UNIT 2: CITY LIFE
Period 8: Getting started
Monday, October, 2021
Match the picture with the correct name.
Sydney Opera House Sydney Harbour Royal Botanical Gardens
Harbour Bridge Bondi Beach Royal National Park
Bondi Beach
Royal Natioanal Park
Sydney Harbour
Harbour Bridge
Sydney Opera House
Royal Botanical Gardens
Bondi Beach – Sydney Harbour – Royal National Park
Sydney Harbour House – Harbour – Royal National Gardens
Look at these pictures
1. What can you see in the picture?
2. Where are they now?
3. What are they talking about?
New words
- fabulous /ˈfæbjələs/ (adj) = wonderful : tuyệt vời.
- metropolitan /ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən/ (adj): thuộc đô thị, thủ phủ
- multicultural /ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl/ (adj): đa văn hóa
- reliable /rɪˈlaɪəbl/(adj): đáng tin cậy
- feature /ˈfiːtʃə(r)/(n) : đặc điểm
- (to) include = comprise : bao gồm
- jet lag /ˈdʒet læɡ/ (n): sự mệt mỏi sau chuyến bay dài.
Duong: Hey, Paul! Over here!
Paul: Hi, Duong! How`s it going? Getting over the jet lag?
Duong: Yes, I slept pretty well last night. Hey, thanks so much for showing me around today.
Paul: No worries, it`ll be good fun.
Duong: So, are you from around here?
Paul: Me? Yes, I was born and grew up here. Sydney`s my hometown.
Duong: It`s fabulous. Is it an ancient city?
Paul: No, it`s not very old, but it`s Australia`s biggest city, and the history of our country began here.
Duong: Wow! So what are the greatest attractions in Sydney?
Paul: Well, its natural features include Sydney Harbour, the Royal National Park, and Bondi Beach. Man-made attractions such as the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney Opera House, and the Harbour Bridge are also well known to visitors.
Duong: What about transport?
Paul: Public transport here is convenient and reliable: you can go by bus, by train, or light rail. Taxis are more expensive, of course.
Duong: And is Sydney good for shopping?
Paul: Of course! You know, Sydney`s a metropolitan and multicultural city, so we have a great variety of things and foods from different countries. I`ll take you to Paddington Market later, if you like.
Duong: Wonderful. What about education? Are there many universities?
Paul: Sydney has five big universities and some smaller ones. The oldest of them was set up in 1850, I believe.
Duong: Oh, it sounds like a good place to get higher education. I like this town!
1. It is Duong`s first _________ to Sydney.
2. In Paul`s opinion, Sydney is not _________ an city.
3. Sydney Harbour is a _________ attraction of Sydney.
4. The shopping is good because of the _________ of things.
5. Duong thinks Sydney may be a good place to _________.
a. Complete the sentences with information from the conversation.
visit
ancient
natural
variety
study
b. Find the word in the conversation to match these definitions.
jet lag
a feature
reliable
metropolitan
multicultural
c. Answer the questions.
Where did Paul grow up?
2. What is the biggest city in Australia?
3. How is the public transport in Sydney?
4. Why is,there a great variety of things and foods in Sydney?
5. When was the first university built in Sydney?
- He grew up in Sydney.
- Sydney is.
- It is convenient and reliable.
- Because it is a metropolitan and multicultural city.
- In 1850.
1. "How`s it going?"
-> How are you? / How are things? / How are you doing?
2. "Getting over the jet lag?"
-> (Are you) recovering from the jet lag?
3. "I slept pretty well"
-> I slept quite well.
4. "No worries"
-> No problem./ / Nevermind. / Don’t bother..
d. Think of other ways to say these expressions from the conversation.
2. Replace the word(s) in italics with one of the words from the box.
There is not a lot of world news in this newspaper.
I do my shopping in the neighborhood shops, not in the town centre.
At weekends the city centre is always packed with people.
My friend`s family has just moved to a nearby town.
5. There is far too much pollution nowadays in city areas.
international
local
crowded
neighbouring
urban
crowded – international – local – urban – neighboring
3. Work in pairs to do the quiz.
1. Which city is the oldest?
Ha Noi B. Hue C. Can Tho
2. Which city is in Oceania?
Baghdad B. Amsterdam C. Canberra
3. Which city is the best-known city in North America?
Chicago B. Vancouver C. New York
4. Which city is in Africa?
Luanda B. Athens C. Buenos Aires
5. Which city has the World Heritage status?
Bac Giang B. Vinh C. Hoi An
6. Which is a capital city?
A. Rio B. Moscow C. Osaka
CITY QUIZ
HOME WORK
Learn by heart the new words
Practice the dialogue.
Redo exercise 1c/ page 17
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