TIMES SQUARE THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS 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: • 1.Which city among these belongs to the USA? • 2.Have you ever been to New York? WHAT IS THE MOUNTAIN WHICH SNOW COVERS ALL YEAR ROUND? WHAT COUNTRY IS IT? WHAT STATE IS THIS WHAT COUNTRY IS IT? BUILDING LOCATED IN? THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 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 The words in A appear in the reading passage Match them with their definitions in B A B 1.metropolitan region a not covered with ice take over b mix with c get control of d city and large area around it e special unusual ice-free mingle with Task 2: Scan the passage in minute to find the right information to fill in the table City Location Area Population First name Founded Characteristics Places of interest New York southeastern New York State 946 square km more than million Fort Amsterdam 1624 hundreds of tall offices and apartment buildings Statue of Liberty, Empire State building, Wall Street, Broadway theatre district Free Pratice: Work in groups + Each group will discuss to create a quiz of a certain city for the other to guess Example: Hue city + It is located in Central Vietnam + It has many World Cultural Heritage sites +It is the ancient capital of our country ... high buildings, art galleries and musiums • d all a, b, c, d Task The words in A appear in the reading passage Match them with their definitions in B A B 1.metropolitan region a not covered with