Unit 7. My neighborhood

What can you do in this place?
A place where you can buy food, books; you can eat, drink, see a movie or play games…
a shopping mall
Friday, November 16th 2012.
Unit 7: My neighborhood (cont.)
Period 42 Lesson 3: Read
1. True or false prediction
1. True or false? Check (  ) the boxes. Then correct the false sentences.
The mall is open daily.
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The mall is open seven days a week.
There are 50 stores in the mall.
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Some people in the neighborhood, however , are not happy about the
changes
All the shops are under one roof. That will be very convenient, especially during the hot and humid summer months. Customers will shop in comfort.
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The owners of the small stores on Tran Phu Street think the mall will take their business.
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“Humid” in line 3 means
a. dry b. cool c. wet
2. “in comfort” in line 4 means:
a. pleasantly b. difficultly c. inconveniently
3. “their” in line 7 refers to
a. owners b. stores
c. the owners of the small stores
“ones” in line 8 refers to
a. stores b. goods c. shops
“they” in line 11 refers to
a. residents b. store owners c. The residents and store owners
Read the text again and circle the best option
They
c.wet
a.pleasantly
A new shopping mall is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today. It is very different from the present shopping are. All the shops are under one roof. That will be very convenient, especially during the hot and humid summer months. Customers will shop in comfort and won’t notice the weather.
Some people in the neighborhood, however, are not happy about the changes. The owners of the small stores on Tran Phu street think the mall will take their business. Some of the goods in the new stores will be the same as the ones in the small shops, but the stores in the mall will offer a wider selection of products, some at cheaper prices.
The residents and the store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a few months. They have organized a community meeting in order to discuss the situation
their
ones
goods
They
The residents and the store owners
The owners of the small stores
What is special about the new shopping mall?
b. What facilities are available in the shopping mall?
c. What do the small store owners think about the new shopping mall?
d. What kinds of goods will the stores in the mall offer?
Read the text carefully and answer the questions
with your partner
The specialties about the mall: …
b. There are … / There is …
c. They think …
d. They offer …
You can answer like these:
What is special about the new shopping mall?
 All the shops are under one roof. That will be very convenient, especially during the hot and humid summer months. Customers will shop in comfort and won’t notice the weather.
2. Answer the questions.
b. What facilities are available in the shopping mall?
 In the shopping mall, there are 50 air-conditioned specialty stores, 4 movie theaters and 10 restaurants. There is also a children’s play area.
2. Answer the questions.
c. What do the small store owners think about the new shopping mall?
 They think the new shopping mall will take their business.
2. Answer the questions.
d. What kinds of goods will the stores in the mall offer?
 They will offer a wider selection of products, some kinds of goods are at cheaper prices.
2. Answer the questions.
Grammar
different from …
the same as …
Eg: - New mall is different from small stores.
- Some of the goods will be the same as the ones in the small shops.
How many tenses are there in the text?
Present Continous
Present Simple
Future Simple
Present Perfect
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