Unit 15. Cities

Welcome to our class
Warm up
1. * It is the centre of the global finance communication and business

Read the information about some cities in the world and guess their correct names. Match them with suitable picture
* It is the largest city in the United States
* You can see the Empire State Building. Time Square or The Statue of Liberty there
2. * It is a political heart of China
* Roasted duck is the famoust food in this city
3. * It is an old city and it has great theatre
* You can see the Statue of Eros at Piccadilly circus
* It is the capital of England
? New York
? Peking
? London
* It is the host nation of Olympic Game 2008
* It far 165 kilometres from Hanoi
* It is one of seven wonder of the world
? Ha Long
4. *It has picturesque site
New York
Ha Long
Peking
London
1. * It is the centre of the global finance communication and business
* It is the largest city in the United States
* You can see the Empire State Building. Time Square or The Statue of Liberty there


3. * It is an old city and it has great theatre
* You can see the Statue of Eros at Piccadilly circus
* It is the capital of England
Ha Long
New York
Peking
London
4. * It is political heart of China
* It is the host nation of Olympic Game 2008
* Roasted duck is the famous food in this city
2. *It has picturesque site
* It far 165 kilometres from Hanoi
* It is one of seven wonder of the world
Unit 15: Cities
Period 2: Speaking
Task 1: Complete each question in A with a suitable word in B
1. d 2. f 3. a 4. e 5. c 6. b
Complete the questions
A. When was Ho Chi Minh city(1)…………... ?
B. It was founded in 1698
A. What was the (2)..………. like?
B. They are dynamic and hospitality
A. What is the (3)………….. like?
B. Transport is convenient
A. How many (4) ……… are there?
B. Three big parks
A. What is the (5)…..………… of the city?
B. 7 million
A. What is its (6)……….?
B. 2,095 square km
founded
people.
transport
parks
population
area
Task 2: One reads the information about New York and the other about London. Then ask and answer questions about the two cities
Task 3: Read and practise the dialogue
A: So we’re learned a lot about New York and London. Let’s make some comparisions between them
B: All right. First, the area of London is 1610 square km, and that of New York is 946 square km, so London is larger
A: That’s right. But its population is as big as that of New York. Both cities have a population of 7 million
B: Yes, but New York has more high buildings than London
The structure of comparisions
- Positive:
as + adjective + as
- Comparative:
(short adjective)
adjective + er + than
(long adjective)
more + adjective + than
- London has more national holidays than New York
- People of New York is more friendly than that of London
- London has more big parks than New York
- Transport of London is as convenient as that of New York
Eg: I prefer London to New York because it has few big parks, ...
- People: reserved
- Few opportunities to find the job
- Few historical places
- Few beaches
Task 4: Tell each other which of the two cities you prefer and give reasons
- People: dynamic
- Many opportunities to find the job
- Many historical places
- No beach
- I prefer Ha Noi to Hai Phong because people in Ha Noi are more dynamic than that of Hai Phong
- Ha Noi has more opportunities to find the job than Hai Phong
- Hai Phong has more beaches than Ha Noi
- Ha Noi has more historical places than Hai Phong
Consolidation
1. What’s the largest city you`ve ever been to? What was it like?

2. Which city do you want to visit?
3. If you could choose a city to live in, which would it be? Why?
Homework
Prepare part C: Listening
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