Unit 15. Cities

New York
London
Cities
Welcome to our class 10A1
We will do some tasks of lesson.
Watching some video clips about cities in around the world.
B. Speaking
(a) people
(b) area
(c) population
(d) founded
(e) parks
(f) transport
Task 1
1- d 2 - f 3 - a/e 4 - a/e 5 - b/c 6 - b/c
Task 2
Work in pairs. One reads the information about New York and the other about London. Then ask and answer questions about the two cities.
New York
London
New York – The city of angles.
Example:
A: When was New York founded?
B: It was founded in 1624.
A: What is the population of the city ?
B: Its population is 7 million
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Founded: 1624.
Population: 7 million
Area: 946 km2.
National holidays: 7 days
Many highs buildings.
One big park.
People: friendly, open
Transport: convenient.
London – United Kingdom.
Founded: 43 AD.
Population: 7 million.
Area: 1610 km2.
National holidays: 14 days.
Few high buildings.
Five big parks.
People: formal, reserved.
Transport: convenient.
Task 3
Read and practise these dialogue.

A: So we’ve learned a lot about New York and London. Let’s make some comparisons between them.
B: All right. First, the area of London is 1610 square km, an 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.
? Using the information in Task 2 to make a similar one between London and New York.
Work in groups. Tell each other which of the two cities you prefer and give reasons.
Task 4
Example:
I prefer London to New York because it has more park, and .....
Homework