Lesson 29

"From Paris to Berlin". City and town

(Introducing new vocabulary - buildings. Talking about your city)

1. Warm-up

Listen to the description of 2 cities. Which cities are they?

Track 1

City 1 __London______

City 2 ___Paris______

2. Lets learn some new words! Buildings and Places

3. Complete the sentences with the country and city words

4. What can you do?

5. Where do you go in your town?

6. Read and learn

7. a) Look at the photos. Guess the possible true fact about this city:

b) Read the text. Find 15 adjectives.

c) Make the notes about Tokyo to each category. Speak about Tokyo using your notes.

  • Tokyo has a population of 35 mln people. It's the largest city in the world.
  • People earn the highest salaries. They spend the most money. It's the world's most expensive city.
  • Tokyo was originally a small fishing village called Edo. The architecture is very modern. There aren't many old buildings because of the 1923 earthquake and World War 2.
  • The summer is hot and humid. The most beautiful season is spring.
  • It has one of the busiest and fastest railway systems in the world.

8. Listen to people talking about their cities. Track 2

Makiko. City is very safe. It is very clean and it is easy to travel around. All the trains and buses run on time. In spring it's dry and cherry blossom is out. In Tokyo there's always something new and interesting to do, new places to go, new food to eat. It changes very quickly

Vimahl. It's very busy. It's really hot. It's a noisy place. People are everywhere. Life isn't easy but people work really hard. Every day brings new possibilities.

Lourdes. The weather is warm and sunny most of the year. The markets with fruit and vegetables are wonderful. There are lots of things to do and places to visit(museums, galleries, theatres)

9. Answer the questions

- What do you like about a capital city in your country?

- What don't you like about a capital city in your country?

- What can you say about people there?

- What can you say about the climate there?

- What can you say about transport there?

- What are your favorite things to do there?

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