What is that city like?

In Chinglish, they say, “How about that city?” But in real English we say,

What is Beijing like?Remember, we answer “What…like?”

with:◦ It is… /They are…◦ It has… /They have…

What is the weather in Beijing like?What is the food in Beijing like?What are the people in Beijing like?What are the prices in Beijing like?What are the ___________in Beijing like?What is the _________ in Beijing like?

Cities: Find someone who…Get up and try to find someone who…has been to New York city

◦ Ask him/her what the people are likehas been to Paris

◦ Ask him/her what the food is likehas been to Rome

◦ Ask him/her what the buildings (architecture) is likehas never travelled abroad

◦ Ask him/her why he/she hasn’t travelledtravels abroad more than twice (two times) a year

◦ Ask him/her where he/she goes is from a small town

◦ Ask him/her why he/she now lives in a citywent to Europe last year

◦ Ask him/her what the cities were like

“Most Livable” City– Country/Nationality Matching

Which country are these cities in? What nationality are the people?

Country and Nationality

ZurichHelsinkiCopenhagenVienna Munich MelbourneTokyo AucklandStockholmVancouver

SwitzerlandFinlandDenmarkAustriaGermanyAustraliaJapanNew ZealandSwedenCanada

• Swiss• Finnish• Danish• Austrian• German• Australian• Japanese• Kiwi• Swedish• Canadian

Which city is it?

Write down 6 answers to the question, “What is your favorite city like?”◦3 “It is…”◦3 “It has…”

Now get up and talk to 3 students:Tell him/her your answersLet them guess the city nameSwitch!

Cities: Do you know…?Which city…?

Contains the Eiffel tower Is near the great pyramids Is the oldest inhabited cityContains the Plaza del SolContains the tallest building Is the most crowded city Is the 5th most crowded city Is the most populated city Is the coldest Is the hottest

And the answers are:

Paris, France Cairo, Egypt Damascus, Jordan Madrid, Spain Dubai,

UnitedArabEmirates Mumbai, India Shenzhen, ChinaShanghai, China (p17.8M) Yakutsk, Russia (p200k) Bangkok, Thailand (avg.

temp.)

City Information Gap-fill

Find out the information about these four great cities◦Rome◦Paris◦New York◦Bangkok

Ask the others questionsDO NOT SHOW OTHERS YOUR PAPER!!!

Cities Discussion

Discuss these with your group: What’s the best city you’ve ever visited?

◦Why? What was your trip there like?Do you prefer living in cities or the

countryside?What city would you like to visit most?

◦Why? What would you like to do there?How do you feel about living in Beijing?

◦What do you like the most/least?Would you ever consider living abroad?

◦Why or why not? Which would it be?What are the most important requirements for

you in choosing a city to live in? to travel to?