USA Cities Virtual Tour

What do you expect to learn at the lesson?
To improve reading and speaking skills.
To train vocabulary on the topic “City”.
To enlarge cultural knowledge about the USA.
To use computer skills for learning purposes.
Objectives

Fresh up! Remember what you are already know about some US cities.
Vocabulary. What useful words and expressions you remember about the topic “City”?
Reading. Making presentations in groups of 3.
Speaking. Groups tell the class about a city.
Discussion. Which of the cities would you like to visit and why?
Lesson Plan

Phoenix, Arizona
Orlando, Florida
New Orleans, Louisiana
Chicago, Illinois
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Match the cities and the pictures

Use the vocabulary on the hand-outs, please.
Useful Words and Expressions

General Information
Description, population, general characteristics.
Location
Where the city is located, what cities are nearby.
History
When the city was founded, under which circumstances.
Attractions
What places of interest you can enjoy there.
Presentation Plan

The name of the slide
Slide text
Slide text
pictures
pictures
Model Slide

Las Vegas, History
The city was created by a reputed gangster Bugsy Siegal .
In December of 1946 he built the original Flamingo resort in the barren desert wastelands of Nevada.
He dreamed of creating a whole new resort city in the desert.
Example

http://www.usatourist.com
Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.usatourist.com/english/places/arizona/phoenix.html
Orlando, Florida
http://www.usatourist.com/english/places/florida/orlando.html
New Orleans, Louisiana
http://www.usatourist.com/english/places/louisiana/neworleans.html
http://www.usatourist.com/english/places/louisiana/attractions.html
Chicago, Illinois
http://www.usatourist.com/english/places/illinois/chicago.html
How to find the cities on the Internet?

Conditions
Contents – according to the plan.
Design – according to the example or better.
1 student works in Internet and makes the presentation in Powerpoint, the others make notes and prepare for the oral presentation.
The members of each group get the same mark.
Time limit – 30 minutes.
You can use the computer dictionary on your PCs.

While listening, make notes to decide
what city you would like to visit and why. Name at least 3 reasons.
Listen to presentations!

Express your opinion on the question –
what city would you like to visit and why? Name at least 3 reasons.
Discussion