Unit 15. Cities

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The United States
The Statue of Liberty
Period 88
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.
- 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] / fi`næns]
định vị, 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
6. art gallery: (n) [ɑ:t] [`gæləri]
7. museum: (n) [mju:`ziəm]
Tài chính
8. to be founded :
được thành lập
museum
Ice
Ice - free
Phú Mỹ Hưng
metropolitan
II. While you read
Task 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in B
Khu vực đô thị đông dân cư
chiếm đóng
không bình thường = đặc biệt
Không đóng băng
hoà lẫn với
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 (l: 9,10,11)
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. (L: 18,19,20)
3. Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam ?
New York has originally called New
Amsterdam because it was founded by the
Dutch. (l: 15,16)
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)
Choose the best answer to complete these sentences
1. New York is the _____ of ________ .
A. capital/ the USA
B. home/ the United nations
C. state/ the USA
D. shop
2. The city was founded by _______ .
A. the Dutch
B. the American
C. the French
D. the Asian
IV. After you read
If I could visit New York, I would like to see _______________________________ because
_________________________________________.
* Suggestion:
If you could visit New York, which places of interest there would you like to see? Why?
The Empire State Building
I want to see the tall buildings very much
HOMEWORK
Learn new vocabulary by heart.
And rewrite task 3
- Prepare for the next period - B. Speaking
Remember to do your homework


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