Tiếng Anh 6 - Unit 15: Countries

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Unit 15: Countries
I. Vocabulary
- Big [adj]: to, lớn
- Building [n]: toà nhà, cao ốc
- Capital [n]: thủ đô
- Capital city [n]: thủ phủ
- Desert [n]: sa mạc
- Feature [n]: nét, đặc trưng
- Forest [n]: rừng
- Great [adj]: tuyệt
- Flow [v]: chảy vời
- High [adj]: cao
- Language [n]: ngôn ngữ
- Long [adj]: dài


- Meter [n]: mét
- Nationality [n]: quốc tịch
- Natural [adj]: thuộc về thiên nhiên, tự nhiên
- Ocean [n]: đại dương, biển
- Population [n]: dân số
- Rain [n]: mưa
- Range [n]: dãy, rặng núi
- Speak [v]: nói
- Structure [n]: cấu trúc
- Thick [adj]: dày
- Tower [n]: cái tháp
- World [n]: thế giới
A. We are the world
1.Listen and repeat
My name’s Laura.
I’m from Canada.
My name’s Marie.
I’m from France.
My name’s Lee.
I’m from China.
My name’s John.
I’m from the USA.
My name’s Yoko.
I’m from Japan.
My name’s Bruce.
I’m from Australia.
My name’s Minh.
I’m from Vietnamese.
My name’s Susan.
I’m from Great Britain.
2. Listen and repeat

My name’s Minh. I’m from Viet Nam. I speak Vietnamese.
Minh is from Viet Nam. He speaks Vietnamese.
3. Listen and repeat.
4. Make dialogues. Practice with a partner. Use the table in exercise 3
Thu: Who`s that?
Chi: That`s Susan.
Thu: Where`s she from?
Chi: She`s from Canada.
Thu: What`s her nationality?
Chi: She`s Canadian.
Thu: Which language does she speak?
Chi: She speaks English & French
5. Write. Read this postcard from Nhan
Now write a postcard to Nhan from Minh is your exercise book. Begin with
Dear Nhan,
I am vacation in Singapore. The weather is very cold and dry.
I am traveling by streetcar and visit a lot of interesting places.
Tomorrow, I’m going to visit the capital of Singapore.

Love,
Minh
6. Answer. Then write the answers in your exercise book
a) What’s your name?
b) How old are you?
c) Where are you from?
d) Which language do you speak?
e) Which school do you go to?
f) Which grade are you in?


7. Remember
Where are you from?
I’m from Viet Nam
Where is he/she from?
He/She’s from Japan.
Which language do you speak?
I speak Vietnamese.
He/She speaks English.
B. Cities, buildings and people
1. Listen and repeat.
a big building - a bigger building - the biggest building
a small house - a smaller house - the smallest house
a tall building - a taller building - the tallest building
2. Listen and read. Then answer the questions.
Mexico City is the biggest city
in the world.
It has a population
of 13.6 million.
Tokyo is smaller.
It has a population of
12 million.
London is the smallest
of these three cities.
It has a population of 6.3 million.
Viet Nam’s cities are small.
The capital city has a population
of 2.6 million.
Ho Chi Minh City is bigger than
the capital .
It has a population of 3.5 million.
* Answer the questions
a) Is Ha Noi bigger than Ho Chi Minh City?
- No, it isn’t.
b) Which is the biggest city in the world?
- Mexico City is the biggest city in the world.
c) Which is bigger: London or Tokyo?
- Tokyo is bigger than London.
3. Listen and read. Then answer the question.
Sears Tower in Chicago, USA, is tall.
It is 442 meters high.
But it is not the tallest building in the world.
PETRONAS Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is taller.
It is 452 meters high.
It is the tallest building in the world.
Which is taller: Sears Tower or PETRONAS Twin Towers?
PETRONAS Twin Towers is taller than Sears Tower.
4. Listen and read. Then ask and answer questions with a partner
The Great Wall of China is the world’s longest structure.
It is over 6,000 kilometers long.
It is between 4 and 12 meters high.
It is over 9 meters thick.
* Then ask and answer questions with a partner.
How long is the Great Wall?
- It is over 6,000 kilometers long.
How high is the Great Wall?
- It is between 4 and 12 meters high.
How thick is the Great Wall?
- It is over 9 meters thick.
5. Remember.
Long, longer, the longest … is longer than…
Big, bigger, the biggest … is bigger than…
Tall, taller, the tallest … is taller than…
C. Natural features
1. Listen and read
Hi. My name’s Lan.
I’m Vietnamese. My country is very beautiful.
We have lots of mountain.
We have great rivers like the Red and Mekong Rivers. We have lots of lake, too.
We have lots of rain, so the country is very green. We have big forests and we don’t have any deserts
We have lots of beautiful beaches. It is a great country.
Now, look at the pictures. Complete the passage and write it in your exercise book.
Viet Nam has lots of beautiful a) mountain. It has great b) rivers and lots of c) lakes. There is a lot of d) rain, so the country is very green. There are big e) forests and there are many beautiful f) beaches. There aren’t any g) deserts.
2. Look at the pictures again. Ask and answer.
Does Viet Nam have any mountains?
Yes, it does
Does Viet Nam have any deserts?
No, it doesn’t
3. Listen and read. Then answer the questions.
There are two long rivers in Viet Nam.
The Red River is 1,200 kilometers long.
It starts in China and flows into the Gulf of Tonkin.

The Mekong River is longer than the Red River. It starts in Tibet and flows into the Bien Dong.

The Nile River is the longest river in the world. It is 6,437 kilometers long. It starts in North Africa and flows into the Mediterranean Sea.

Phanxipang is the highest mountain in Viet Nam. It is 3,143 meters high. But it is not the highest mountain in the world. The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest. It is 8,848 meters high.



* Answer the questions.
a) Which is the longest river in Viet Nam?
- The Mekong River is longest river in Viet Nam.
b) Where does the Mekong River start?
- It starts in Tibet.
c) Which is the longest river in the world?
- The Nile River is the longest in the world.
d) Which sea does the Nile River flow into?
- The Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
e) Which is the highest mountain in the world?
- Mount Everest is the highest in the world.
f) Which is the highest mountain in Viet Nam?
- Phanxipang is the highest mountain in Viet Nam.
4. Remember.
We have many/a lot/ lots of beaches.
We have much/ a lot/ lots of rain.
The end
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