Introduction
How to talk about a city
OVERVIEW
The introductory chapter introduces you to the city of Evanston, Illinois, where Northwestern University is located. You will be reviewing and expanding your vocabulary to be able to describe a city and the city’s history. Using the new vocabulary, you will collect facts on your hometown and compare it to Evanston and to Cairo.
ستتعرَّف في الفصل الأول على مدينة إيفانستون بإلينوي ، حيث تقع جامعة نورث وسترن. ستقوم بمراجعة وتوسيع مفرداتك لتكون قادرًا على وصف المدينة وتاريخ المدينة. باستخدام المفردات الجديدة ، ستجمع الحقائق عن مسقط رأسك وتقارنها بإيفانستون والقاهِرَة.
ACTFL PROFICIENCY BENCHMARKS
What I can do after working through the chapter:
I can …
- list what one can do and see in a city;
- understand a simple picture description;
- locate landmarks on a map;
- I can understand simple facts in a text about a city;
- understand simple facts in a text about the history of a city;
- describe basic facts about my hometown;
- compare towns based on basic facts and explain which one I prefer and why.
