Project 1

Is this a good city to live?

54% of the world's population lives in cities. What are the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century cities?  Can they be safe, clean and happy places to live?

In this project we'll look into one of the best-known cities on earth, New York, and then we'll discover and visit other cities around the world. Ready to travel?

24 hours in New York. What do you know about it? Write a list of things you recognize in NY video in pairs and then compare with others.

Where is NY?

How many districts does it have?

How many neighbourhoods in Manhattan do you know?

What are the top attractions for teens?

  Extension video

MORE New York and other cities: READING and LISTENING

WHAT CITY DO YOU WISH TO EXPLORE?

Now you are going to discover another city in the world and will present
 it to class. Here is one example. As you can see, we want you to speak, so very little text is allowed on your slides.

LANGUAGE help

GRAMMAR: COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES on your Purple book

Vocabulary OXFORD SKILLS: units 17, 18, 21, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 42, 183, 184, 185

And to finish, a New York classical song