Unit 1. A visit from a pen pal

Week: 2
Period: 4
Friday, September 11th, 2009
Lesson 3 :Read
Unit 1:
A VISIT FROM A PENPAL
Teacher: Nguyễn Công Đào
WELCOME TO CLASS: 9
Check up the old lesson:Answer the questions:
a) Where are they going to?
b) Whose house is close to the park?
c) Are they going to take a bus?
b) Are they going to eat Mexican food?
They are going to a restaurant downtown.
Tim’house is close to the park.
Yes, they are.
No, they aren’t. They are going to eat
American food – hamburgers.
Answer the questions.
How many countries are there in Asian ?
What are they?( group work)
Matching:
Answers:
Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ
New words:
- divide (v):
phân chia.
- separate (v):
chia tách.
- comprise (v):
bao gồm.
- tropical climate (n):
khí hậu nhiệt đới.
- population (n):
dân số.
- area (n):
diện tích.
- religion (n):
tôn giáo.
- instruction (n):
việc giảng dạy.
- compulsory (a):
bắt buộc.
- official (a):
chính thức.
Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ
II.Expected questions:(close books and guess)
1. Where is it ?

2. What is the capital of Malaysia ?

3. What is its population ?

4. How big is Malaysia ?


5. What language is spoken in this country ?

(Correct after the period)
It is in Malaysia
Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ
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
Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ
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.
T
F
There are more than two religions.
F
English, Chinese, and Tamil are also widely spoken.
F
One of the three: Malay, Chinese or Tamil.
F
English is a compulsory second language, not primary language of instruction.
* Post reading: talk about Malaysia
Malaysia/ member country/ ASEAN.
Area / Malaysia/ 329,758 sq km.
c. Capital/ Malaysia/ Kuala Lumpur.
d. Population/ 2001/ over 22 million.
e. Islam/ official religion/ Malaysia.
Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ
* Consolidation:
1. Where is it ?

2. What is the capital of Malaysia ?

3. What is its population ?

4. How big is Malaysia ?


5. What language is spoken in this country ?
It is in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
About 22 million
329,758 sq km
Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and Tamil
Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ
VI. Homework:
Learn the new words by heart.
Read the text and do all the exercises again.
Prepare for: Write.
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