Unit 1. A visit from a pen pal

Welcome to our class!
Guessing game
Which country is it?
A: Nice to meet you.
B: …………………….
Nice to meet you, too.
A: Where is Yoko from?
B: ………………………
She’s from Japan.
What does the sign say?
Don’t walk on the grass.
What is this?
It’s The Temple of Literature.
MALAYSIA
Unit 1:
A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL
Thursday, September 12th, 2013
New words:
divide (v)
region (v)
separate (v)
comprise (v)
unit of currency
Islam (n )
religion (n)
language of instruction (n)
compulsory (a)
It’s _______ for Vietnamese children to get to school at the age of six.
separate
divide
compulsory
Islam
unit of currency
comprise
Catch the words:
** Fill in the table about Malaysia:
Area:
Population:
Climate:
Unit of currency:
Capital city:
Official religion:
National language:
Compulsory second language:
329,758 sq km
Over 22 million(2001)
tropical
The ringgit
Kuala Lumpur
Islam
Bahasa Malaysia
English
** Ask and answer:
What’s the area of Malaysia?
What’s the population of Malaysia?
Practise the dialogue:
You: Hi, Maryam. I’m going to visit Malaysia on my summer vacation.
I’d like to know something about your country. Can you help me?
Maryam: Yes, certainly.
You: What languages are spoken in your country?
Maryam: ( 1 )…………………………………………………………………………
You: Do the children have to study any foreign languages at school?
Maryam: ( 2 ) ……………………………………………………………
You: Ah. I see. What about the people? What are they like?
Maryam: I think ( 3 )………………………………………………………
Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and Tamil are also widely spoken.
Yes, and English is a compulsory second language.
the people here are friendly and helpful.
Homework:
Review vocabulary
Do exercise ( b )/ p. 10