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Activity book page 35 ex 1 (Read and complete) lesson 5

Irbid

This is a photo of Irbid. It’s a modern city in the north of Jordan. It’s eighty-five kilometers from Amman. It’s a big city but it isn’t as big as Amman. There are lots of modern buildings and a big stadium. Irbid has 475 millimetres of rain a year. In the summer it’s about thirty degrees Centigrade. In the winter it’s about twelve degrees Centigrade. 
Jerash

Have you been to Jerash? It is a city in the north of Jordan. It’s forty-eight kilometers north of Amman. It’s a beautiful place. There are hills and valleys. It has 240 millimetres of rain a year. In the summer it’s about thirty-two degrees Centigrade. In the winter it’s about nine degrees Centigrade. Jerash was a Roman city 2,000 years ago. There are still a lot of Roman buildings. There aren’t any skyscrapers in this Roman city. Today lots of visitors go to Jerash every year.

Pre reading questions:

• Have you been to Irbid? Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t
• Have you been to Jerash? Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t

While reading questions:

Which city (Irbid, Jerash or Both)

• This city is in the north of Jordan.        Both
• It is a Roman city.  Jerash
• There are hills and valleys in this city.   Jerash
• It isn’t an old city.    Irbid
• There is a big stadium in this city      Irbid
• has 475 millimetres of rain a year   Irbid
• There aren’t any skyscrapers in this city.    Jerash
• it’s about twelve degrees Centigrade in winter. Irbid
• In the summer it’s about thirty-two degrees Centigrade.  Jerash
• “Have you been to Jerash? It is a city in the north of Jordan” The underlined pronoun “it” refers to ( Jerash)
• Write down a sentence expresses unequal comparison: It’s a big city but it isn’t as big as Amman
• Write down a sentence expresses  a fact: It’s forty-eight kilometers north of Amman.

Post reading question:

• Do you like old cities or modern ones? Free answers