Unit 2
City Life
Lesson 2: A Closer Look 1
Teacher: Mr.Tam
modern
busy
fashionable
polluted
exciting
historical
expensive
convenient
The Adjectives connected with cities and city life:
…
WARM -UP
* What place are these pictures about?
- fabulous (adj):
(SYN = wonderful)
E.g: We’re having a fabulous time here in Hoi An.
- cosmopolitan (adj):
(thuộc) toàn thế giới
- affordable (adj):
(SYN = cheap enough)
E.g: The street food in Hoi An is tasty and affordable.
E.g: There are different types of people from different countries living
in New York, so New York is a highly cosmopolitan city.
: tuyệt vời
: vừa túi tiền
VOCABULARY
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 (√).
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
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
3. Put a suitable adjectives from 2 in each blank.
* Pronunciation:
Stress on pronouns in sentences
* Strong form and weak form of pronouns:
4. Listen and repeat, paying attention to the difference in the underlined pronouns. Circle the pronouns that sound strong.
1. A: Can you come and give me a hand? …………
B: OK. Wait for me! …………………………

2. A: Did you come to the party last night? ……………………….
B: Yes. But I didn’t see you. …………………………….

3. A: Look - it’s him! ………………………
B: Where? I can’t see him. ………………………………

4. A: They told us to go this way. …………………………………..
B: Well, they didn’t tell us! ………………………………………….
weak
strong
weak
weak
weak
strong
strong
strong
5a. Listen and mark the underlined words as W( weak) or S ( strong).
--Example--:
A: Are you going to talk to him (W)?
B: No, I think he (S) should talk to me (S) first.
1.A: Is he (___) there?
B: No. Everybody else is, but he’s (___) gone home!

2.A: Do you know that woman?
B: Her (___)? Er… No. I don’t recognize her (___).

3.A: I’m afraid we (W) can’t stay any longer.
B: What do you mean ‘we’ (___)? I’ve (___) got plenty of time.

4.A: Look! Everybody’s leaving.
B: What about us (___)? Shall we (___) go, too?
5b. Work in pairs. Practise the exchanges above.
W
S
S
W
S
S
S
W
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HOME ASSIGNMENTS
-Practice pronouncing strong form and weak form of pronouns.
- Write 6 sentences about one of the cities you have been to, using the adjectives in today’s lesson as many as possible.