Famous things: shopping centers, modern supermarkets, tall buildings, the City Botanic Garden, Dam Sen cultural park… The best things: the biggest city, a major commercial and economic c[r]
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5 CDANAA
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Trang 3UNIT 15: CITIES LESSON D: WRITING
Trang 4How do we say “nổi tiếng về” in English?
famous for (sth) (adj) : nổi tiếng về
Which word is synonym with “located” ?
situated (adj) : tọa lạc
Roman (n) : người La Mã
historic (adj) : thuộc về lịch sử
How do we say “thuộc
về lịch sử” in English?
People live in Christian era
Who are they?
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answer to the question.
1 Where is London situated?
2 How big is it?
3 What is its population?
4 What kind of city is it?
5 When and by whom was it founded?
6 What is it famous for?
7 What is the best about the city?
8 Why do the tourists come to London?
situated How big
its population kind of city
When and by whom
famous for the best
Why
London situated in southern England, on the River Thames.
The city covers an area of 1610 square kilometers.
Its population is about 7 millions.
It is the capital city of the United Kingdom.
It was founded by the Romans in 43 AD.
It is famous for its buildings, its theatre, its museums, its shops.
The best about the city is the parks.
The tourists come there because they can get away from the noisy and busy city life, and relax.
Trang 7Kind of city: the capital city of United Kingdom.
Founded: 43 AD / the Romans
Area: 1.610 square km.
Situated: in southern of England, on the River Thames.
Population: 7 millions.
Famous things: historic buildings (St Paul‘s Cathedral,
House of Parliament), theatres, museums, shops (Harrods)
The best things: the parks.
The information about London
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General
information
Location It is situated/located in……
Situated in……
Area It covers an area of………
Population It has a population of………
History
It was founded by…in…
Paragraph 2:
Famous
places/things It is famous for………
Paragraph 3:
Specific
information
Most outstanding feature The best thing about…is/are……
The format of describing a city
Trang 9Write an description about the city
You can chose one to write.
The information about Ho Chi Minh City
Kind of city: an important port city and a tourist attraction Founded: the 18th century / Nguyen Huu Canh (1698)
Area: 2.095 square km.
Situated: in southern of Vietnam, on the Sai Gon River.
Population: 8 millions (2009).
Famous things: shopping centers, modern supermarkets, tall
buildings, the City Botanic Garden, Dam Sen cultural park…
The best things: the biggest city, a major commercial and
Trang 10Kind of city: a capital city.
Founded: 1010 / Ly Thai To moved to Thang Long (1698)
Area: 3.325 square km.
Situated: at 1,760 km north of Ho Chi Minh City and at 120
km west of Hai Phong city, on the right bank of the Red River.
Population: 2.6 millions (2009).
Famous things: Long Bien Bridge, Perfume Pagoda, Turtle Tower, Temple of Literature, Ho Chi Minh Mauloseum, Ha noi Opera House, Hoan Kiem Lake, etc.
The best things: the country’s second largest city, the political
and religious city.
The information about Ha Noi City
Trang 11Check list
Writer:……… Peer editor:………
1 What is the topic of the paragraph?
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2 Write the topic sentence here:………
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3 Is there any sentence that is not relate to the topic? If so, write it here ………
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4 Is there any sentence that unclear to you? If so, write it here ………
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5 Is the paragraph indented? Yes No (Circle one) 6 Do your have any suggestions for improving this paragraph? If so, write them here ………
Trang 12- Learn by heart vocabulary.
- Correct your writing depends on your friend’s correction And submit its on next period
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 15, E Language focus, page 164,165.
Remember to do your homework