Unit 15. Cities

Welcome to class 10C2
Teacher: Kien Tho
Unit 15 (TG)
Eiffel Tower
PARIS – FRANCE
The
Big
Ben
Tower -
England
NEW YORK - USA
The Statue Of Liberty
Unit 15: Cities
Lesson A: Reading
I. BEFORE YOU READ
Work in pairs. Look at the following pictures of well – known places in New York. Match the names to the pictures.
A. The Empire State Building
B. The United Nations Headquarters
C. Times Square
D. Central Park
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A. The Empire State Building
B. The United Nations Headquarters
C. Times Square
D. Central Park
II. WHILE YOU READ
Task 1: Matching
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II. WHILE YOU READ
Task 2: True or False Statements
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L: 1, 2: New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York State.
L: 6, 7: New York Harbour, which is ice-free in all seasons.
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.
L: 15,16: Then city was founded by Dutch in 1642. At first, it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam.
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Task 3: Answer the questions.
WHICH
HOW
WHAT
WHY
WHERE
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Which one would you like to choose ?
WHAT
Question 1
- Where is New York city?
→ It is located in the southeastern part of New York State.
Question 2
- How much population is there in New York city?
→ It has a population of more than 26 million (7 million in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan region).
Question 3
- Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam?
→ Because the city was founded by the Dutch.


Question 4
What makes New York an unusual city?

→ New York is the home of the United Nations and the centre of global finance, communications and business.
Question 5
- Which places in New York are visitors attracted to?
→ They are attracted to the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building Wall Street, and the Broadway theatre district.
What a beautiful view!
The Great Wall - China
Choose the best answer to complete these sentences
New York is the of .
capital/ the USA B. home/ the United Nations
C. state/ the USA D. B and C are correct
2. The city was founded by the .
The Dutch B. the French C. the American D. the English
3. New York is on two rivers: _______ and ________ rivers.
Nile and Amazon rivers B. Mississipi and Mekong rivers
C. Hudson and Passaic rivers D. Nile and Mekong rivers
4. It is famous for .
A its interesting places. B. its largest and finest harbour
C. Its high buildings, art galleries and museums.
D. A, B and C are correct
III. AFTER YOU READ
Work in groups. Discuss the following question.

If you could visit New York, which place(s) of interest
there would you like to see? Why?

Learn by heart
new words.
Prepare for the
next lesson:
Speaking
Homework:
Goodbye and see you
again in New York