Unit 08. English Speaking Countries. Lesson 2. A Closer Look 1

Unit 8: English Speaking Countries
PERIOD 63:
A Closer Look 1.
Name of the countries
Australia
America
Singapo
China
England
Canada
Malaysia
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VOCABULARY
1. Write the names for the people who belong to these places. Then listen and repeat the words.
The USA
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
The Americans
The English
The Scottish/ the Scots
The Welsh
The Irish
The Canadians
The Australians
The New Zealand
COUNTRY
PEOPLE
2. Change the words into a noun (N), an adjective (A) or a verb (V).
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Historic

Symbol

Legend

Iconic

Spectacle

Festive

Scenery

attraction
N= history

V= symbolise

A= legendary

N= icon

A= spectacular

N= festival

A= scenic

V= sttract
3. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is an ………….. of this famous city.
Big Ben is a major monument in London which ………….... the United Kingdom.
New Zealand is a famous for the …………. beauty of its mountain and forests.
Australia is home to ………….. animals like the kangaroo and koala, which are native to Australia.
The Glastonbury Festival in England is a celebration of music and it ………….. thousands of people.
icon
symbolises
scenic
unique
attracts
4. Match the words/ phrases with the pictures.
parade
state
loch
cattle station
monument
castle
5. Listen and repeat the words.
-ese
-ee
PRONUNCIATION
Cantonese
Taiwanese
Japanese
portuguese
5. Employee
6. Adoptee
7.Adressee
8.interviewee
REMENBER!
For words ending in - ese or –ee, the stress is often placed on the final syllable.
Example: trai’nee
nepa’lese
6. Mark the stress in the underlined words. Then listen and repeat the sentences.
One- fifth of the people in the world are Chinese.

A refugee is a person who is forced to leave a country.

My daughter is a trainee.

Japanese is the language of Japan.

This printer has two- year guarantee.
Chi’nese
Refu’gee
Trai’nee
Japa’nese
Guaran’tee
AT HOME
Learn by heart the new words.
Do Exercises in workbook.
Prepare for:
Unit 8 - A CLOSER LOOK 2.
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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Goodbye!