the united nations headquarters
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UNIT 15. TIMES SQUARE. THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS. CITIES. THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. CENTRAL PARK. Warm up :. -Stick some pictures of some large cities in the world for the students to recognize (HANOI, LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK, SYDNEY) - Questions : - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE UNITED NATIONS
HEADQUARTERS
TIMES SQUARE
CENTRAL PARK
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
Warm up:
• -Stick some pictures of some large cities in the world for the students to recognize (HANOI, LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK, SYDNEY)
• -Questions:
• 1.Which city among these belongs to the USA?
• 2.Have you ever been to New York?
WHAT COUNTRY IS IT?
WHAT IS THE MOUNTAIN WHICH SNOW COVERS ALL YEAR ROUND?
WHAT COUNTRY IS IT?
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
WHAT STATE IS THIS BUILDING LOCATED IN?
WHAT COUNTRY IS IT?
WHAT IS THE ANIMAL WHICH SYMBOLIZES AUSTRALIA?
Before you read • Choose the best answer to complete these
sentences:• 1.New York is the .......... of ...............• a. capital/ the USA• b. home/ the United nations• c. state/ The USA• d. b and a are correct• 2.The city was founded by ...........• a. the Dutch• b. the French• c. the American• d. the Asian
• 3.New Yorkers are people who come from ..............
• a.Vietnam• b.only the United States• c.all over the US and many parts in the world• 4.It is famous for.........................• a. its interesting places.• b.its largest and finest habour• c.its high buildings, art galleries and musiums• d. all a, b, c, d
Task 1. The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B.
A Ba. not covered with ice1.metropolitan
region
b. mix with
c. get control ofd. city and large area around it
e. special5. mingle with
4. ice-free
3. unusual
2. take over
Task 2: Scan the passage in 1 minute to find the right information to fill in the table.
City New York
Location
Area
Population
First name
Founded
Characteristics
Places of interest
southeastern New York State
946 square kmmore than 7 million
Fort Amsterdam
1624
hundreds of tall offices and apartment buildingsStatue of Liberty, Empire State building, Wall Street, Broadway theatre district
Free Pratice: Work in 2 groups.
+ Each group will discuss to create a quiz of a certain city for the other to guess.
Example:+ It is located in Central Vietnam
+ It has many World Cultural Heritage sites.
+It is the ancient capital of our country.
Hue city