openMind Level 1

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  ​
Dubai  ​New 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.

beaches  ​crafts  ​food  ​hiking  ​music  ​scuba diving  ​
shopping malls  ​temples  ​theme park  ​trams

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 – world’s (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 world’s 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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