Unit 9: CITIES OF THE WORLD
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED
What nice photos!
*Vocabulary:
- most of
- also -egg-shaped
- continent
- Sweden
- Africa
- have/ has been to
- time(s)
hầu hết
cũng thế
giống hình trứng
lục địa
Thụy Điển
châu Phi
Đã từng đến
lần

1. Listen and read:
Mai: What nice photos! Have you been to all these places?
Tom: Yes, I`ve been to most of them. This is Rio de Janeiro. It`s an exciting city, but sometimes it`s very hot.
Mai: Is the weather there hotter than in Sydney?
Tom: Oh yes! Sydney isn`t so hot. I` ve been to the beaches there many times with my family. They`re the cleanest and the most beautiful in the world!
Mai: Is this London? What bad weather!
Tom: Yes, we`ve been there twice. Can you see Big Ben? There are also modern buildings, like this egg-shaped building...
Mai: And this must be Times Square in New York.
Tom: Yes! I`ve never been there. This photo is from my brother. It looks great, doesn`t it?
2. Read the conversation again. Then write True or False.

1. Tom and Mai are reading a book. _____
They are looking at photos on the computer.
2. Tom has been to all four cities. _____
Tom has been to most of the cities.
3. Tom has been to Sydney many times. _____

4. All the buildings in London are old. _____
There are also modern buildings.
5. Tom has taken many photos of Times Square. _____
The photo is from his brother.
F
F
T
F
F
3. Name the continents:
North America
Europe
Asia
Australia
Antarctic
Africa
South America
4. Match the words in the blue box to the names of the places in the yellow box:
a. continent

b. country

c. city

d. capital

e. place of interest
1. Ha Noi
2. Nha Trang
3. Asia
4. Sweden
5. Ben Thanh Market
6. the Louvre
7. Amsterdam
8. Africa
9. the USA
10. Liverpool
5. Game: Around the world
In groups of four, choose a country and ask your friends the question below (and any others you think of)
Which continent is it in?
What is its capital?
What are its major cities?
What is it famous for?
The person who has the most correct answers is the winner.
Homework

Learn by heart the new words.

Redo all the exercises in the lesson

Prepare for the next class: Unit 9– A closer look 1
See you later!