english 10 unit 15

New York city is located in the southeastern part of New York State.. With a population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the whole metropolian region, and the total a

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UNIT15 : CITIES

WHERE DO THESE PICTURES MENTION?

BEFORE YOU READ

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3 2

1

Match a,b,c,d with the pictures

a.The Empire State Building

b Central Park

c Times Square

d The United Nation

Vocabulary :

 Attract /ə'trækt/ (v): thu hút

 Metropolitan /metrə'pɔlitən/ (a) : thuộc về trung

tâm, có tính chất trung tâm

 Finance /fai'næns / (n) : tài chính

 Ice –free /aisfri: / (a) : không đóng băng

 Mingle /'mi ŋ lə / (v) : hoà lẩn, trộn lẩn

 Locate /lou'keit / (v) : toạ lạc, nằm ở

 Buiding /'bildi ŋ / (n) : cao ốc

 Unusual /Λn'ju:ʒuəl/ (a) : kỳ lạ

New York city is located in the southeastern part of New York State It developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with The water of the Atlantic Ocean, New York Harbour , which is ice free in all seasons, is one of the largest and finest in the world With a population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the whole metropolian region, and the total area of 946 square km , New York is the largest city in the United State.

The city was founded by the Dutch in 1624 at first, it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York New York is very unusual city Although it is not the capital of the country, it is the home of the United Nation and the centre of global finance, communiction, and bussness New Yorkers are people who comes from all over the world.

UNIT 15: CITIES READING

The city is characterised by its hundreds of tall offices and apartment building, some of which are among the tallest building in the world Visters to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall street, and Broadway theatre district New York is also the place where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums.

New York city is located in the southeastern part of New York State It developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with The water of the Atlantic Ocean, New York Harbour , which is ice free in all seasons, is one of the largest and finest in the world With a population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the whole metropolian region, and the total area of 946 square km , New York is the largest city in the United State.

The city was founded by the Dutch in 1624 at first, it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York New York is very unusual city Although it is not the capital of the country, it is the home of the United Nation and the centre of global finance, communiction, and bussness New Yorkers are people who comes from all over the world.

UNIT 15: CITIES READING

The city is characterised by its hundreds of tall offices and apartment building, some of which are among the tallest building in the world Visters to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall street, and Broadway theatre district New York is also the place where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums.

Task1: Match them with their definitions in B.

1 Metropolitan

region

2 Take over

3 Unusual

4 Ice – free

5 Mingle

a Not covered with ice

b Mix with

c Get control of

d City abd large area

around it

e Special

1 New York is the name of both a state and a city.

2 New York Harbour has a lot of ice in winter.

3 New York is on two rivers.

4 The United Ntion Building in New York.

5 New york belonged to the Dutch when it was

fouded.

Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

T

F T

T T ice- free all season.

1.Where is New York city ?

It is in southeastern of New York.

2.What is its population ?

7 million in the city and 19 million in the whole metropolian region.

3.Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam ?

Beacause it was founded by the Dutch.

4.What makes New York an unusual city?

It is the home of the United Nation and the centre of global finance, communiction, and bussness.

5.What places in New York are visitor attracted to ?

The Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall street, and Broadway theatre district.

Task 3: Answer the questions

If you could visit

NewYork,which places you would like to see ?

The Empire State

Building

The United Nation

Times Square

the Statue of Liberty

Wall street

The places that you would like to see

Central Park

Wramp up

- Learn by heart vocabulary

- Write a summary of the passage

- Prepare “ speaking “ part

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