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Lesson aim: To think about how and why cities develop, change and grow Video: How New York became New York SEL Social and emotional learning: Being curious EVOLVING CITIES
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speaking Ask and answer these questions. 1 What do you know about New York (e.g. its location, things to see and do there)? Make brief notes. 2 What do you think helped New York to become such a big and important city?
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6 Lorem ipsum speaking Work in a small group. How much do you know about the city or town where you live, or a big, famous city nearby? Together, you’re going to prepare a mini-poster with ‘Five Fascinating Facts’. Do research to find out or confirm your facts. It often happens that we learn interesting facts about big, famous cities from around the world but we don’t know much about the actual place where we live. When and why did people decide to come and live here for the first time? How has the city or town changed since those days until now? What have been the great and/or difficult moments in the city’s history? Has it got bigger or smaller as time has passed and why? By studying our city or town’s past we can understand its present too … and make plans for its future. Your hometown’s past, present and future
Watch a video about how and why New York became so important.
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Tick ( ) the things it mentions. 1 It offered a great harbour for ships from around the world. 2 The weather was ideal for working. 3 It served as a connection between the Old World and the New World. 4 Thanks to the Industrial Revolution there were a lot of factories there. 5 Millions of Europeans went to work there. 6 They built lots of skyscrapers to make it easy for people to live there. 7 Good transport made it possible to do business with the rest of the world.
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Watch the video again. Why do they mention these numbers,
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places or people? 1 400 2 The Hudson River
3 the Irish 4 the 1840s
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GREAT LEARNERS Great learners are curious SEL
GREAT THINKERS Connect-Extend-Challenge
When you read or hear about people, places and things in texts and videos, are you usually curious to find out more? Why do you think curiosity is an essential quality for all learners?
Think about the video you watched and follow the
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instructions. 1 How are the ideas in the video connected with what you already knew and discussed in 1? 2 What information in the video extended what you already knew? 3 What would you like to challenge in the video? Is there anything that you don’t completely agree with or that you would like to check, investigate and know more about? 4 Share your ideas with other students. Find out more about the history of New York if you are interested.
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