Unit 2: CITY LIFE
Lesson 1: Getting started
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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 Harbor 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 1850.1 believe.
Duong: Oh, it sounds like a good place to get higher education. I like this town!
1. Listen and read
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*Vocabulary:
fabulous (a): tuyệt vời
reliable (a): đáng tin cậy
metropolitan (a): thuộc về đô thị, thủ phủ
multicultural (a): đa văn hóa
variety (n): sự phong phú, đa dạng
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Can you translate
this dialogue
into Vietnamese?
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Dương: Paul! Mình ở đây.
Paul: Chào Dương! Thế nào rồi? Cậu đã hết mệt sau chuyến bay chưa?
Dương: Cả tối qua mình ngủ khá tốt. À, cảm ơn cậu nhiều vì dẫn mình đi thăm quanh đây hôm nay.
Paul: Không sao đâu, vui mà.
Dương: Cậu sống ở quanh khu này à?
Paul: Mình á? Đúng vậy, mình sinh ra và lớn lên ở đây - Sydney là quê hương của mình.
Dương: Thật tuyệt vời. Nó là một thành phố cổ phải không?
Paul: Không, nó không cổ lắm, nhưng là thành phố lớn nhất ở Úc và lịch sử đất nước mình bắt đầu ở thành phố này.
Dương: Wow! Vậy những điểm hấp dẫn nhất ở Syney là gì?
Paul: Điểm tham quan tự nhiên là Cảng Sydney, Công viên Quốc gia Hoàng gia và bãi biển Bondi. Các điểm tham quan nhân tạo như Thảo cầm viên hoàng gia, Nhà hát Sydney, Cầu Cảng cũng rất thu hút khách du lịch.
Dương: Thế còn giao thông thì sao?
Paul: Giao thông công cộng ở đây rất tiện lợi và đáng tin. Cậu có thể đi xe buýt, đi tàu hoặc tàu điện. Taxi ở đây tất nhiên là khá đắt.
Dương: Mua sắm ở Sydney có tốt không?
Paul: Ồ tất nhiên rồi! Cậu biết mà, Sydney là một thành phố đô thị và đa văn hóa, vậy nên có rất nhiều đồ và món ăn từ các quốc gia khác nhau. Nếu cậu thích, lát nữa mình sẽ đưa cậu tới chợ Paddington.
Dương: Tuyệt vời! Thế còn giáo dục thì sao? Có nhiều trường đại học không?
Paul: Sydney có 5 trường đại học lớn và một vài trường nhỏ. Trường cổ nhất thành lập từ năm 1850, mình nhớ là thế.
Dương: Ồ, nghe có vẻ là một nơi tốt cho giáo dục đại học. Mình thích nơi này quá!
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*Practise:
Complete the sentences with information from the conversation.
It is Duong’s first ____________ to Sydney.
In Paul’s opinion, Sydney is not an ____________ city.
Sydney Harbour is a ____________ attraction of Sydney.
The shopping is good because of the ____________ of things.
Duong thinks Sydney may be good place to ____________.
visit
ancient
natural
variety
study
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*Practise:
b. Find words in the conversation to match these definitions.
tiredness from travelling across different time zones.
an attration
that can be trusted
belonging to a very large city
including people of different races, religions, language, and traditions.
jed lag
a feature
reliable
metropolitan
multicultural
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*Practise:
c. Answer the questions:
Where did Paul grow up?
What is the biggest city in Australia?
How is the public transport in Sydney?
Why is there a great variety of things and foods in Sydney?
When was the first university built in Sydney?
Sydney
Sydney
Public transport in Sydney is convenient and reliable.
Because Sydney is a metropolitan and multicultural city.
In 1850
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*Practise:
d. Think of other ways to say these expressions from the conversation.
“How’s it going?”
“Getting over the jet lag?”
“I slept pretty well”
“No worries”
How are you? / How are you doing? / How are things?
Recovering from the jet lag? / Overcoming the jet lag?
I slept quite well. / I had a good sleep.
No problem. / Nevermind. / Don’t bother.
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2. Exercises:
Replace the word(s) in italics with one of the words from the box.
1. There is not a lot of ______________ news in this newspaper.
2. I do my shopping in the ______________ shops, not in the town centre.
3. At weekends the city centre is always ___________ with people.
4. My friend`s family has just moved to a ____________ town.
5. There is far too much pollution nowadays in ________ areas.
crowded
international
local
urban
neighboring
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*Exercises:
3. Work in pairs to do the quiz.
DO YOU WANT TO
PLAY A GAME?
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LUCKY NUMBER
1
2
3
4
8
5
6
7
I have 8 boxes, please choose 1 box to answer the question,
there are 3 lucky boxes. For each correct answer, you get 1 good point.
Lucky number!
Lucky number!
Lucky number!
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Which city is the oldest?
Ha Noi
Can Tho
Hue
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Which city is in Oceania?
Baghdad
Canberra
Amsterdam
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Which is the best-known city in
North America?
Chicago
Vancouver
New York
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Which city is in Africa?
Luanda
Buenos Aires
Athens
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Which is a capital city?
Rio
Osaka
Moscow
All of you are good!
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