Unit 15. Cities

Very glad to see you all.
By BÙI THỊ KẾT
Competition
Give the names of the cities. (30 Seconds )
STOP!
Unit 15: CITIES Period: 91
WHERE IS IT?
4. NEWYORK
IT IS IN THE SOUNTHEASTERN PART OF NEW YORK STATE
Lesson 1: READING
BEFORE YOU READ:
+ Match the names to the
pictures (156)
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
Follow the passage to get the general idea.
1. Locate: (v, ed) [lou`keit]
2. Area: (n) [`e?ri?] :
3. Finance: (n) [`fainỉns; fi`nỉns ]
Ex: Tây Ninh has the area of 4035 square km

d?nh v?
diện tích
tài chánh
Available money:
+ New words:
4. Characterize (se):(v,ed)[`kỉr?kt?raiz]:
đặc trưng hóa
5. Attract: (v,ed) [?`trỉkt] :
Attraction: (n) [?`trỉk?n]
Thu hút
Ex: Girls in Hue are characterised by hats and Vietnamese dresses
Ex: They attract visitors to Vietnam
6. Art gallery: (n) [?:t] [`gỉl?ri]
Phịng trung b�y ngh? thu?t
7. Museum: (n) [mju:`zi?m]
Vi?n b?o t�ng
1. Locate: (v, ed) [lou`keit]
2. Area: (n) [`e?ri?]
3. Finance: (n) [`fainỉns; fi`nỉns]
4. Characterise: (v, ed) [`kỉrikt?raiz]
6. Art gallery: (n) [?:t] [`gỉl?ri]
7. Museum: (n) [mju:`zi?m]
5. Attract: (v,ed) [?`trỉkt]
Attraction: (n) [?`trỉk?n]
WHILE YOU READ
Task 1: Combine
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: T /F (158)
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: (158)
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 ?
NewYork is an un unsual 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)
AFTER YOU READ (158)
Example:
If I could visit New York, I would like to see
____________because_________________
HOMEWORK
Learn new words
Translate the passage into Vietnamese
Do task 3 again
Practice “after you read”.
Prepare new lesson: U15 L2: Speaking
New words, meaning, grammar,
the requests ,

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