“CHICAGO”(Performed By Frank Sinatra)

Writing about a place

BEFORE LISTENINGList on a piece of paper all the cities

in the U.S. you have been to.

BEFORE LISTENINGShare your list with a peer and say

which city was your favorite and why.

WHILE LISTENINGListen to the song and find out

why the author likes this particular city.

“CHICAGO”

Chicago, Chicago that toddling townChicago, Chicago I will show you around - I love itBet your bottom dollar you lose the blues in Chicago, ChicagoThe town that Billy Sunday couldn't shut down On State Street, that great street, I just want to sayThey do things they don't do on BroadwayThey have the time, the time of their lifeI saw a man, he danced with his wifeIn Chicago, Chicago my home town

He likes the city because:

A. It has interesting peopleB. It´s easy to get aroundC. It´s fun and excitingD. It has the best restaurants

AFTER LISTENING: Frank Sinatra sings this song very cheerfully, so it sounds as if he loves the place and recommends that we go visit it. Use the lines below to write a short paragraph for a city you like. Don´t forget to say why you like it.