Danish architect Jorn Utzon designed the place, and Queen Elizabeth II opened it in 19733. It is a UNESCO World Heritage building.[r]
Trang 2Unit 9: Cities of the world
Communication
1 Match the words with the landmarks.
Sydney opera House
Big Ben Merlion Eiffel Tower
Temple of
Literature
Trang 3• 2 Read about the landmarks Can you guess which landmark from 1 they are?
• a New words:
• ( to) design (v)
• Symbol (n)
• Landmark (n)
• Creature (n)
• UNESCO World Heritage (n)
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Trang 51 It is the most famous tower in England The name is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell in the tower The bell is the largest bell
ever made in England
Big Ben
2 Danish architect Jorn Utzon designed the place, and Queen Elizabeth II opened it in 1973 It is a UNESCO World Heritage building
Sydney Opera House
3 One of Hanoi’s most well-known landmark This place was built in 1070 It
is next to Quoc Tu Giam, Vietnam’s first university
Temple of Literature
4 Gustave Eiffel designed this tower in 1889 now, almost 7 million visitors visit it a year That makes it the most visited landmark in the world
Eiffel
5 A creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish, it is the symbol of Singapore
Merlion
2 Danish architect Jorn Utzon designed the place, and Queen Elizabeth II
opened it in 1973 It is a UNESCO World Heritage building
Sydney Opera House
Trang 6• 3 Write true (T) or false (F)
T F
1 Big Ben is the biggest tower in England.
2 The Sydney Opera House was designed by a famous Australian architect.
3 Queen Elizabeth II came to Sydney in 1973.
4 The Eiffel Tower is the world’s second most visited tourist place.
5 The Temple of Literature was the first university in Viet Nam
6 The Merlion has a fish’s head and a lion’s body.
Trang 7• 4 Think of a city, a country, or a landmark Give clues
Example:
A: It’s a city It’s very hot and crowded.
B: Is it Tokyo?
A: No, it’s not It’s in South America The people there love football.
B: Is it Rio de Janeiro?
A: Yes, it is!
Play Game
Trang 8* Write a landmark about a place you know.