Unit seven

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Unit seven Metropolises
Developing skills
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I Preparing for describing a city by playing
the sentence-connecting games.
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Game ----to describe a city/metropolis

• The first student gives the first sentence
• The second student adds another sentence
• The third student

6 Ss are a group
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An example Student 1 New York is a modern
city.
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London is
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II Approaching to describing a city by doing
guessing games
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Knowledge Test
Guess the Name of the City/Metropolis
Attention to the way the author describes a
city, it will be useful in your description.
Let's move on to MOODLE
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Have you found something unsatisfactory in your
classmates articles?
Would you like to try mine?
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• It's an Asian Metropolis.

• It's a modern city with many skyscrapers.

• It's a financial and trade center called Wall
  Street of Asia

• It's a duty-free port. The whole city seems like
  a big department store. People go there mainly
  for shopping.

• The city has a population of 6 million.

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• The city was ruled by the British until 1997 ( as
  a colony) and then handed back to China.

• It is Hong Kong.

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• It is a fascinating city between sea and sky.

• There aren't any cars or buses in this city.

• Every year, thousands of tourists visit the
  beautiful city.

• The city government has done a lot to prevent it
  from being drowned by sea.

• I forgot to tell you it's a European city

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• In this city, you are free from dust and noise.

• It has 150 canals and 400 bridges.

• One of Shakespeare's plays is based on this city.

• It's an Italian city.

• It's Venice

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• This city has a very long history.

• It is located in East China.

• It is a cultural and historic city.

• It is famous as the Venice of the East

• Marco Polo said that it is a very noble city in
  this city there are fully 6000 bridges.

• It is famous for the Paradise on Earth

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• Here, you may feel One step for one scene, and
  one move for one different scene.

• It's our neighboring city.

• It is a city of gardens.

• It is Suzhou.

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III Practicing describing a city.
Move on to MOODLE
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Through reading these articles, in your opinion,
what should be included in describing a city ?

• Brief history has a history of
• Size it is a big
• Population has a population of
• Traffic it is easier to get
  around
• Weather nice and warm in
• Highlights is best known for
• Problems there are such concerns as

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Learn to describe your favorite city or
metropolis ( Some clues about Beijing )

• political and cultural center
• a long history
• go through
• spring up
• bring convenience to

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• Hutong and Siheyuan
• streets and modern hotels
• concerns
• the most fascinating and mysterious city.

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An example

• Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic
  of China, is the country's political and cultural
  center. The city's long history dates back to
  very early times.

• As a city with a long history, Beijing has
  gone through many changes, especially as the 2008
  Olympics is drawing near. Skyscrapers have sprung
  up here and there. Public transportation has
  brought convenience to both citizens and tourists.

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• Walking in the streets, you can not only find
  Hutton that Leads to Beijing Siheyuan but also
  wide streets and modern hotels.

• Although there are some concerns as heavy
  traffic, crowded people and sand storms, to most
  people, Beijing remains the most fascinating and
  mysterious city in the world.

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Discussion
As we all know, Expo 2010 will be held in
Shanghai. To make an international metropolis,
hardware and software are equally important? As
a citizen of Shanghai , what should we do to have
a better city?
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Your assignment
Since the globe has become a village, are big
cities still necessary in this technological time?
Background With the advances of technology,
especially the Internet, people can move to the
country or towns to do business with the click of
a mouse.
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Relaxing time
YOU KNOW he or she is from New York or London
when

• You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or
  the Empire State Building.

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• You think Hyde Park is nature.

L

• You pay more each month to park your car than
  most people in the U.S. pay in rent.

N Y
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• You consider eye contact an act of overt
  aggression

L

• 50 worth of groceries fit in one plastic bag.

L

• 50 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag.

N Y

• You take a taxi to get to your health club to
  exercise.

N Y

• Your door has more than three locks.

L NY