UNIT 15: CITIES
D: WRITING
I. Aim:
- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to write a paragraph
describing a city.
II. Teaching aids:
- Pictures, texbook.
III. Procedure:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
* Warm up:
- Ask some questions
1. What do you know about London?
2. Do you like it? Give reason(s)
* Pre - writing:
- Ask students to look at the pictures in the
textbook
- Ask students to read paragraph in silence
- Go around class to help students
- Explain some structures when describing
a city
+ (be) situated
+ cover an area of
+ (be) founded by
+ (be) famous for
+ The best thing about …is ……
- Gives feedback
* While - writing:
- Elicit 2 famous cities
- Ask students some questions about each
of them (questions in task 1)
- Ask students to write a paragraph to
describe one of the two above cities (based
on questions in task 1) by using posters.
Answer
(individually
- Work in groups, discuss, and answer
the questions in task 1
Answers
1. In southern English, on river Themes
2. It covers an are a of 1,610 square
kilometers
3. 7 million
4. It is a capital city
5. It was founded by the roman in
43AD
6. It is famous for many things : such
as St paul’s cathedral and the houses of
parliament, its museums and its many
shops
7. The best thing about London is the
park
- Give the name of two famous cities
Give cues
* HCM city : - Population – about 8
million people
- Area : 2,092 square km
- Founded: 1968
- Famous: Ben Thanh market, Duc
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