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speaking. Do you these beautiful cities?. Asking for and Giving Information About Cities. Vocabulary:. Review: Found (v): to start something such as an organization, company, school, or city, often by providing the necessary money.
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Vocabulary: • Review: • Found (v): to start something such as an organization, company, school, or city, often by providing the necessary money. • Surround (vt): [usually passive] to be all around someone or something on every side. • be surrounded by sth. Surrounding (adj): near or around a particular place = nearby. e.g. We decided to explore the surrounding countryside .
Some expressions: • The city covers ___ sq. km. • It has an area of ____ sq. km. • It is one of the biggest city in the country with a total area of _____ sq. km.
The population of the city is (about) ___. The city has a population of _____. (About) ___ people live in this city . It is a city of ____ inhabitants.
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Work in pairs. Look at a world map and locate the countries in which these cities – Mexico City, Tokyo, Sydney, and Toronto – can be found. Then read the information concerning these cities.
In group of four use the information above to prepare a talk about these city, using a world map to identify the particular location of the country and city.
Sample talk • Hi, everyone. I would like to give you some information about Canada and particularly, the biggest city of this country is Toronto. Well, the city and its surrounding area were founded in 1793 with a total area of 5,868 sq. km. At present, the city’s population is about 8,033,500. Thank you for your attention.
Further activity: Describing your city/province/town. Work in groups You can includes below information in your talk: - The location of your city/province/town - The population, area. - Interesting things to see in that place. - What you like most about that place. Your group will present this one next week.