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1 2 3 4 5 6 Which place used to be an old railway line, but it’s now a city park? Which place appeared in the recent film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince? Which place allows you to see under your feet? Where can't you forget about your final destination? Which place was ordered by a president who wanted an ultra-contemporary artistic hub? Where would you prefer to get stuck while travelling? Now match the names of places to the pictures: The High Line, NY - Centre Pompidou, Paris - the Gherkin, London - the Lianjiang River Bridge, China - Paris - Versailles train - Vancouver International Airport 🤔Which was the most difficult to build? Why? Which was the easiest to build? Why? Which one is likely / unlikely to stand the test of time?

📚What do you know about Troy? Read the sentences from a video blog and try to guess the missing words by the fist letter. Today I'm gonna take you on a m... journey. As the l... goes, the ancient city of Troy was besieged for ten years without success. Finally, the city was c... thanks to the warriors hidden in a huge w... horse. H... made Troy immortal and B... P... made it popular. Can you imagine thousands of h... that once fought on this battlefield? Troy is not just a h... site, it's a mythical one as well. While the horse is world-famous, the real deal in Troy is the r... Discover this and more in Turkey, h... of Troy! Now watch and check your guesses!

To be taught this video, students are supposed to be familiar with the questions What's this? Where? or you may explain what this means. Also it is good to stop at the sentence "She lives in Moscow" and pay attention to the ending s as this is what many students forget about at the beginning. You may also explain the question "What's the weather like ...?" and train it later as a small talk at the beginning of each lesson. The weather changes every day, doesn't it? The video is composed of two parts. In part one, students may just first watch the video and you can make stops where necessary to explain things. You can play part 1 again asking students to repeat after the speaker. You may also want to make them write down names of the cities, countries in their dictionary. In the second part students are supposed to answer questions. Finally, you may ask each student "Where do you live?" and get the answer. Then ask "What's the weathe...