Review 2
Activity book page 35 ex 1 (Read and complete) lesson 5
Irbid
This is a photo of Irbid. It’s a modern city in the north of Jordan. It’s eighty-five kilometers from Amman. It’s a big city but it isn’t as big as Amman. There are lots of modern buildings and a big stadium. Irbid has 475 millimetres of rain a year. In the summer it’s about thirty degrees Centigrade. In the winter it’s about twelve degrees Centigrade.
Jerash
Have you been to Jerash? It is a city in the north of Jordan. It’s forty-eight kilometers north of Amman. It’s a beautiful place. There are hills and valleys. It has 240 millimetres of rain a year. In the summer it’s about thirty-two degrees Centigrade. In the winter it’s about nine degrees Centigrade. Jerash was a Roman city 2,000 years ago. There are still a lot of Roman buildings. There aren’t any skyscrapers in this Roman city. Today lots of visitors go to Jerash every year.
Pre reading questions:
- Have you been to Irbid? Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t
- Have you been to Jerash? Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t
While reading questions:
Which city (Irbid, Jerash or Both)
- This city is in the north of Jordan. Both
- It is a Roman city. Jerash
- There are hills and valleys in this city. Jerash
- It isn’t an old city. Irbid
- There is a big stadium in this city Irbid
- has 475 millimetres of rain a year Irbid
- There aren’t any skyscrapers in this city. Jerash
- it’s about twelve degrees Centigrade in winter. Irbid
- In the summer it’s about thirty-two degrees Centigrade. Jerash
- “Have you been to Jerash? It is a city in the north of Jordan” The underlined pronoun “it” refers to ( Jerash)
- Write down a sentence expresses unequal comparison: It’s a big city but it isn’t as big as Amman
- Write down a sentence expresses a fact: It’s forty-eight kilometers north of Amman.
Post reading question:
- Do you like old cities or modern ones? Free answers