Regular Basic part 1:Times Square Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia(0:00-1:40)

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Warm Up
  1. Do you know where Times Square is?
  2. Do you know what Times Square is famous for?
  3. Have you ever been there, or would you like to go someday?
  1. What do you know about America or New York? (Ex: Food, Movies, Places, People) 
  2. Which foreign country would you like to go in the future, and why?
Listening
Before the video: Teachers will read the following questions aloud, please prepare for listening!
After the video: Did you get it? If not, please tell your teacher specifically which part you didn’t understand. Let’s review the video again 🙂
  1. Where is Times Square located in Manhattan?
  2. Why is it called Times Square?
  3. What is special about the center of Times Square?
  4. How long has the theater district been running?
Key Words & Phrases
Do you understand the following Key Words & Phrases? Your teacher will select Key Words & Phrases and ask you about their meanings. If you don’t understand, your teacher can explain them. Afterwards, try to use the Key Words & Phrases to make a sentence!
  1. 00:12 Times Square is the hub of the New York Theatre District
  2. 00:20 The name Times Square was coined after the relocation of the New York Times to 42nd Street in 1904.
  3. 00:56 The centre of Times Square is a traffic-free plaza where visitors can sit on one of the many multicolored chairs and watch the world go by.
  4. 01:31 18th century
  5. “Can I” vs. “May I“
  6. I’ll have…
  7. I’d like…
  8. No thank you.
  9. [responsivevoice voice="US English Female" buttontext=""]That’ll be all.
Discussion
  1. Where would you like to go in New York?
  2. Do you think New York is similar to Tokyo, and how?
Discussion for Students
  1. Which do you prefer to live in, Tokyo or New York? Please explain why! 
  2. What are the similarities and differences between Tokyo and New York?
Role play
You will be a customer and trying to order something you’d like! Your teacher will be a waiter, staff, worker and so on to take your order🙂
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00:08 Located just south of Central Park, in Midtown Manhattan,
00:12 Times Square is the hub of the New York Theatre District,
00:16 and one of the most iconic locales in the world.
00:20 Originally Longacre Square, the name Times Square was coined
00:25 after the relocation of the New York Times to 42nd Street in 1904.
00:31 Just weeks later, the first electrified commercial appeared,
00:34 leading to the instantly recognizable wall-to-wall billboards of today.
00:39 By day, Times Square is a bustling business hub,
00:43 but there are still plenty of things to see and do.
00:46 Some of the more well-known shops include M&M;’s World
00:50 and the giant 215-foot-tall Hershey’s store.
00:56 The centre of Times Square is a traffic-free plaza
00:59 where visitors can sit on one of the many multicoloured chairs
01:03 and watch the world go by.
01:22 After sundown, Times Square transforms into a neon wonderland.
01:27 The hundreds of illuminated billboards light the way to the Theatre district,
01:31 which has been selling tickets to plays and musicals since the 18th century.