Unit 1. A visit from a pen pal

Prepared by : Hoang Xuan Tien
Welcome to our lesson
Class : 9 A
THAILAND
SINGAPORE
MALAYSIA
Monday, August 29th , 2011
Unit 1:
A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL
Lesson 4. Read
divide (v):
phân chia.
tropical climate:
area (n):
unit of currency :
Islam (n):
khí hậu nhiệt đới
diện tích
đơn vị tiền tệ
Đạo Hồi
official religion:
tôn giáo chính thức
region (n):
vùng, miền
Buddhism (n):
Phật giáo
Hinduism (n):
Đạo Hin-du, Ấn độ giáo
compulsory (adj):
bắt buộc
New words:
Ringgit (n):
Đơn vị tiền của Malaysia
1. Where is Malaysia?
2. How many regions is it divided into?
II. Look at the map and answer:
=> It is in South East Asia.
=> It is devided into two regions.
Area:
Population:
Climate:
Unit of currency:
Capital city:
Official religion:
National language:
Compulsory second language:
329,758 sq km
over 22 million in 2001
tropical climate
the ringgit
Kuala Lumpur
Islam
Bahasa Malaysia
English
Then fill in the table:
III. Read the text in silence to get information.

There are more than two religions.
English, Chinese, and Tamil are also widely spoken.
One of the three: Malay, Chinese, Tamil.
English is a compulsory second language, not primary language of instruction.

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F
F
F
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IV.True or False
1. Malaysia is a member country of ASEAN.
2. There are two religions in Malaysia.
3. People speak only Malay in Malaysia.
4. Primary school children learn three
languages at school.
5. All secondary school children learn in
English.
Malaysia is one of the Association of South East Asia Nations. It is divided into (1)…….. regions.They are separated by about 640 km of the sea and together comprise an area of (2)…………………. Malaysia has (3)……………. climate. The Malaysian unit of currency is ……………… .
The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. The population in 2001 is over (4) …….. million. (5). …………is Malaysia’s official religion, there are also other religions such as Buddhism and Hindduism.
The national language is (6)……………………. English, Chinese and Tamil are also widely spoken. The language of instruction for primary school students is Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese or Tamil. The primary language of instruction for secondary schools is Bahasa Malaysia. The compulsory second language is (7)………….. .
two
329, 758 sq km
tropical
the ringgit
22
Izlam
Bahasa Malaysia
English
V. Complete the sentences:
V. Homework:

Learn new words by heart.

Read the text again.

- Prepare next lesson: Write.
Matching
Interview:

Lan : Hi, Maryam. I’m going to visit Malaysia on my summer holiday. I’d like to know something about your country.
Can you help me?
Maryam : Yes, certainly.
Lan : What language is spoken in your country ?
Maryam: Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, and Tamil are also widely spoken.
Lan : Do children have to study any foreign language in school?
Maryam: Yes, English is a compulsory second language in secondary school.
Lan : Ah, I see. What about the people ?
Maryam: I think they are very friendly,…
- climate (n):
- area (n):
- religion (n)
- unit of currency:
- Islam:
khí hậu
diện tích.
đơn vị tiền tệ
Đạo Hồi
tôn giáo.
- region (n):
- tropical (adj):
nhiệt đới
- Buddhism (n):
Phật giáo
- Hinduism (n):
Đạo Hin-du
-Tamil (n):
tiếng Ta-min
vùng, miền
Match Vietnamese words to the correct English words