Tóm tắt bài 1. Unit 15 Speaking Task 1 Complete each question in A with a suitable word in B. (Hoàn thành mỗi câu hỏi ở A với một từ thích hợp ở B.) AB When was the city _______? What is the _______ like? What are the _______ like? How many ________ are there? What is the _______ of the city? What is its ________? a. people b. area c. population d. founded e. parks f. transport Guide to answer When was the city founded? (Thành phố được thành lập khi nào?) What is the transport like? (Giao thông ở đây như thế nào?) What are the people like? (Con người ở đây ra sao?) How many parks are there? (Có bao nhiêu công viên?) What is the population of the city? (Dân số của thành phố ra sao?) What is its area? (Diện tích của nó?) 2. Unit 15 Speaking Task 2 Work in pairs. One reads the information about New York and the other about London. Then ask and answer questions about the two cities. (Làm việc theo cặp. Một bạn đọc thông tin về New York và bạn còn lại đọc về London. Sau đó hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi về hai thành phố này.) New York Founded: 1624 Population: 7 million Area: 946 square km National holidays: 7 days Many high buildings One big park People: friendly, open Transport: convenientLondon Founded: 43 AD Population: 7 million Area: 1610 square km National holidays: 14 days Few high buildings Five big parks People: formal, reserved Transport: convenientGuide to answer A : When was New York founded? B : In 1624. And what about London? A : London is older. It was founded in 43 AD. What’s the area of New York? B : 946 km2. It's smaller than London 1,610 km2. What's the population of New York? A : It has more than 7 million people in the city. How about London? B : The same. A : How many national holidays do New Yorkers have? B : Only seven. What are the people in London like? A : They’re formal and reserved. B : Oh, on the contrary. New Yorkers are open and friendly. A : Are there many parks in New York? B : No, only one, but it’s big. What about London? A : There are five big parks in the centre of London. B : How interesting! People have many places for pleasure and walk. 3. Unit 15 Speaking Task 3 Read and practise the dialogue. (Đọc và luyện tập hội thoại.) A: Như thế chúng ta học biết nhiều về New York và Luân Đôn. Chúng ta hãy làm một vài so sánh. B: Được. Trước tiên, diện tích của Luân Đôn là 1610 km2, và diện tích của New York là 946 km2, vậy Luân Đôn rộng lớn hơn. A: Đúng vậy. Nhưng dân số của nó bằng dân số của New York. cả hai thành phố có dân số 7 triệu người. B: Vâng, nhưng New York có nhiều cao ốc hơn Luân Đôn. Work in pairs / groups. Make similar comparisons between London and New York, using the information in Task 2. (Làm việc từng đôi /nhóm. So sánh tương tự giữa Luân Đôn và New York, sử dụng thông tin ở bài tập 2.) A: The people in London have 14 national holidays a year. B: Really? So, they have more holidays than those in New York. New Yorkers have only seven days. A: And London has live big parks. B: OK. It has more parks than New York. But the people in New York are more open and friendlier than those in London. A: That’s right, because London is an old city. And the means of transportation of two cities are very convenient. 4. Unit 15 Speaking Task 4 Work in groups. Tell each other which of the two cities you prefer and give reasons. (Làm việc nhóm. Nói cho nhau nghe bạn thích thành phố nào hơn và đưa ra lý do.) Guide to answer I prefer London to New York because it has more parks and fewer high buildings and more national holidays and its people is formal and reserved. Moreover, the city have my favorite football team, Chelsea club. I prefer New York to London because it has many high buildings and its people are very friendly and open. Moreover, it is the centre of the world. Dialogue A: I prefer London to New York, because it has more parks, and more ancient palaces, buildings such as Birmingham Palace, The Houses of Parliament,... B: But I prefer New York, because it has more modem tall buildings and the friendliness and openness of the residents there, as a result of this we can feel more comfortable. A: I agree with you about this. And the means of transport in the both cities are convenient. B: Ok. You can say it again.
