Presenting Capitals
November 11, 2015
Videoconferencing in English

Warm-up speaking
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—Which places / capitals would you describe as
—stunning / impressive / memorable / astonishing?
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Reading
—Every tram in ___________ congregates in front of the station, and there´s an infectious buzz
about the place in the early afternoon, after work. A steady stream of people plough up and down
______--a somewhat hazardous coctail of cobbles, steaming manholes and tram lines, which leads to
_________. Don´t let that stop you from looking up at the five-storey mansions, laden with a
fantastic mantle of decorations, some grotesquely disfigured by pollutants.
—To the left as you head up _______ is ______ (literally „cabbage market“). The chaotic vegetable
market on a sloping cobbled square, now beginning to return to the brisk trade of its pre-war days,
and somewhat ill-served by the mishmash of buildings which line its edges. At its centre is the
petrified diarrhoea of the huge _________ fountain by Fischer von Erlach: in the good old days,
when it worked properly, live carp was sold from its waters at Christmas,
—________ is better known for its pubs than cafés, though of course you can get a coffee in either.
During the summer, outdoor tables abound the various cafés around ____________More specifically,
________ and _____ are both trendy art venues to hang out in. As for pubs, the local brew is
Starobrno but the best places are actually the ones which don´t serve it. Try ____________
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Quiz
—https://docs.google.com/document/d/1goBQtS2QVEr5RmWsmlfYHf4b82yt7FVKTEQK-9KJfqg/edit
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Speaking – guided tours
—use the pictures to introduce one of the capitals
—use the sentences to comment on the guided tour
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http://cdn.spectator.org/Tiananmen_beijing_Panorama.jpg

Language focus
—I _never ___ (see) so wonderful ________
—It was _________ AAEIOYDNTR.
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—Absolutely ____________ AAIICFGNNST!
—I_______ (learn) so much about_____________
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—All these beatiful ________. AEEOUBFGLRT.
—I could _______ (stay) longer.
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—I _____ always ______ (want to visit)____________
—It was a ___________ AAICGLM experience.

Aber presentations / Brno questions
—http://www.video.muni.cz/download.cgi?furl=%2Fauth%2Fel%2F1421%2Fpodzim2015%2FCJVAVC%2Fum%2Fvi%2F;
so=nd;id=36955:wfkbs1r1ha:1447183959:9a688c6ed23b0b72265e10ed5b04a0ecba79756d;uco=13766
—Tbilisi: 5:00, 22:10, 26:35, 28:15
—Rabat: 17:05
—Beijing 33:40, 44:20
—Seoul 48:20, 55:00

Our capitals
—What?
—How?
—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwYHty-jaRo
—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iu1qph_IyM
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Watching
—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3-M6lnZ1fk
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Map dictation
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Map dictation
—The 430-foot Constitution Hill overshadows the northern end of Marine Terrace.
—The New Promenade cuts around War Memorial to a rocky headland, where the castle ruins stare
blankly out to sea.
—Northgate street winds east, becaming Penglais Road as it climbs the hill towars the university´s
main campus and the National Library of Wales.
—While in Penglais area, you might want to check out the excellent Aberystwyth Arts Centre, a
quarter of a mile further up the hill from the National Library.
—Aberystwyth´s twin train stations are adjacent to each other on Alexandra Road.
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