UNIT 15
CITIES
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
READING
Before you read
PAIRWORK: 1mn to match the names to the pictures.
Questions:
1.Where is New York City (NYC)?
2.Where is New York State (NY)?
3.What do you know about New York City (NYC)?
4.And New York State (NY)?
Empire
State
Building
BROADWAY
While you read
Listen
TASK 1: 1mn to do Task 1.
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d
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Close
your
books
A __________ region is a city and large area around it
metropolitan
A synonym of “take over sth” is “_________ of sth”
get control
An unusual city is a ______ city.
special
An ice-free harbour is not ____________ ice and good ________ to travel.
covered with
for ships
In New York, the local people are _______ with others coming from many ________
mingled
countries
TASK 2: T-F
1mn to read again the text and do this exercise
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It is ice-free
TASK 3: Q-A
1mn: practice. Do again (books closed)
where/N.Y?
- southeastern
2.Population?
- 7M / 19M
3.Why New Amsterdam?
- Founded/
Dutch.
4.What unsual?
-Not capital, but home of UNO, global finance.
5.What places?
The __ __ Liberty, Emp. State Bldg, Wall St., Broadway.
After you read
Groupwork (6Gs)
2 mns to discuss the places you could visit, why.
Ground
Zero
Sky-
scraper
Tell us about the places in NYC you would like to visit, and the reason why.
Review the lesson. Prepare SPEAKING.