UNIT 9: CITIES OF THE WORLD
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED (P. 26-27)
Monday, March 21st, 2022
What a nice photo!
HO CHI MINH City,
Viet Nam
London, England
WARM UP: GUESSING GAME
new York, USA
Sydney, Australia
1. landmark (n):
2. rainy (a):
3. crowded (a):
4. exciting (a)= interesting:
5. delicious (n):
6. Times Square (n):
địa danh
có mưa
đông đúc
thú vị, hào hứng
ngon (thức ăn)
quảng trường Thời đại
*Vocabulary
1. landmark (n)
2. rainy (a)
3. crowded (a)
4. exciting (a)
5. delicious (n)
6. Times Square (n)
a. đông đúc
b. ngon (thức ăn)
c. danh lam
d. quảng trường Thời đại
e. có mưa
f. thú vị, hào hứng
* Matching:
Listen and read.
What nice photos!
Who are they?
What are they doing?
What do you think
they are talking about?
Mai: Tom, are these photos from your vacations?
Tom: Yes, they are. This is Sydney, a city in Australia.
Mai: What’s it like?
Tom: It’s exciting with a lot of beaches.
Mai: What a beautiful place!
Tom: Yes, its beaches are very clean.
Mai: Wonderful. Oh, this is London. Isn’t it raining?
What bad weather!
Tom: Yes, it rains all the time. Can you see Big Ben?
Mai: Yeah ... on the River Thames. It’s a landmark of London.
Tom: It is. And this is Times Square in New York, crowded but interesting.
Mai: You’re lucky to visit many places.
Tom: I am. What about your vacations?
Mai: Here are some photos of mine. This is ...
What nice photos!
Who are they?
What are they doing?
They are talking about some cities of the world.
They are Tom and Mai.
They are using the Net.
What do you think they are talking about?
What nice photos!
Mai: Tom, are these photos from your vacations?
Tom: Yes, they are. This is Sydney, a city in Australia.
Mai: What’s it like?
Tom: It’s exciting with a lot of beaches.
Mai: What a beautiful place!
Tom: Yes, its beaches are very clean.
Mai: Wonderful. Oh, this is London. Isn’t it raining?
What bad weather!
Tom: Yes, it rains all the time. Can you see Big Ben?
Mai: Yeah ... on the River Thames. It’s a landmark of London.
Tom: It is. And this is Times Square in New York, crowded but interesting.
Mai: You’re lucky to visit many places.
Tom: I am. What about your vacations?
Mai: Here are some photos of mine. This is ...
What nice photos!
Write the names of the cities in the correct place.
1.
2.
3.
Sydney
London
New York
Sydney
London
New York
Read the conversation again and match the cities with the adjectives describing them.
1. Sydney
2. London
3. New York
a. rainy
b. crowded
c. exciting
d. beautiful
e. interesting
?
?
?
What nice photos!
Mai: Tom, are these photos from your vacations? 
Tom: Yes, they are. This is Sydney, a city in Australia. 
Mai: What’s it like?
Tom: It’s exciting with a lot of beaches. 
Mai: What a beautiful place!
Tom: Yes, its beaches are very clean. 
Mai: Wonderful. Oh, this is London. Isn’t it raining? What bad weather!
Tom: Yes, it rains all the time. Can you see Big Ben? 
Mai: Yeah... on the River Thames. It’s a landmark of London. 
Tom: It is. And this is Times Square in New York, crowded but interesting.
Mai: You’re lucky to visit many places. 
Tom: I am. What about your vacations? 
Mai: Here are some photos of mine. This is…
SUGGEST
What nice photos!
Mai: Tom, are these photos from your vacations? 
Tom: Yes, they are. This is Sydney, a city in Australia. 
Mai: What’s it like?
Tom: It’s exciting with a lot of beaches. 
Mai: What a beautiful place!
Tom: Yes, its beaches are very clean. 
Mai: Wonderful. Oh, this is London. Isn’t it raining? What bad weather!
Tom: Yes, it rains all the time. Can you see Big Ben? 
Mai: Yeah... on the River Thames. It’s a landmark of London. 
Tom: It is. And this is Times Square in New York, crowded but interesting.
Mai: You’re lucky to visit many places. 
Tom: I am. What about your vacations? 
Mai: Here are some photos of mine. This is…
SUGGEST
What nice photos!
Mai: Tom, are these photos from your vacations? 
Tom: Yes, they are. This is Sydney, a city in Australia. 
Mai: What’s it like?
Tom: It’s exciting with a lot of beaches. 
Mai: What a beautiful place!
Tom: Yes, its beaches are very clean. 
Mai: Wonderful. Oh, this is London. Isn’t it raining? What bad weather!
Tom: Yes, it rains all the time. Can you see Big Ben? 
Mai: Yeah... on the River Thames. It’s a landmark of London. 
Tom: It is. And this is Times Square in New York, crowded but interesting.
Mai: You’re lucky to visit many places. 
Tom: I am. What about your vacations? 
Mai: Here are some photos of mine. This is…
SUGGEST
Match the cities with their landmarks.
2. London
3. New York
4. Sydney
1. Ha Noi
What city is it?
A: What’s it like?
B: It has beautiful beaches.
C: Is it in Australia?
B: Yes, it is.
A: It’s Sydney.
B: Right.
Example:
What city is it?
A: What’s it like?
B: It has a lot historic places.
C: Is it in Viet Nam?
B: Yes, it is.
A: It’s Ha Noi.
B: That’s right.
Example:
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HOMEWORK
-Learn new words by heart.
-Practice the dialogue again and translate it into Vietnamese.
-Prepare for Unit 9: A closer look 1(p.28)
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