Culture
1- Before you read Would you rather live in a very big city or a very small city?
2- Listen and read.
There are so many interesting cities in the world. Here’s an article about one of the BIGGEST and one of the smallest cities in the world. Cities come in all different shapes and sizes. Some are very big and some are very small. Some have a lot of people living in them and some have very few.
► Big city - Tokyo
| Japan | Country |
| 37 million people | Population |
| 13,572 km2 | Size |
| Japanese | Language(s) |
| Yen | Money |
The biggest city in the world is Tokyo in Japan. It’s on the biggest island of Japan, Honshu.
• Tokyo is home to one of the largest fi sh markets in the world. More than 2,000 tonnes of fi sh are sold every day!
• The Tokyo Sky Tree is one of the tallest towers in the world at 634 metres tall.
• The busiest railway station in the world is Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. 1.2 billion people use the station every year!
There are people who push passengers into the trains to get as many people in as possible.
أكبر مدينة في العالم هي مدينة طوكيو في اليابان، وهي تقع على أكبر جزيرة في اليابان، جزيرة هونشو.
• تعد طوكيو موطنًا لأحد أكبر أسواق الأسماك في العالم، حيث يتم بيع أكثر من 2000 طن من الأسماك يوميًا!
• يعد برج طوكيو سكاي تري أحد أطول الأبراج في العالم حيث يصل ارتفاعه إلى 634 مترًا.
• محطة القطارات الأكثر ازدحامًا في العالم هي محطة شينجوكو في طوكيو. يستخدم المحطة 1.2 مليار شخص كل عام!
هناك أشخاص يدفعون الركاب إلى داخل القطارات لاستيعاب أكبر عدد ممكن من الأشخاص.
► Small city - NUUK
| Greenland | Country |
| 19,000 people | Population |
| 690 km2 | Size |
| Greenlandic and Danish | Language(s) |
| Danish krone | Money |
Nuuk is one of the smallest capital cities in the world.
• The city is very beautiful, with mountains on one side and the sea on the other. There are small rivers that go through the city, too.
• There’s a market every day in the city where you can buy fresh fi sh and seal meat.
• Nuuk is one of the coldest capital cities in the world. The temperature is below zero for many months of the year. The coldest month is February with temperatures as low as –13°C.
• Visitors to Nuuk often go to see whales, which visit the waters around the city in the summer months.
نوك هي واحدة من أصغر العواصم في العالم.
• المدينة جميلة جدًا، حيث تحدها الجبال من جهة والبحر من جهة أخرى، كما تمر عبر المدينة أنهار صغيرة أيضًا.
• يوجد سوق يوميًا في المدينة حيث يمكنك شراء الأسماك الطازجة ولحوم الفقمة.
• تعد مدينة نوك واحدة من أبرد العواصم في العالم، حيث تصل درجة الحرارة إلى ما دون الصفر لعدة أشهر من العام. ويعتبر شهر فبراير هو الشهر الأكثر برودة حيث تصل درجات الحرارة إلى -13 درجة مئوية.
• غالبًا ما يذهب زوار مدينة نوك لرؤية الحيتان، التي تزور المياه المحيطة بالمدينة في أشهر الصيف.
3- After you read Read the text on Pupil’s Book page 14 again. Answer the questions. Use complete sentences.
1- What is the name of Japan’s largest island?
The name of Japan’s largest island is Honshu.
2- How low can the temperature in Nuuk be in the winter?
The temperature can be –13ºC in Nuuk during the winter.
3- What is special about Tokyo’s Sky Tree tower?
Tokyo’s Sky Tree tower is one of the tallest towers in the world.
4- Where can people buy fresh fish in Nuuk?
People can buy fresh fish every day at the market
5- How many people pass through the Shinjuku Station in a year?
1.2 billion people pass through the Shinjuku Station in a year
6- When can visitors see whales near Nuuk?
Visitors can see whales near Nuuk in the summer months.
English in action - Asking for travel information
1- Listen and read. Answer the questions.
- Where is Anna going? Edinburgh
- How is she getting there? by train
2- Read the dialogue again. Find and write how Anna asks for travel information. Use the Say it! box to help you.
Refer to the dialogue for answer key (answers underlined in green).
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Anna: Excuse me, how much is a return ticket to Edinburgh? |
Pronunciation
3- Listen and say. When does c make a /s/ sound? When does it make a /k/ sound?
1 city (s)
2 tourist information centre (s)
3 clock tower (k)
4 crossroads (k)
5 police station (s)
6 traffic jam (k)
7 cycle (s) (k)
