Unit seven

Metropolises

Developing skills

I: Preparing for describing a city by playing the sentence-connecting games.

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

An example:Student 1: New York is a modern city.…

London is…

II: Approaching to describing a city by doing guessing games

Attention to the way the author describes a city, it will be useful in your description.

Knowledge Test

Let's move on to MOODLE

Have you found something unsatisfactory in your classmates` articles?

Would you like to try mine?

•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.

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

•It is Hong Kong.

•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

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

•It has 150 canals and 400 bridges.

•It's Venice

•It's an Italian city.

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

•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

•It is famous for “the Paradise on Earth”

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

•It is a city of gardens.

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

•It is Suzhou.

•It's our neighboring city.

III: Practicing describing a city.

Move on to MOODLE

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…

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

Hutong and Siheyuan;

streets and modern hotels ;

concerns;

the most fascinating and mysterious city.

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.

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.

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?

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.

Relaxing timeYOU 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. N Y

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

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 YYour door has more than three locks.

L & NY