Unit 15. Cities

... with Times Square
The U.N. Head quarters
Stock Exchange Market
Statue of Liberty
Unit 15: CITIES
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
- 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]
d?nh v?, 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
II. While you read
Task 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in B
Task 2: Decide the following statements are true (T)
or false (F).
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 (9,10,11)
3. Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam ?
New York has originally called New Amsterdam because it
was founded by the Dutch.(15,16)
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. (18,19,20)
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)
IV. After you read
If I could visit New York, I would like to see
____________because_________________
- If I could visit New York, I would like to see Empire State Building because I want to see the tall buildings very much.
* Example:
* Suggestion:
IV. Homework
Learn new words
Translate the passage into Vietnamese
Do task 3 again
Prepare new lesson: U15 L2: Speaking
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WHERE IS IT?

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GOODBYE & see you in new York.