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SPECIAL PLACES

SPECIAL PLACES. Adapted from First Impact. St. John’s & St. Mary’s Institute of Technology. Special Places. describing places, making arrangements plural nouns impressions of places, features of cities. Warm up Tell me why. Think of a place you’d like to visit. Work with a partner.

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SPECIAL PLACES

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  1. SPECIAL PLACES Adapted from First Impact St. John’s & St. Mary’s Institute of Technology

  2. Special Places • describing places, making arrangements • plural nouns • impressions of places, features of cities

  3. Warm upTell me why • Think of a place you’d like to visit. • Work with a partner. • Ask where he or she would like to go. • Every time your partner answers, ask, “Why?” • How many times can your partner answer?

  4. Example Where would you like to go? To Egypt. Why? To see the pyramids. Why?

  5. Empire State Building • the world’s tallest • building • 102 stories • 381 meters high

  6. World Trade Center • a two-tower complex • 110 stories • 419 meters high

  7. Central Park • a large park in the middle of Manhattan • often featured in movies about New York • (Lost in New York, Ghostbusters, etc.)

  8. Yankee Stadium • home of the New York Yankees • baseball team • Wall Street • the financial center of the US.

  9. Statue of Liberty • a gift from France in 1884 • to celebrate both the • French and American • revolutions.

  10. Greenwich Village

  11. Greenwich Village a section of New York often associated with artists, poets and writers

  12. Greenwich Village

  13. Organized in 1697. The current building was built in 1846. Many famous people, including Alexander Hamilton, are buried there.

  14. Batterypark

  15. Listening”What’s on the morning tour?” Shawn and her friend Sue-Hee are visiting New York City. They’re deciding which places to visit.

  16. Listening for key wordsListen. Check ( ) the places you hear. •  Central Park •  Empire State Building •  Trinity church •  Statue of Liberty •  Battery Park • World Trade Center •  Wall Street •  Greenwich Village •  Yankee Stadium

  17. Listening for key wordsListen. Check ( ) the places you hear. •  Central Park •  Empire State Building •  Trinity church •  Statue of Liberty •  Battery Park • World Trade Center •  Wall Street •  Greenwich Village •  Yankee Stadium v v v v v v v v

  18. Morning Tour Empire State Building Central Park Trinity Church Afternoon Tour Battery park statue of Liberty Wall Street

  19. Script Clerk: Hi, can I help you? Shawn:Hi, yeah...um...we‘d like to take a _ 1 __ of New York. Sue-hee: Yeah. We‘d like a sightseeing tour. Clerk: Ok, well, there‘s a morning tour and an afternoon tour. The morning tour leaves in 10 minutes. Shawn: Uh-huh. I see. Well, what‘s on the morning tour? Clerk:Morning tour is __2__ Park, ___3___ State Building and Trinity ___4____.

  20. Shawn: No Statue of Liberty? I really want to see that. Clerk: Nope, but the afternoon tour has the Statue of _5_ , Battery Park and _6_ Street. Sue-hee: Oh, let‘s do that one. That’s got Central Park. Clerk: No, lady. Central Park is not on that tour.Central Park is on the morning tour. Battery Park is __7__ the afternoon tour. Sue-hee: Battery Park? Where‘s that? Clerk: That‘s near Wall Street.

  21. Shawn: Well, Sue, what should we do? Sue-hee: You __8__, Shawn. Shawn: Well. I think the morning tour sounds great...with Greenwich __9__...didn‘t you say the morning tour has Greenwich Village? Clerk: No, I didn‘t say that. I said, the morning tour has…you want to write this down? The Empire State Building, Central Park and Trinity Church. Shawn: Ok, fine, we‘ll do that one. Sue-hee: Ok, hey, doeinclude the Yankee __10__? Clerk: Oh, lady!

  22. Tour Central Empire Church Litberty Wall On Decide Village stadium

  23. Skyscrapers castles open-air markets small villages natural attractions (cave, waterfall) Museum博物館 temples廟 or churches monuments紀念碑 famous buildings shopping malls Conversation TopicWord preview

  24. The National Palace Museum The National Palace Museum

  25. The National Palace Museum boasts the most stunning collection of Chinese art, which once belonged to the imperial court of dynastic China. With the scope of its holdings substantially expanded in recent years, the Museum has been transformed into a collection that is truly national in character, illustrating the entire history of Chinese art coming down in continuity through 7000 years from one and the same origin.

  26. Where did you go on your trip? I went to Mexico city!

  27. Mexico City? What did you do there? I went to the open-air markets ---it was wonderful! How aboutyou?

  28. I went toBangkok I saw a lot of temples! Temples? Sounds interesting!

  29. Where did you go on your trip? I went to____!

  30. ________? What did you do there? I went to the _______________ ---it was wonderful! How aboutyou?

  31. I went to______. I saw a lot of ______! _______? Sounds interesting!

  32. Philadelphia Population: 2,500,000 3,500,000 Location: between N Y and Washington D.C. Between N Y and Boston Best to visit in: summer fall winter spring Famous sights: Independence Hall, National Museum Old North Church , Liberty Bell v v v v

  33. I’d like to tell you something about Philadelphia, my new home. Philadelphia is an old city of about two and a half million resident. It is on the east coast of the U.S., about 100 mile south of New York and 130 mile north of Washington, D. C. It has a similar climate to these city--- s s s ies

  34. summer are usually hot and winter are usually cold. Spring and fall are the best season. There are lot of famous sights in Philadelphia, including Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. Citizen rang this bell when they became independent from Britain over 200 year ago. I really enjoy living in Philly! s s s s s s

  35. Pronunciation /S/ /Z/ /IZ/ /VZ/ books cameras houses kni pilots rooms suitcases li mechanics radios dresses cook jobs watches students keys glasses fe ves fe ves

  36. Where is New Orleans? • It’s in the southern part of the U.S. • What’s the best time to visit? • Spring. • What’s a special thing you can do there? • You can go to theMardi Gras festival. • What’s good to eat there? • Gumbois a popular dish.

  37. Where is __________? • It’s in the ____________part of the U.S. • What’s the best time to visit? • _________. • What’s a special thing you can do there? • You can go to _____________. • What’s good to eat there? • ____________ is a popular dish. Boston Northeastern Fall watch the leaves change color Baked beans

  38. name of the place: location: Southern part of the US Denver special attraction: best food: Go skiing in the Rocky mountains Barbecue ribs best season: other information: winter What’s the best time to visit? What’s a special thing you can do there? What’s good to eat there?

  39. name of the place: location: Southern part of the US Memphis special attraction: best food: Visit Graceland T-bone steak best season: other information: anytime How do you spell _______?

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