UNIT 15: CITIES B: SPEAKING I Aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to give brief information on some typical cities; ask for information about cities II Teaching aids: - Pictures, lesson plan, handouts, and chalk… III Procedure: Teacher’s activities * Warm up: Brainstorming Students’ activities - Ss’ answers The largest city Located in the Southern part of New York State largest New York city Some famous places Founded by the Dutch Times Square Central Park * Pre-speaking Task 1: - Have Ss sit in pairs and complete each question in A with a suitable word in B - Review how to make questions about area, population, people, etc * While- speaking - Get Ss to close their books Task 2: - Ask Ss to work in pairs One reads the information about New York and the other about London Then ask and answer questions about two cities - Give Ss handouts Handout A (p 159) Handout B (p 159) -Go around the class N.Y city million people city The total area of 946 km2 The Empire State Building - Do the task Answer key: 1.d; 2.f; 3.e; 4.e; 5.b/c; 6.b/c - Practice making questions - Close their books - Work in pairs - Exchange the information Suggested questions:( on poster) When was New York founded? What is the population of N Y/ London? What is the total area of NY/ London? How many national holidays are there in New York / London? How many high buildings are there - Help students if necessary - Check some pairs Then: - Ask Ss to open their books - Get Ss to look at the Task ? What is the total area of London? What about New York? London is larger than New York - Explain comparative clauses - Get Ss to make some sentences of comparison in N Y/ London? How many big parks are there in N Y/ L? What are the people like in NY/ Ld? What is the transport in NY / London? - Open their books Answer: The total area of London is 1610km2/ New York is 946km2 Task 3: Read and practice the dialogue - Ask Ss to look at the task - Read this dialogue one time - Play role (T plays the role of A, Ss plays the role of B) - Ask Ss to practice in pairs in minutes - Go around and helps them if necessary - Take notes - Get some pairs to represent (without looking at their textbooks on the whole of Suggested answers: time) London’s population is as big as - Ask Ss to pay attention to comparative the population of New York phrases NY has more high buildings than - Ask Ss to work in pairs and make some Ld sentences of comparison between London London has more big parks than N and NY, using the information in Task in Y - Listen - Ask some Ss to make some sentences of - Practice in pairs comparison * Post- Speaking Task - Ask Ss to work in groups of and tell each other which of the two cities they prefer and give reasons - Go around - Get some Ss to present their talks - Work in pairs - Give answers Answers: London has more big parks than New York The transport in New York is as convenient as the transport in London ……………… ect…………………… Example: I prefer London to New York because it Homework: Teacher assigns homework has more parks, and… - Present their talks in front of the class - Use the information in task to write a paragraph (about 50 words) about London ... people like in NY/ Ld? What is the transport in NY / London? - Open their books Answer: The total area of London is 1610km2/ New York is 946km2 Task 3: Read and practice the dialogue - Ask Ss to... and tell each other which of the two cities they prefer and give reasons - Go around - Get some Ss to present their talks - Work in pairs - Give answers Answers: London has more big parks than... phrases NY has more high buildings than - Ask Ss to work in pairs and make some Ld sentences of comparison between London London has more big parks than N and NY, using the information in Task