Unit 9. Cities of the world. Lesson 5. Skills 1

What do you usually send to your family and friends when you are away on holiday?
a postcard
a letter
a gift
- What about Mai? What did she send to her grandparents?
Monday, February 27h, 2017
Unit 9:
CITIES OF THE WORLD
Period 76: Skills 1
Monday, February 25h, 2019
How to read for specific and general information in texts, including postcards and tell about a city that we have just visited.
TODAY WE WILL LEARN
Monday, February 27h, 2017
- Postcard (n)

- Perfect (a)

- Rent - rented (v)

- Discover (v)

- Overall (a)

- Purpose (n)
: bưu thiếp
: = extremely good
: thuê
: khám phá
: chung
: mục đích
Monday, February 27th, 2017
I. VOCABULARY:
Use the suitable words to complete the sentences
1. I`ll send you a ________ when I` m away on holiday.
2. We ______ a bike to cycle around the city.
3. The weather is ________ today.
4. Columbus ___________ America.
A. postcard B. perfect C. purpose
A. postcard B. rented C. purpose
A. postcard B. rented C. perfect
A. discovered B. rented C. went
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II. READING:
1. Look at the postcard.
1. What is the picture on the postcard of?
2. What do you think is written on this postcard?
3. What is the purpose of writing and sending postcards while you are on holiday?
Love from Sweden
Monday, February 27th, 2017
3. What is the purpose of writing and sending postcards while you are on holiday?
We send postcards to tell our family and/or friends that we are having a good time, but we still miss them and want to send some photos of the place where we are so that, although they cannot be with us there they can still see how beautiful it is.
1. What is the picture on the postcard of?
2. What do you think is written on this postcard?
The photo is of Stockholm, Sweden.
The sender writes about his/her stay in the city.
Monday, February 27h, 2017
1. Look at the postcard.
Love from Sweden
1. What city is Mai in?
2. Who is with her?
3. What has the weather been like?
4. Where is Mai staying?
5. What has she done so far?
6. What do you think ‘fika’ means?
7. What will she do tomorrow?
8. How is Mai feeling? How do you know?
* Read the questions and underline the key words.
1. What city is Mai in?

2. Who is with her?




3. What has the weather been like?


4. Where is Mai staying?


5. What has she done so far?




She is in Stockholm, Sweden.
She is there with her family.
(Mum, Dad and her brother Phuc)
The weather has been perfect.
It is sunny
Mai is staying in a hotel.
She has visited the Royal Palace and
had “fika” in a café in the Old Town.
(1) September 6th
(2) Dear Grandpa and Grandma,
(3) Stockholm is fantastic!
(4) The weather has been perfect. It‛s sunny! The hotel and the food are ok. (5) We had “fika” in a café in the Old Town. The Royal Palace (pictured) is too beautiful for words! Swedish art & design is so amazing! Phuc loves it!
(6) Mum and Dad have rented bikes. Tomorrow we‛re cycling around to discover the city.
(7) Wish you were here!
(8) Love,
Hanh Mai
2. Read the postcard and answer the questions.
OR: Her Mum, Dad and her brother,
Phuc are with her.
Stockholm
Dad
Mum
Phuc
weather
hotel
‘fika’
Royal Palace
Old Town
(1) September 6th
(2) Dear Grandpa and Grandma,
(3) Stockholm is fantastic !
(4) The weather has been perfect. It‛s sunny! The hotel and the food are ok. (5) We had “fika” in a café in the Old Town. The Royal Palace (pictured) is too beautiful for words! Swedish art & design is so amazing! Phuc loves it!
(6) Mum and Dad have rented bikes. Tomorrow we‛re cycling around to discover the city.
(7) Wish you were here!
(8) Love,
Hanh Mai
2. Read the postcard and answer the questions.
6. What do you think `fika` means?






7. What will she do tomorrow?


8. How is Mai feeling?
How do you know?




‘Fika’ (a Swedish word) means a leisure break when one drinks tea/coffee and perhaps has some biscuits with friends
and family.
She will cycle to discover the city.
Mai is feeling happy because she used
the words such as “fantastic”, “perfect”,
“amazing”, “too beautiful for words”.
Tomorrow
cycling
discover
fantastic
perfect
amazing
too beautiful for words
a. Address of the person / people who get the postcard
b. Weather / hotel / food
c. Opening
d. What you have seen or done
e. Closing
f. A very popular sentence used for postcards, near the closing
g. What you will do next
h. An overall feeling about the place
i. Date
3. Read the text again and match the headings with the numbers.
(1)
(9)
(4)
(2)
(5)
(8)
(7)
(6)
(3)
(1) September 6th
(2) Dear Grandpa and Grandma,
(3) Stockholm is fantastic!
(4) The weather has been perfect. It‛s sunny! The hotel and the food are ok.
(5) We had “fika” in a café in the Old Town. The Royal Palace (pictured) is too beautiful for words! Swedish art & design is so amazing! Phuc loves it!
(6) Mum and Dad have rented bikes. Tomorrow we‛re cycling around to discover the city.
(7) Wish you were here!
(8) Love,
Hanh Mai
To:(9) Grandpa & Grandma Vu
1234 Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi VIET NAM
1. Date: September …
2. Opening: Dear ….,
3. An overall feeling about the place
4. Weather / hotel / food
5. What you have seen or done
6. What you will do next
7. A very popular sentence used for postcards, near the closing
8. Closing: Love,
9. Address of the person / people who get the postcard: 1234, Hai Ba Trung Str …
* The organization of a postcard.
: Stockholm is…
: The weather has been …
: We have visited …
: Tomorrow we’re cycling …
: Wish you were here!
III. SPEAKING:
4. Choose a city. Imagine you have just arrived in that city and want to tell your friends about it. Make notes below.
1. When did you arrive?
2. Who are you with?
3. Where are you staying?
4. What have you done?
5. What are you doing tomorrow?
6. How are you feeling?
Monday, February 27h, 2017
HA LONG BAY
just arrived in Ha Long Bay
HA LONG BAY
2. Who are you with?
a close friend
a hotel
4. What have you done?
talked to the local people, taken
photos, gone swimming, eaten
seafood
take a boat ride
around the islands
6. How are you feeling?
happy
Model making notes
1. When did you arrive?
5. What are you doing
tomorrow?
3. Where are you
staying?
1. When did you arrive?
2. Who are you with?
3. Where are you staying?
4. What have you done?
5. What are you doing tomorrow?
6. How are you feeling?
I have just arrived in Ha Long Bay.
I am with a close friend.
We are staying in a hotel.
I have talked to the local people, taken photos, gone swimming and
eaten seafood.
I am taking a boat ride around the islands.
I’m feeling happy.
PRACTISE IN PAIRS
LONDON
HA NOI
SINGAPORE
HOI AN
DA LAT
CHOOSE A CITY. MAKE NOTES AND TELL ABOUT IT
just arrived in …………..
2. Who are you with?
a close friend/friends/ parents/…
a hotel/ a guest house/ uncle’s house/…
4. What have you done?
talked to the local people/ taken photos/ gone swimming/ eaten seafood/ visited …
take a boat ride around the islands/ go swimming/ visit …/
6. How are you feeling?
happy/ excited
USE THIS MODEL TO MAKE NOTES
1. When did you arrive?
5. What are you doing tomorrow?
3. Where are you staying?
TALK ABOUT THE CITY YOU HAVE JUST ARRIVED
Hello, everyone. My name’s …………. . I have just arrived in …………….. .I am with my ……………. . We’re staying …………… .I have ………… and ……… .
Tomorrow, I ‘m …………. . Now I’m ……. .
Reading for specific and general information in texts, including postcards, and telling about a city that we have just visited.
REMEMBER WHAT WE HAVE LEARNT TODAY
Monday, February 27h, 2017
HOMEWORK
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Read the postcard in 2 (page 32) again.
- Practise telling about a city that you have just visited.
- Do exercise C1,2; D1,2,3 (pages 18,19) in workbook.
- Prepare for Unit 9: SKILLS 2.
Monday, February 24th, 2017
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