American Cities 3 – Houston, Honolulu
VY_32_INOVACE_150317
2. února 2013
Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Jan Rozsíval.
Slezské gymnázium, Opava, příspěvková organizace.
Vzdělávací materiál byl vytvořen v rámci OP VK 1.5 – EU peníze středním školám.
Houston
Houston Audio
Source: http://www.eslpod.com/website/flash_player.php?issue_id=7924773
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Who was Sam Houston?
What do you learn about The State of Texas?
Why did Houston become so rich?
What is the typical weather like in the area?
What is Mission Control Center?
Honolulu
Honolulu Audio
Source: http://www.eslpod.com/website/flash_player.php?issue_id=4225977
1. How long does it usually take to fly from LA to Hawaii?
2. What does wiki mean?
3. What happend with the monarchy?
4. When did Hawaii become a state?
5. Which interesting and popular places can you visit in
Honolulu?
Now work in pairs and imagine the following situation:
Your English speaking friend and you are in the USA. You want to
spend a couple of days together in one of the cities mentioned
above. Both of you will choose one place and will try to persuade
the second person to visit „your“ destination. Eventually, agree on
one city.
Remember to use proper phrases for suggesting, agreement,
disagreement etc.
Suggesting:
How about…?
Do you think we could…?
I think we should…
Why not…?
Why don´t we…?
So instead of(…), we can…
Expressing your opinion:
I think we should…
I´m sure we could…
In my opinion…
Plan:
First, we can…and then we could…
The first thing we should do is…
If we have time, we can also…
Agreement:
Of course/Right/Absolutely.
It´s a great idea.
I counldn´t agree more.
I agree that…
I´m of a similar opinion.
Disagreement:
I´m afraid I don´t agree with you.
I don´t think so.
I see what you mean, but…
I wouldn´t say so.