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(1)Pre : Tea: UNIT 15: CITIES Lesson 1: A READING Week: Period: I/ OBJECTIVES After the lesson, the students will be able to develop such reading micro- skills as scanning for specific Ideas and guessing meaning in context Use the information they have read to talk about New York City II/TEACHING METHODS Communicative method III/TEACHING AIDS English book, Blackboard, Handouts/ poster IV/ NEW LESSON: Contents I/ WARM-UP * Answer: New York, Paris, Madrid,… Teacher’s & Students’ activities - Asks Ss to name some big cities in the world that they know - Calls on one student to tell to the class II/ BEFORE YOU READ What can you see in the picture 1? What about picture 2? What makes you think it is the UN Headquarters? * Some information: 1.The Empire State building: is an office building in Manhattan, New York, It has been the tallest building in the world with a height of 381 m and 102 floors 2.Central Park: is a large public in New York City It is the most visited city park in the United States 3.Times Square: is situated in the central Manhattan in New York City It is famous for its Broadway theatres, cinemas and super signs 4.The UN Headquarters: is located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood * Suggestion: - Weather: + Winters are cold with rain and snow + Summers are hot and humid - Population: million people live in the city and 19 million live in the whole metropolitan area - Area: 946 km2 - Famous places: Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Broadway district - History: Founded by the Dutch in 1624, has had several names before like Fort Amsterdam and New Amsterdam - Location: Southeastern part of New York State III/ WHILE YOU READ * New words: - Be located in/on/at - To found - Global finance - To be characterized by - Gets Ss to work in pairs and match the pictures on page 156 of the textbook with the correct places - Asks Ss some questions - Gives Ss some information about the places described in the pictures - Asks Ss to work in groups of or and write down as much information about New York that they know as possible - Uses the network to help Ss generate ideas (Prepares it in the form to stick on the board) - Weather, population, Famous places, Area, History, Location of New York - Asks Ss to work in pairs to give the information - Calls some Ss to present their information - Checks with the whole class - Asks Ss to read through the passage and point out the new words: - Asks Ss to read the new words and make some sentences with some words Lop10.com (2) - Metropolitan region - Take over - Unusual - Ice-free - Mingle with Task1: A metropolitan take over unusual ice free mingle with * Answer: d c e Task2 * Answer: T F T B a not cover with ice b mix with c get control off d city and large around it e special a T b T Task Name of the city Total population Two rivers Total area Founded by whom, when Its name before Its name now A special city because it is Places for visiting * Answer: Name of the city Total population Two rivers Total area Founded by whom, when Its name before Its name now A special city because it is Places for visiting - Asks Ss to read the passage silently and then the task - Asks Ss to check the answers with a partner - Calls on some Ss to give and explain their answers - Feedbacks - Asks Ss to read through questions in task and identify the key words in each question - Asks Ss to the task individually - Goes around and checks Ss - Asks Ss to check the answers with a friend - Calls on some Ss give and explain the answers - Asks Ss to read the questions carefully and the task - Asks Ss to the task individually and check the answer with a partner - Calls on some Ss to give and explain the answers - Gives corrective feedback New York 26 million The Hudson and the Passaic 946 square km Dutch / 1624 Fort Amsterdam / New Amsterdam New York The home of United Nation – The centre of global finance/ communication/ business The Statue of liberty The Empire State Building Broadway Theatre district IV/ AFTER YOU READ - Asks Ss to work in groups of or and choose one of the available New York tours to join - Goes around to check, help and take note of Ss’ typical errors - Calls on some Ss to talk - Gives feedback Lop10.com (3)