American Cities 1 – Washington, D.C.,
Chicago
VY_32_INOVACE_150314
12. ledna 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.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. Audio
Source: http://www.eslpod.com/website/flash_player.php?issue_id=5439023
1. Which state is the city situated in?
2. Which important government institutions can you find in
Washington, D.C.?
3. What do you learn about Smithsonian Museums?
4. Which monuments and memorials can be found in D.C.?
Chicago
Chicago Audio
Source: http://www.eslpod.com/website/flash_player.php?issue_id=5846686
1. What is the population of Chicago?
2. What is the nickname of the city?
3. What is Magnificent Mile?
4. What is the Sears Tower?
5. What is the 'L'?
6. What do you learn about prohibition in the 1920s?
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.