1. Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Jan Rozsíval. Slezské gymnázium, Opava, příspěvková organizace. Vzdělávací materiál byl vytvořen v rámci OP VK 1.5 – EU peníze středním školám. American Cities 3 – Houston, Honolulu VY_32_INOVACE_150317 2. února 2013

2. 1.Who was Sam Houston? 2.What do you learn about The State of Texas? 3.Why did Houston become so rich? 4.What is the typical weather like in the area? 5.What is Mission Control Center? Houston Houston Audio Source: http://www.eslpod.com/website/flash_player.php?issue_id=7924773

3. 1.How long does it usually take to fly from LA to Hawaii? 2.What does wiki mean? 3.What happend with the monarchy? 4.When did Hawaii become a state? 5.Which interesting and popular places can you visit in Honolulu? Honolulu Honolulu Audio Source: http://www.eslpod.com/website/flash_player.php?issue_id=4225977

4. Your English speaking friend and you are in the USA. You want to spend a couple of days together in one of the cities mentioned above. Both of you will choose one place and will try to persuade the second person to visit „your“ destination. Eventually, agree on one city. Remember to use proper phrases for suggesting, agreement, disagreement etc. Now work in pairs and imagine the following situation:

5. Suggesting: How about…? Do you think we could…? I think we should… Why not…? Why don´t we…? So instead of(…), we can… Agreement: Of course/Right/Absolutely. It´s a great idea. I counldn´t agree more. I agree that… I´m of a similar opinion. Expressing your opinion: I think we should… I´m sure we could… In my opinion… Disagreement: I´m afraid I don´t agree with you. I don´t think so. I see what you mean, but… I wouldn´t say so. Plan: First, we can…and then we could… The first thing we should do is… If we have time, we can also…