Cities

Kód ITMS projektu: 26110130519Gymnázium Pavla Jozefa Šafárika – moderná škola tretieho tisícročia

Vzdelávacia oblasť: Jazyk a komunikácia

Predmet Anglický jazyk

Ročník, triedy: III.OA

Tematický celok: Mestá

Vypracoval: Ing. Diana Matisová

Dátum: 12.2012

Content• First civilizations• Worldwide cities• The City of London I• The City of London II• Some cities in Slovakia• How do we call them?• The most... city in the world• Key facts about urbanization• Town or village• Where to live• Where to stay• House or flat• Some interesting facts

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First civilizationsMatch the civilizations with the appropriate picture. What do youknow abou their culture? Compare the architecture of their cities with ours.• Mesopotamia 10000 BC• Atlantida 9600 BC• Japan 3500 BC• China 3000 BC• Ancient Greece 3000 BC• Egypt 3000 BC• Mayas 2500 BC• Roman Empire 800 BC• Vikings 800

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Worldwide citiesWhat are the names of these cities?

What countries are they capital of? What do you know about them? What cities have you visited?

What cities would you like to visit if you had a chance?

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The City of London I

• weather

• traffic

• food

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The City of London II• sightseeingMatch the names of places in London with the pictures below.London Eye Tower Bridge Oxford street Natural History MuseumBuckingham palace London Tower Big Ben and the Parliament Statue of Horation Nelson

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Some cities in SlovakiaMatch the names of the cities with their photos.What do you knowabout these cities?Have you ever beenthere? What are the names of the cultural monuments whichare on the pictures?

BratislavaKežmarokBanská BystricaBanská ŠtiavnicaKošiceRožňavaLevočaNitra

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How do we call them?

cathedral

amusement park

library

shopping centre

scyscaper

mosque

swimming pool

park

beach

open air market

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The most... city in the world• The biggest city is Tokyo with 36.5 milion inhabitants• The smallest city is Hum in Croatia with only 15 inhabitants• The oldest city is Jericho in Palestina-9000 BC• The most expensive city in the world is Zurich, Sweiss• The poorest city is Mozambic• The most southern capital is Wellington, New Zeland• The most northern capital is Reykjavik, Iceland• La Paz, Bolivia is the city which is situated 4000 m above

the sea level • New York City, Mexico City, Ho Chi Minh City, Panama City

and Guatemala City are World cities that have city in their names.

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Key facts about urbanizationDiscuss these key facts about urbanization. • 3 billion people – half of the world population – live in cities• Almost 180000 people move into cities each day• Over 15 to 20 years many cities in Africa and Asia will double in size• City populations are growing faster than city infrastructure can

adapt• Many urban areas are growing because their rural hinterlands are

depressed, which forces impoverished rural people to move to the cities in search of work

• Over the last 50 years the global population living in slums has risen from 35 million to over 900 million

• In 1950, New York was the only city in the world with a population of more than 10 million inhabitants

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Town or villageCapital, city, town, villlage...City centre, suburb, slums,

countryside...

Compare the advantages and disadvantages of living in a townor a village. Share your opinionand discuss.

- costs of living- facilities- education- working possibilities- free time activities- neighbourhood- transport- shopping centres- nature

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Where to liveMatch the types of where to live with the pictures.

- semi dettached house- dettached house- houseboat- cottage- block of flats- scyscaper- bungalow- terraced house- villa- manor house - chateau

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Where to stay

Match the types of where to stay with the pictures.

- hotel- hostel- guest house- bungallow- tent- cottage

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House or flatCompare the advantages and disadvantages of living in a houseor a flat. Share your opinionand discuss.- own room- garden- doing housework- playing out- neibourghood- party- costs of living- growing fruit and vegetable- spending free time- playing musical instrument- private

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Some interesting facts- Some countries Vatikan, Greenland

do not have the capitals.- Washington D.C. is the only place

which was created to become the capital – it is not a city even not a state, it is the district of Colombia.

- Monako is a city State.- The Capitol in Whashington D.C. is

the highest buiding and no other can be higher than it.

- The Eiffel tower is named after its constructer Gustav Eiffel and the inhabitants of Paris were firstly very angry about it.

- The coastline of Dubai is only 15 km long but after the island complex building it will be 1500 km long.

- The highest building in the worl is Burdž Chalifa in Dubai with 828 m.

- Statue of liberty has a crown with 7 rays which symbolize the freedom through seven seas to seven continents

- Colosseum was the largest building of The Roman Empire

- Taj Mahal in India is the most fabulous monument which was built for love

- Near the village Klin in Slovakia is similliar statue of Jesus like in Rio de Janeiro.

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Použité zdroje• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty• http://architecture.about.com/od/skyscrapers/a/Worlds-Tallest-Buildings.

htm• http://architecture.about.com/od/skyscrapers/a/Worlds-Tallest-Buildings.

htm• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Which_World_cities_have_city_in_the_name• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum• http://www.definitelydubai.com/• http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do• http://equinoxe.dk/rejser/London/• http://odkrywcy.pl/query,Mezopotamia,szukaj.html?smg4sticaid=6fda9• http://www.bing.com/images/search?

q=mayovia&view=detail&id=9859571F60C4296A79BC24BCD419A85A03A3516B&FORM=IDFRIR

• http://www.miwim.fr/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/kheops.jpg

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