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What is the capital city?
Textbook: p. 7
GoalGiving facts about capital cities, continents, languages and countries; meeting superlatives (the biggest, the longest).
New words
capital city · poytaxtcontinent · qit’anearest · eng yaqinlanguage · til
Explanation
A capital city is the main city of a country: “The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent.” We also say which continent a country is on: “Uzbekistan is in Asia and the United Kingdom is in Europe.” The United Kingdom has four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with the capitals London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. Uzbekistan’s neighbours are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. To say “the most” we use the + adjective + -est: the biggest, the longest, the smallest. With long adjectives we use the most: the most interesting.
Worked examples
Fact file. Country: Kazakhstan. Capital: Astana. Continent: Asia (a small part is in Europe). It is one of our nearest neighbours. It is the biggest country in Central Asia.
— What is the capital of Wales? — It’s Cardiff. — Which continent is Wales in? — Europe. — Is Wales the biggest part of the UK? — No, England is the biggest.
Class activity
“Capital quiz”: the teacher names a country and teams quickly write its capital (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Wales, Scotland, France).
Practice
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Answer: What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
It is Tashkent.
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Complete: Asia is the ___ continent in the world. (big)
biggest
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Say in English: the United Kingdom has four parts.
The United Kingdom has four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Why do we write two g’s in biggest?
A short adjective that ends in vowel + consonant doubles the consonant: big – biggest.