base
Opening time
46 m alone, 93m with the base
205 ton
Iron (frame) and copper (outside)
(made of) stone and concrete
9:30 am to 5pm daily except Christmas Day
Liberty Enlightening the World
Task 2. Listen again, and fill in the missing information in the table below:
Work in groups: Tell each other what you have learnt about the Statue of Liberty, using the information in the table in Task 2
* Example:
- 205 tons
- 46 m high
- the date July 4,1776
III. After you listen
Thanks for your attention