Unit 2. City life. Lesson 2. A closer look 1

Unit 2 : City life
Lesson 2: A closer look 1
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
* What place are these pictures about?
They’re about Hoi An
- 1. fascinating (adj):
2. forbidden (adj):
3. populous (adj):
4. cosmopolitan (adj):
5. downtown (adj, n):
- 6. affordable (adj) :
I. Vocabulary:
hấp dẫn, quyến rũ
bị cấm
đông dân
(thuộc) toàn thế giới
(thuộc) khu thương mại
(giá cả) phải chăng
* Checking the words :
What and Where
fascinating
cosmopolitan
affordable
downtown
populous
forbidden
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2
3
4
5
6
Dear Oggy, 
We’re having a fabulous time here in Hoi An. You know, it’s a(n) (1) _________  town 30 km from Da Nang. The weather is very (2)  _________  and sunny. Our hotel is small but (3)  ___________. The staff are friendly and (4) __________  .
We’ve seen most of the sights of the town. The street life here is (5) ___________  . We’ve spent a lot of time wandering around and looking at the (6)  _________  temples, bridges, and houses. We’ve also bought a lot of (7)  _________ souvenirs, crafts, and clothing. Well, the street food in Hoi An is (8)   _________ and affordable. I wish you could be here with us! 
Anyway, I hope things are good with you. 
Lots of love, 
Jack
1a. Put one of the adjectives in the box in each blank
local delicious ancient historic
helpful warm fascinating comfortable
ancient
warm
comfortable
helpful
fascinating
historic
local
delicious
1b. Underline all the other adjectives in the letter.
2. Which of the following adjectives describe city life? Put a tick (√).
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√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
She lives in one of the most ………………. parts of the city: there are lots of luxury shops there.
How ……………… ! The roads are crowded and I’m stuck in a traffic jam.
You can’t stop here. Parking is ………………… in this street.
This city is very ……………………, there are people here from all over the world.
The gallery downtown has regular exhibitions of …………………. art.
Nhieu Loc canal in Ho Chi Minh City is much less ………………….. Than before.
fashionable
annoying
forbidden
cosmopolitan
modern
polluted
II. Pronunciation:
Stress on pronouns in sentences
(me is weak)
(you is weak)
(him is weak)
(us is weak)
W
S
S
W
W
S
S
S
W
5b. Work in pairs. Practise the exchanges above.
modern
busy
fashionable
polluted
exciting
historical
expensive
convenient
1. The Adjectives connected with cities and city life:
…
Consolidation
Consolidation
2. Stress on pronouns in sentences
- A pronoun is stressed because :
+ It’s especially important
+ We want to show a contrast
Learn by heart the new words.
Practise the pronunciation at home
3.Do the exercises in the notebooks
4.Prepare Unit 2 : A Closer look 2.
Homework