Welcome to class 10A today
Teacher: Tran Quoc
Unit 15
The Eiffel Tower
PARIS – FRANCE
NEW YORK, U.S.A.
The Statue Of Liberty
Unit 15: Cities
Lesson A: Reading
I. BEFORE YOU READ
Work in pairs. Look at the following pictures of well – known places in New York. Match the names to the pictures.
A. The Empire State Building
B. The United Nations Headquarters
C. Times Square
D. Central Park
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The Empire State Building
/ðiː ˈem.paɪər steit ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/
B. The United Nations Headquarters
/ðə jʊˈnaɪ.tɪd ˈneɪ.ʃənz hedˈkwɔː.təz /
C. Times Square
/taimz skweər/
D. Central Park
/Sentrl pa:k/
New words
1. Located / ləʊ ˈkeɪtid/ (adj)
ở, có vị trí
2. Mingle /ˈmɪŋ.gl ̩/ (v)
to mix or combine
3. Metropolitan /ˌme.trəˈpɒ.lɪ.tən/ (adj)
thuộc về khu đô thị lớn
4. characterise /ˈkær.ɪk.tə.raɪz/ (v)
đặc trưng hóa
5. unusual /ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/ (adj)
not usual
6. take over /teik ˈəʊ.vər / (verb phrase)
to gain control
II. WHILE YOU READ
Task 1: Matching
Task 2: True or False Statements
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Question 1
- Where is New York City?
Question 2
- What is the population of New York City?
Question 3
- Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam?
Question 4
-What makes New York an unusual city?
Task 3. Answer the questions.
Question 5
- What places in New York are visitors attracted to?
Work in groups.
Discuss the following question.

If you could visit New York,
which place(s) of interest
there would you like to see? Why?

Learn by heart
new words.
Prepare for the
next lesson:
Speaking
Homework:
Goodbye and see you
again in New York