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    This is Duong's first visit to Sydney, the largest city in Australia. Paul shows Duong around his hometown. Sydney has many natural attractions like Sydney Harbour and Bondi Beach as well as man-made attractions such as the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Public transport is convenient and reliable. Sydney is a multicultural metropolitan city with a variety of foods and shopping. It has five major universities, with the oldest founded in 1850. Duong enjoys learning about Sydney and thinks it would be a good place to study.

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    This is Duong's first visit to Sydney, the largest city in Australia. Paul shows Duong around his hometown. Sydney has many natural attractions like Sydney Harbour and Bondi Beach as well as man-made attractions such as the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Public transport is convenient and reliable. Sydney is a multicultural metropolitan city with a variety of foods and shopping. It has five major universities, with the oldest founded in 1850. Duong enjoys learning about Sydney and thinks it would be a good place to study.

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    9

    CITY LIFE
    1 C R A F T
    2 C O N I C A L
    3 L A N T E R N S
    4 S A Y
    5 MO U L D
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    7 F A MO U S
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    UNIT 2: CITY LIFE
    Period 8: Getting started
    UNIT 2: CITY LIFE
    Period 8: Getting started
    Vocabulary
    Jet lag (n): tiredness from traveling across
    different time zones
    A feature: an attraction

    Reliable (adj): that can be trusted

    Metropolitan (adj): belonging to a very large city

    Multicultural (adj): including people of different races,


    religons, languages, and traditions
    Answer the following questions.

    1. What can you see in the picture?

    2. Do you know these two boys?

    3. Where are they now?

    4. What are they talking about?


    1. Listen and read

    Duong: Hey, Paul! Over here!


    Paul: Hi, Duong! How's it going? Getting over the jet lag?
    Duong: Yes, I slept pretty well last night. Hey, thanks so much for
    showing me around today.
    Paul: No worries, it'll be good fun.
    Duong : So, are you from around here?
    Paul: Me? Yes, I was born and grew up here. Sydney's my hometown.
    Duong :It's fabulous. Is it an ancient city?
    Paul: No, it's not very old, but it's Australia's biggest city, and the
    history of our country began here.
    Duong : Wow! So what are the greatest attractions in Sydney?
    Paul: Well, its natural features include Sydney Harbour, the Royal
    National Park, and Bondi Beach. Man-made attractions such as the
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney Opera House, and the Harbour Bridge
    are also well known to visitors.
    1. Listen and read
    Duong : What about transport?
    Paul: Public transport here is convenient and reliable: you can go by
    bus, by train, or light rail. Taxis are more expensive, of course.
    Duong : And is Sydney good for shopping?
    Paul: Of course! You know, Sydney's a metropolitan and multicultural
    city, so we have a great variety of things and foods from different
    countries. I'll take you to Paddington Market later,
    if you like.
    Duong : Wonderful. What about education? Are there many
    universities?
    Paul: Sydney has five big universities and some smaller ones. The
    oldest of them was set up in 1850, I believe.
    Duong : Oh, it sounds like a good place to get higher education. I like
    this town!
    a. Complete the sentences with information from the
    conversation.

    visit
    1. It is Duong's first _________ to Sydney.
    ancient an city.
    2. In Paul's opinion, Sydney is not _________
    natural attraction of Sydney.
    3. Sydney Harbour is a _________
    variety of things.
    4. The shopping is good because of the ________
    study
    5. Duong thinks Sydney may be a good place to _________.
    c. Answer the questions.

    1. Where did Paul grow up?

    2. What is the biggest city in Australia?

    3. How is the public transport in Sydney?

    4. Why is,there a great variety of things and foods in Sydney?

    5. When was the first university built in Sydney?


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    1. Where did Paul grow up?
    - He grew up in Sydney.
    2. What is the biggest city in Australia?

    - Sydney is
    3. How is the public transport in Sydney?

    - It is convenient and reliable.


    4. Why is there a great variety of things and foods in Sydney?

    - Because it is a metropolitan and


    multicultural city.
    5. When was the first university built in Sydney?
    - In 1850.
    c. Answer the questions.
    1. Where did Paul grow up?
    - He grew up in Sydney.
    2. What is the biggest city in Australia?
    - Sydney is.
    3. How is the public transport in Sydney?
    - It is convenient and reliable.
    4. Why is there a great variety of things and foods in Sydney?
    - Because it is a metropolitan and multicultural city.
    5. When was the first university built in Sydney?
    - In 1850.
    d. Think of other ways to say these expressions from the
    conversation.

    1. "How's it going?"
    2. "Getting over the jet lag?"
    3. "I slept pretty well"
    4. "No worries"
    d. Think of other ways to say these expressions from the
    conversation.

    1. "How's it going?"
    How are you? / How are you doing? / How are things?

    2. "Getting over the jet lag?”


    Are you recovering from the jet lag?
    3. "I slept pretty well”
    I slept quite well.

    4. " No worries”
    That’s OK. / It’s not a problem. / It’s my pleasure.
    2. Replace the word(s) in italics with one of the words
    from the box.

    crowded – international – local – urban – neighbouring

    1. There is not a lot of world news in this international


    newspaper.
    2. I do my shopping in the neighbourhood local
    shops, not in the town centre.
    3. At weekends the city centre is always crowded
    packed with people.
    4. My friend's family has just moved to a neighbouring
    nearby town.
    5. There is far too much pollution nowadays urban
    in city areas.
    Complete the summary of the dialogue between
    Duong and Paul

    This is the ______


    first time Duong has been to Sydney,
    the biggest city in Australia. Through the trip, he
    has learnt that Sydney’s a metropolitan and ______
    multicultura
    city. There are many great _________there
    attractions such as:
    Sydney harbour, the Royal National park, Bondi
    beach,… Public transport here is convenient and
    ______.
    reliable Sydney has ______
    five big universities and
    some smaller ones. The oldest of them was set up in
    ______.
    1850 He likes this city very much.
    3. Work in pairs to do the quiz.

    CITY QUIZ
    1. Which city is the oldest?
    A. Ha Noi B. Hue C. Can Tho
    2. Which city is in Oceania?
    B. Baghdad B. Amsterdam C. Canberra
    3. Which city is the best-known city in North America?
    C. Chicago B. Vancouver C. New York
    4. Which city is in Africa?
    D. Luanda B. Athens C. Buenos Aires
    5. Which city has the World Heritage status?
    E. Bac Giang B. Vinh C. Hoi An
    6. Which is a capital city?
    A. Rio B. Moscow C. Osaka
    - Learn the new words by heart.
    +
    - Practice the dialogue again.
    - Do exercises 1a,b,c and 2 again
    - Prepare for Unit 2: A closer look 1.

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