UNIT

4

MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
LESSON 2 : A CLOSER LOOK 1

VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY

square (n)
/skweər/

quảng
trường

VOCABULARY

cathedral (n)
/kəˈθiː.drəl/

thánh đường,
nhà thờ lớn

VOCABULARY

railway station (n)
/ˈreɪl.weɪ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/

nhà ga xe lửa

VOCABULARY

peaceful (adj)
/ˈpēsf(ə)l/

hoà bình,
bình yên

VOCABULARY

crowded (adj)
/ˈkroudəd/

đông đúc

VOCABULARY

modern
/ˈmädərn/

hiện đại

VOCABULARY

boring (adj)
/ˈbôriNG/

nhàm chán

VOCABULARY
New words
1. Square
2. Cathedral
3. Railway station
4. Peaceful
5. Crowded
6. Modern
7. Boring

Pronunciation
/skweər/
/kəˈθiː.drəl/

Meaning
Quảng
trường
Thánh đường
/ˈreɪl.weɪ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/
Nhà ga xe lửa
/ˈpēsf(ə)l/
Hoà bình, bình yên
/ˈkroudəd/
Đông đúc
/ˈmädərn/
Hiện đại
/ˈbôriNG/

Nhàm chán

1 Match the places below with the pictures. Then listen,
4. temple
3. cathedral
check and repeat the words.
2. art gallery

1. square

c

b

a

d

e

5. railway station

2 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about where
you live.

Example:
A: Is there a square in your
neighbourhood?
B: Yes, there is. / No, these isn't.

3 Work in groups. Ask and answer about your
neighbourhood. You can use the adjectives below.

noisy
quiet

busy
modern
crowded boring

peaceful
beautiful

A: Is your neighbourhood quiet?
B: Yes, it is. / No, it's noisy.

PRONUNCIATION
/ɪ/ and /i:/

4 Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the
sounds /ɪ/ and /i:/

4
4

noisy
clean

cheap
exciting

peaceful expensive
friendly convenient

Now, in pairs put the words in the correct column.
/ɪ/

/i:/

noisy

convenient

expensive

cheap

exciting

peaceful

friendly

clean

5 Listen and practice the chant. Notice the sounds /ɪ/ and
/i:/

MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
My city is very noisy.
There are lots of trees growing.
The people here are busy.
It's a lively place to live in.

My village is very pretty.
There are lots of places to see.
The people here are friendly.
It's a fantastic place to be.

CONSOLIDATION
1 Warp-up.

What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Vocabulary of the unit
SKILLS

 Identify the sounds /ɪ/ and /i:/

CONSOLIDATION
2 Homeword.

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