MY AN SECONDARY SCHOOL

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS 9 Monday , September 26th 2022
Unit 2 : City life

Lesson 2: A closer look 1
* _What place are these pictures about?_

They're about Hoi An - 1. fascinating (adj):
- 1. fascinating (adj):
*2. forbidden (adj): *3. populous (adj): *4. cosmopolitan (adj): *5. downtown (adj, n):

- 6. affordable (adj) :
I. Vocabulary:

hấp dẫn, quyến rũ

bị cấm

đông dân

đa sắc tộc

(thuộc) khu thương mại

(giá cả) phải chăng,hợp lí

* Checking the words :
What and Where

fascinating

cosmopolitan

affordable

downtown

populous

forbidden

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3

4

5

6
_Dear Oggy,_ We're having a fabulous time here in Hoi An. You know, it's a(n) (1) _________ town 30 km from Da Nang. The weather is very (2) _________ and sunny. Our hotel is small but (3) ___________. The staff are friendly and (4) __________ . We've seen most of the sights of the town. The street life here is (5) ___________ . We've spent a lot of time wandering around and looking at the (6) _________ temples, bridges, and houses. We've also bought a lot of (7) _________ souvenirs, crafts, and clothing. Well, the street food in Hoi An is (8) _________ and affordable. I wish you could be here with us! Anyway, I hope things are good with you. _Lots of love, Jack_

1a. Put one of the adjectives in the box in each blank

local delicious ancient historic

helpful warm fascinating comfortable

_ancient_

_warm_

_comfortable_

_helpful _

_fascinating_

_historic_

_local_

_delicious_

1b. Underline all the other adjectives in the letter.
2. Which of the following adjectives describe city life? Put a tick (_√_).
1.stressful
2.exciting
3.delicious
4.historic
5.busy
6.forbidden
7.exhausted
8.modern
9.frightening
10.rural
11.populous
12.polluted
13.cosmopolitan
14.unemployed
15.annoying
16.pleased
17.cheerful
18.easy-going
19.downtown
20.fashionable
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_√_

_√_

_√_

_√_

_√_

_√_

_√_

_√_

_√_

_√_

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*She lives in one of the most ………………. parts of the city: there are lots of luxury shops there. *How ……………… ! The roads are crowded and I'm stuck in a traffic jam. *You can't stop here. Parking is ………………… in this street. *This city is very ……………………, there are people here from all over the world. *The gallery downtown has regular exhibitions of …………………. art. *Nhieu Loc canal in Ho Chi Minh City is much less ………………….. Than before.
fashionable

annoying

forbidden

cosmopolitan

modern

polluted
II. Pronunciation:

_Stress on pronouns in sentences_
(me is weak)

(you is weak)

(him is weak)

(us is weak)
W

S

S

W

W

S

S

S

W

5b. Work in pairs. Practise the exchanges above.
Adjectives

modern

busy

fashionable

polluted

exciting

historical

expensive

convenient

1. The Adjectives connected with cities and city life:

…

Consolidation
Consolidation

2. Stress on pronouns in sentences

- A pronoun is stressed because :

+ It's especially important

+ We want to show a contrast

*Learn by heart the new words. *Practise the pronunciation at home

3.Do the exercises in the notebooks

4.Prepare Unit 2 : A Closer look 2.
Homework