unit 15 anh van 10 readiing

The Eiffel Tower
PARIS – FRANCE
NEW YORK, U.S.A.
The Statue Of Liberty
CITIES
Unit
15
I. BEFORE YOU READ
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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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A. The Empire State Building
/ði em.pa ər steit b l.d ŋ/      
New words
1. Located / ləʊ ke tid  / (adj)
ở, có vị trí
2. Mingle / m ŋ.gl  / (v)
to mix or combine
3. Metropolitan /me.trə p .l .tən   / (adj)
thuộc về khu đô thị lớn
4. characterise /kær. k.tə.ra z  / (v)

đặc trưng hóa
5. unusual / n ju . u.əl    / (adj)
not usual
6. take over /teik ə .vər  / (verb phrase)
to gain control
CITIES
Unit
15
II. WHILE YOU READ
A B
1. Metropolitan region a. Not covered with ice
2. Take over b. Mix with
3. Unusual c. Get control of
4. Ice-free d. City and large area
around it
5. Mingle with e. Special
Task 1: Matching
1 New York is the name of both a state and a
city.
2 New York Harbour has a lot of ice in winter.
3 New York is on two rivers.
4 The United Nations Building is in New York.
5 New York belonged to the Dutch when it was
founded.
Task 2: True or False Statements
T F
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.
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If you could visit New York,
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which place(s) of interest
there would you like to see? Why?
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Learn by heart
new words.
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Prepare for the
next lesson:
Speaking
Homework:
Goodbye and see you
again in New York