Unit 1. A visit from a pen pal

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Giáo viên: Trương Kim Oanh
Trường THCS Học Lạc – TP Mỹ Tho
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LUCKY NUMBERS
lucky number
- What is Viet Nam Capital?
- Ha Noi.
- Who is Maryam?
- She`s Lan`s Malaysian pen pal
- Has Lan ever been to Malaysia?
- No, she hasn`t
- What is Malaysia Capital?
- Kuala Lumpur
- Where did Lan take Maryam on the

first day when she was in Ha Noi?
- She took her to Hoan Kiem Lake.
- How often do Lan and Maryam write to each other?
- At least once every two weeks.
lucky number
PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS
Unit 1 ( Cont.)
Period 4: READ
matching
New words:



- (to) divide (v):
phân chia.
- (to) separate (v):
chia tách.
- (to) comprise (v):
bao gồm.
- climate (n):
khí hậu.
- compulsory (a):
bắt buộc
- area (n):
diện tích.
- religion (n):
tôn giáo.
- instruction (n):
việc giảng dạy.
to include
- Islam
đạo Hồi
- Buddhism
- Hinduism
đạo phật
đạo hindu
- ASEAN: Assosiation of South East Asian Nations
CHECKING VOCBULARY
CHECKING VOCABULARY
II.Expected questions:

1. What is Malaysia’s population ?


2. How big is Malaysia ?


3. What language is spoken in this country ?
About 22 million
329,758 sq km
Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and Tamil
III. Fill in the table:
Area:
Population:
Climate:
Unit of currency:
Capital city:
Official religion:
National language:
Compulsory second language:
329,758
Over 22 million
Tropical climate
The ringgit
Kuala Lumpur
Islam
Bahasa Malaysia
English
IV. True / False statements:
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.
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There are more than two religions.
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English, Chinese, and Tamil are also widely spoken.
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One of the three: Malay, Chinese, Tamil.
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English is a compulsory second language, not primary language of instruction.
V. Interview:
A: 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?
B: Yes, certainly.
A: What language is spoken in your country ?
B: Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, and Tamil are also widely spoken.
A: Do children have to study any foreign language in school ?
B: Yes, English is a compulsory second language in secondary school.
A: Ah, I see. What about the people ? What are they like ?
B: I think they are very friendly,…
VI. Homework:
Learn the new words by heart.
Read the text and do all the exercises again.
Prepare for: Write.
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