Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 9 - Unit 2: City life, Lesson 2 - Trường THCS Thái Sơn

 WELCOME TO OUR CLASS 9 UNIT 2 : CITY LIFE
LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1 * What place are these pictures about?
 They’re about Hoi An I. Vocabulary:
 - 1. fascinating (adj): hấp dẫn, quyến rũ
 -2. forbidden (adj): bị cấm
 -3. populous (adj): đông dân
 -4. cosmopolitan (adj): đa sắc tộc
 -5. downtown (adj, n): (thuộc) khu thương mại
 - 6. affordable (adj) : (giá cả) phải chăng,hợp lí * Checking the words : What and Where
 1
 fascinating
 5
 downtown 2
 6 forbidden
 affordable
 4 3
 cosmopolitan populous 1a. Put one of the adjectives in the box in each blank
 local delicious ancient historic 
 helpful warm fascinating comfortable
Dear Oggy,
We’re having a fabulous time here in Hoi An. You know, it’s a(n) (1) _________ancient town 30 km 
from Da Nang. The weather is very (2) _________warm and sunny. Our hotel is small but 
(3) ___________.comfortable The staff are friendly and (4) __________helpful .
We’ve seen most of the sights of the town. The street life here is (5) ___________fascinating . We’ve 
spent a lot of time wandering around and looking at the (6) _________historic temples, bridges, and 
houses. We’ve also bought a lot of (7) _________local souvenirs, crafts, and clothing. Well, the 
street food in Hoi An is (8) _________delicious and affordable. I wish you could be here with us!
Anyway, I hope things are good with you.
Lots of love,
Jack
 1b. Underline all the other adjectives in the letter. 2. Which of the following adjectives describe city life? Put a tick (√).
 1.stressful √ 11.populous √
 2.exciting √ 12.polluted √
 3.delicious 13.cosmopolitan √
 4.historic √ 14.unemployed
 5.busy √ 15.annoying √
 6.forbidden √ 16.pleased
 7.exhausted 17.cheerful
 8.modern √ 18.easy-going
 9.frightening √ 19.downtown √
 10.rural 20.fashionable √ 1. She lives in one of the most .fashionable parts of the city: there are 
 lots of luxury shops there.
2. How annoying ! The roads are crowded and I’m stuck in a traffic 
 jam.
3. You can’t stop here. Parking is forbidden in this street.
4. This city is very ,cosmopolitan there are people here from all over 
 the world.
5. The gallery downtown has regular exhibitions of .modern art.
6. Nhieu Loc canal in Ho Chi Minh City is much less ..polluted 
 Than before. II. Pronunciation:
 Stress on pronouns in sentences (me is weak)
 (you is weak)
(him is weak)
 (us is weak) W
 S
 S W
 W
 S S
 S W
5b. Work in pairs. Practise the exchanges above. Consolidation
1. The Adjectives connected with cities and city life:
  modern
 busy
 historical
 Adjectives fashionable
convenient
 expensive polluted
 exciting Consolidation
2. Stress on pronouns in sentences
 - A pronoun is stressed because :
 + It’s especially important
 + We want to show a contrast Homework
1. Learn by heart the new words.
2. Practise the pronunciation at home
3.Do the exercises in the notebooks
4.Prepare Unit 2 : A Closer look 2.