OpenMind 1 Unit 10 Class Video Worksheet

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class video worksheet

Unit 10 Speaking of the past

Before you watch


1 How much do you know about these places? Write the place next to
each question.

Hong Kong
DubaiNew Orleans

1 Which city was once a small trading town?


2 Which city was once famous for its pearl trade?
3 Which city is the birthplace of jazz music?
4 Which city is famous for the discovery of oil?
5 Which city was once a British colony?

2 What else do you know about the history of each place?




While you watch


1 Watch the video and write the words from the box in the correct
column of the table below. Some words can go in more than one place.

beachescraftsfoodhikingmusicscuba diving
shopping mallstemplestheme parktrams

Hong Kong Dubai New Orleans

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2 Complete the notes about each place.


Dubai
Things to see:
Burj Al Arab hotel that looks like a
Hong Kong (6)
Things to see: Burj Khalifa worlds (7)
Lantau (1) building
ancient (2) Things to do:
The Peak (3) the Take a trip into the (8)
point on Hong Kong island in a jeep
Things to do: Go to the worlds largest shopping
Hike a (4) trail (9)
Relax on a sandy (5)

New Orleans
The (10) festival started (11) years ago.
There are (12) different stages and (13)
of different acts.
You can also buy leather (14) , jewelry, pottery, beads,
and clothing.

3 Answer these questions. Discuss answers with your partner.


1 Why is Hong Kong called the place where East meets West?

2 Why is Dubai called the shopping capital of the Middle East?

3 Why is New Orleans famous for jazz?

After you watch


Complete the sentences with the past form of the verbs. Which places
did these people visit? Check ( ) the correct place.
Hong Kong dubai new orleans
1 Andrew (try) some sandboarding.
2 Fiona (buy) some beautiful handmade crafts.
3 Jennifer (listen) to a lot of jazz music.
4 Katy (visit) a monastery and lots of temples.
5 Sam and his family (go) to a theme park.
6 Tim (take) a trip into the desert.

Over to you
Discuss in pairs.
1 Describe a place that you visited on vacation.
2 How was it similar to or different from each of these places?

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