Unit 08. English Speaking Countries. Lesson 1. Getting started

Approximately 375 million people speak English around the world and there are more than 50 English speaking countries.
How many english speaking countries are there in the world?
Top 10 English Speaking countries in The world
UNIT 8:
GETTING STARTED
I.VOCABULARY:
- awesome /`ɔ:səm/ (adj):
Tuyệt vời
- official language (n):
Ngôn ngữ chính thức
- native speaker(n):
- accent ( n): /`æksənt/
Giọng điệu, Trọng âm
Người nói tiếng mẹ đẻ,
người bản ngữ
the language or one of the languages that is accepted by a country`s government, is taught in schools, used in the courts of law
/ˈnādiv ˈspēkər/
a person who has spoken the language in question from earliest childhood.
 awesome is something that is wonderful
T:What do you think they are doing?
T:Where are the children?
S:They are at the summer camp
S: I think they are talking English
Answer the questions:
I.LISTEN AND READ
T:Have you ever been summer camp?
1. Nick is at national summer camp.
2. Your English has improved a lot.
3. He has made many friends from English
speaking countries.
4. He can`t practise English with native speakers.
5. He comes back home on July 15th.
F
T
T
F
T
Decide the statements are true or false?


1. Think something is wonderful

2. Agree with somebody

3. Cannot decide

4. Are not sure about something


Awesome, just awesome
Any of the following :Absolutely / Right.
It’s hard to say
Perhaps
1a. Find a word or an expression from the conversation which you use when you...
? Make a dialogue using expressions below:
Awesome just awesome, absolutely/ right , perhaps,
It`s hard to say

* Example:
A: Have you just returned from Hue?
B: Yes
A:How`s your trip?
B: Awesome just awesome
1.Where is Phong ?

2.Where do the campers come from?

3.What has Phong done so far?

4.Why has he been able to improve his English?

5.Who are in the same team with Phong?
1b. Read the conversation again and answer
the quetions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1.Where is Phong ?
- He is at international summer camp ( in Singapore)
2.Where do the campers come from?
- They come from different countries/ from all over the world
3.What has Phong done so far?
He has made new friends, visited places,(and taken part in different activites.)
4.Why has he been able to improve
his English?
- Because he uses English every day with people from different countries.
5.Who are in the same team with Phong?
Two boys from Australia and a girl from the USA
1.Where is Phong ?

2.Where do the campers come from?

3.What has Phong done so far?


4.Why has he been able to improve his English?


5.Who are in the same team with Phong?


6.When can Nick see phong?
- He is at international summer camp ( in Singapore)
- They come from different countries/ from all over the world.
- He has made new friends, visited places,(and taken part in different activites.)
- Because he uses English every day with poeple from different countries.
- Two boys from Australia and a girl from the USA
- After July 15 th
Answer the quetions:
native speaker the USA official language summer camp
English speaking countries accents
1. Last year I had a wonderfull time at a ............................. in Britain
2. The USA, the United Kingdom and New Zealand are all ................................................
3. Australians are............................... of English because they use it as their mother tongue.
4. ................. is in the mid-north of America.
5. Usually, poeple from different parts of a country speak their language with different...................
6. English is an............................... in countries like India, Malaysia, and Singapore.
summer camp
English speaking countries
native speakers
The USA
accents
official language
2. Complete the sentences with words/ phrases from the box.
1................................
2..........................................
3..................................
4.......................................
5.........................................
6..................................
3. Put the names of the countries under their flags
The USA
The United Kingdom
Singapore
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
What countries make up the UK?
The name refers to the union of what were once four separate nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent. Only Northern Ireland is part of the UK now).
The United Kingdom is made up of:
England - The capital is London.
Scotland - The capital is Edinburgh .
Wales - The capital is Cardiff.
Northern Ireland - The capital is Belfast.
England, Scotland and Wales together form Great Britain.
Great Britain and Northern Ireland together form the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (UK)
What is the capital city of the UK?
The capital of the UK is London.
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Cues: 1. Singapore/ It is an international city with many tall buildings and
beautiful parks
2. Britain / It has beautiful parks
3. The USA/ It has a famous Liberty
4. The United Kingdom/want to visit Big Ben- a famous clock all
over the word
5. Canada/ It is famous for many kinds of food
6. Autralia/ Australia people are friendly
A : Which country do you want to visit?
B: I’d like to visit .....................................
A: Why?
B: Because .............................................
4. Game: Where are they?
New Zealand
Singapore
Australia
The USA
Canada
The United Kingdom
AT HOME
Learn by heart the new words.
Do Exercises in workbook.
Prepare for:
Unit 8 - A CLOSER LOOK 1.