Jan 22, 2016
Do you these beautiful cities?
Review: Found (v): to start something such as an
organization, company, school, or city, often by providing the necessary money.
Surround (vt): [usually passive] to be all around someone or something on every side.
be surrounded by sth. Surrounding (adj): near or around a particular
place = nearby.
e.g. We decided to explore the surrounding countryside .
The city covers ___ sq. km.
It has an area of ____ sq. km.
It is one of the biggest city in the country with a total area of _____ sq. km.
The population of the city is (about) ___.
The city has a population of _____.
(About) ___ people live in this city .
It is a city of ____ inhabitants.
Presentation: hesitating
Um Well Actually In fact You see You know
In group of four use the information above to prepare a talk about these city, using a world map to identify the particular location of the country and city.
Hi, everyone. I would like to give you some information about Canada and particularly, the biggest city of this country is Toronto.
Well, the city and its surrounding area were founded in 1793 with a total area of 5,868 sq. km. At present, the city’s population is about 8,033,500.
Thank you for your attention.
Sample talk
Further activity: Describing your city/province/town. Work in groups
You can includes below information in your talk:
- The location of your city/province/town - The population, area. - Interesting things to see in that place. - What you like most about that place. Your group will present this one next
week.