WELCOME TO OUR CLASS UNIT 9 CITIES OF

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS

UNIT 9: CITIES OF THE WORLD Communication

1. Matching – Game: Who’s faster Sydney Opera House Big Ben Merlion Eiffel Tower The Temple of Literature

Merlion The Temple of Literature Big Ben Sydney Opera House Eiffel Tower

New words ‘landmark (n) danh lam thắng cảnh

New words , to design : thiết kế

New words ‘symbol (n) biểu tượng

New words , merlion (n) tượng sư tử cá

New words UNESCO ‘world ‘heritage (n. phr) di sản Thế giới UNESCO

UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization): Tổ chức Giáo dục, Khoa học và Văn hóa Liên hợp quốc

2. Read and guess the landmarks’ name. 1. It is the most famous tower in England. The name is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell in the tower. The bell is the largest bell ever made in England. BIG BEN

2. Read and guess the landmarks’ name. 2. Danish architect Jorn Utzon designed the place, and Queen Elizabeth II opened it in 1973. It is a UNESCO World Heritage building. SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

2. Read and guess the landmarks’ name. 3. One of Hanoi’s most wellknown landmarks, this place was built in 1070. It is next to Quoc Tu Giam, Viet Nam's first university. TEMPLE OF LITERATURE

2. Read and guess the landmarks’ name. 4. Gustave Eiffel designed this tower in 1889. Now, almost 7 million visitors visit it a year. That makes it the most visited landmark in the world. EIFFEL TOWER

2. Read and guess the landmarks’ name. 5. A creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish, it is the symbol of Singapore. MERLION

2. Read and guess the landmarks’ name. 1. Big Ben 2. Sydney Opera House 3. Temple of Literature 4. Eiffel Tower 5. Merlion

3. Tick T/F F F T F F F Big Ben bell in is the biggest tower istower the largest in England. bell ever made 1. The in England. 2. The Sydney Opera House was designed by a Danish famousarchitect. Australian architect. 3. Queen Elizabeth II came to Sydney in 1973. 4. The Eiffel Tower is the world’s second most visited tourist place. The temple of Literature was the first university in 5. Quoc Tu Giam was the first university in Viet Nam. 6. The Merlion has a fish’s lion’s head and a lion’s fish’s body

4. Think of a city, a country, or a landmark. Give clues, your classmate guess A: It’s a city. It’s very hot and crowded. B: Is it Tokyo? A: No, it’s not. It’s in South America. The people there love football. B: Is it Rio de Janeiro? A: Yes, it is.

Homework: + Write about the landmark you like best. + Do exercise C 1 (p. 18) in workbook. + Prepare Unit 9 – Skill 1.

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