Giao an dien tu 12

ENGLISH 12
UNIT ONE :
WHO USES ENGLISH?
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READING COMPREHENSION - PERIOD 1
Questions:
1. Which language do you use to communicate with other people when you go abroad?
2. Which language do you think is spoken by most people in the world?
3. Which language is the first language in the United States, in Australia, in New Zealand, in most of Canada, in certain nations in Africa, and in other areas of the world?
    vocabulary
-property (n) = possession (n) taøi saûn: having or owning something; something that you have or own
-first language = mother tongue: tieáng me ñeû
-second language : another language besides the first language officially used in a company
-foreign language (n): ngoaïi ngöõ : another language besides the first language
-unreasonable (a) : voâ lí
-outnumber (v) : be more in number than others
-Dane (n): a European country
-Dutch (n) ? The Dutch : people of Dane
-automatically (adv) tự động:by itself/oneself; naturally
-merely (adv) = only
-access (n) : way to
-ask (o) for
-use / have / regard / speak ..as ..
-belong to
Check
a) She is Vietnamese so Vietnamese is her ....
b) The jewels were her personal .......
c) The Vietnamese and the Dutch speak English as their ......
d) In order to get ...... to world scholarship, college students must master English.
Questions
a) Name some countries in which English is spoken as the first language.
b) Is English the most international of languages?
c) Which language is used by pilots to ask for landing instructions in Cairo?
d) Is English an important language to master? Why?
Post -reading
Questions - Answers
1. Is English used by the greatest number of speakers in the world?
2. Which language do Malaysian lecturers use when addressing their Malaysian students in Kuala Lumpur?
3. What does English provide (us with)?
READING COMPREHENSION - PERIOD 2
Questions :
1. Do you practise speaking English everyday? Why?
2. Do you think good knowledge of English will help you get a good job in the future?
3. Do you know how many people all over the world have English as their first language?
4. Will you continue to study English when you finish high school?
* Vocabulary
-involve (v) relate (to), concern
-be involved in : be concerned about, be very busy with sth
-a great many : rất nhiều
* Use the words provided to make the complete sentences
a. His father / be involved in / politics?
b. Tourists / a great many / Vietnam / visit / last year
   Questions
Make questions and answer them and practise in pairs
a. A great many people / be involved in / use / English?
b. How many / people / four continents / have / English / as / first language?
c. Millions / the world / use / English / as / second / foreign language?
d. To whom / English / belong?
Questions
1. Which language is used as foreign language in Vietnam?
2. Is English an important language to master?
3. Do the Australian have English as their first language?
4. Can the Chinese use English?
5. Is English spoken all over the world?
READING COMPREHENSION - 3
PART 1. Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with the suitable words.
1. English is spoken as a ……………… in the United States, in Australia, in New Zealand, …
2. It is ………… to regard English as the private possession of the United States or Britain
3. English is the most …………… of languages.
4. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important …………… to master.
5. English ………… to those who use it.
PART 2. Questions - Answers
1. Is English the private property of those who use it?
2. Isn`t English the private possession of the United States and Britain?
3. Who does English belong to?
4. Are a great many people involved in the use of English?
5.Why is English an important language to master?
6. Do you think that English will help people get more success in business or in science?
PART 3.
��*�� Read the following pairs of words and explain the difference between them
French / France
English / Britain
Malaysian / Malaysia
American / America / the United States
*     Practise using the above words by filling in the blanks with the correct form
a) She has lived in …………… for ten years so she speaks …………… very well. (French / France)
b) When you come to ……………, you will find that …………… women are used to being independent (American / the United States)
c) In ……………, …………… lecturers use English when addressing their …………… students (Malaysian / Malaysia)
d) …………… isn’t the private possession of …………… (English / Britain)
WORD FORMATION
importance (n)  important (adj.)
instruct (v)  instruction (n)
-need ( n & v)  necessary (adj.)
 necessarily (adv.)
-reason ( n & v)
 reasonable (adj.)  unreasonable (adj.)
 reasonably (adv)  unreasonably (adv)
-possession (n)  possessive (adj.)
-automation (n)  automatic (adj.)
 automatically (adv)
-understand (v)  misunderstand (v)
-width (n)  wide (adj.)  widely (adv)
-succeed (v)  success (n)
 successful (adj.)  unsuccessful (adj.)
 successfully (adv)
-friend (n)  friendly (adv)
-care (n)  careful (adj.)  careless (adj.)
 carefully (adv)  carelessly (adv)
 carelessness (n)
Use the correct form of the words in brackets
It is not …….. for you to finish it by Friday. (need)
I think that the prices here are …….. (reason)
I’m sorry for making many mistakes. I …… your ……… (understand , instruct)
We study English because of its …….. (important)
You don’t …… to hurry. Theirs is no …… for you to start yet. (need , need)
6. English is ……. used all over the world. (wide)
7. His ……. made us surprised. (succeed)
8. He drives so ……that he often causes accident. (care)
9. Was she …….in her business? (succeed)
10. He said “Good morning” in a ……way. (friend)
11. He had accident because of his …… (care)