1. WELCOME TO NEW LESSON

2. WARM UP 1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1.Which city is larger in area – Hanoi or HCM city? HCMC (HCMC covers an area of 2,095km but HN covers an area of 921km). HCMC (HCMC covers an area of 2,095km but HN covers an area of 921km). 2. 2. Which city has a bigger population – HN or HCM city? HCMC (HCMC has a population of 6.2 million but HN has a population 3 million). 3. Which city is older - HN or HCM city? HN ( HN was founded in 1010 but HCMC was founded in 1698)

3. UNIT 15:CITIES Lesson B: Speaking

4. Unit 15:CITIES-LessonB:Speaking AB 1. When was the city ? 2. What is the like? 3. What are the like? 4. How many are there? 5. What is the of the city? 6. What is its ? a.people b.area c.population d.founded e.parks f.transport Task 1. Complete each question in A with a suitable word in B. d. founded f. transport a / e b / c

5. Task 2 Questions to ask about the area, the population, and other characteristics of a city. To ask about the areaWhat is the area of the city? How large is the city? To ask about the population What is the population of the city? How many people live there? To ask about the history When was the city founded? To ask about other characteristics What are the people like? How many big parks are there? Is there any high building?

6. Task 2. Work in pairs. One reads the information about New York and the other about London. Then ask and answer questions about the two cities. Mew York Founded: 1624 Population: 7 million Area: 946 square km National holidays: 7 days Many high buildings One big park People: friendly, open Transport: convenient London Founded: 43 AD Population: 7 million Area: 1610 square km National holidays: 14 days Few high buildings Five big park People: formal, reserved Transport: convenient example A: When was New York founded? B: It was founded in 1624. And what about London? A: It was founded in 43 AD. And what is the population of New York? B: ………………………………………………………………

7. Review comparative forms of adjectives and nouns Task 3 Review comparative forms of adjectives and nouns Adjectives: Equal comparison: This desk is as heavy as that one. Comparative: Short adj: London is larger than New York. Long adj: This room is more comfortable than that one. As + adj + as Adj – er + than More + Adj + than

8. Review comparative forms of adjectives and nouns Task 3 Review comparative forms of adjectives and nouns Nouns: Ex1: There are as many people in London as in New York. Ex2: There is as much population in New York as in London. Ex3: There are more big parks in London than in New York. As + many/few + countable nouns + As As + much/little + uncountable nouns + As More / fewer + countable nouns More / less + uncountable nouns

9. Task 3 Practice the dialogue A: So we’ve learned a lot about New York and London. Let’s make some comparisons between them. larger B: All right. First, the area of London is 1610 square km, and that of New York is 946 square km, so London is larger. as big as A: That’s right. But its population is as big as that of New York. Both cities have a population of million. more high buildings B: Yes, but New York has more high buildings than London. Work in pairs/groups. Make similar comparisons between London and New York, using the information in task 2.

10. Task 4 Work in groups. Tell each other which of the two cities you prefer and give reasons. Ex : I prefer London to New York because it has more parks, and … The suggested answers: I prefer New York to London because people are friendlier and opener. I prefer living in New York to living in London because there more high buildings but I prefer working in London because there are more holidays.

11. HOMEWORK: - Write a paragraph to compare New York and London, and state which city you prefer and why. - Prepare for “listening”

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