Unit 1. A visit from a pen pal

Week: 2
Period: 4
Saturday, August 28th, 2009
Lesson 3: Read
Unit 1:
A VISIT FROM A PENPAL
Warm up:
How many countries are there in the ASEAN?
There are ten countries in the ASEAN:
Viet Nam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia,
the Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar,
Thailand, Brunei.
Formal name: Brunei Darussalam
Capital (city): Bandar Seri Begawan
Language: Malay, English
Currency: kip
Formal name: Kingdom of Cambodia
Capital (city): Phnom Penh
Language: khmer
Currency: riel
Formal name: Republic of Indonesia
Capital (city): Jakarta
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Currency: rupiah
Formal name: Federation of Malaysia
Capital (city): Kuala Lumpur
Language: Bahasa Malay
Currency: ringgit
Formal name: Union of Myanmar
Capital (city): Rangoon
Language: Burmese
Currency: kyat
Formal name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Capital (city): Vientiane
Language: Lao
Currency: kip
Formal name: Republic of the Philippines
Capital (city): Manila
Language: Filipino
Currency: peso
Formal name: Republic of Singapore
Capital (city): Singapore
Language: Chinese, Malay, Tamil, English
Currency: dollar
Formal name: Kingdom of Thailand
Capital (city): Bangkok
Language: Thai
Currency: bath
Formal name: Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Capital (city): Ha Noi
Language: Vietnamese
Currency: dong
a) Vocabulary:
ASEAN: The association of south East Asian Nations
(hiệp hội các quốc gia Đông Nam Á)
comprise (v)
Bao gồm
unit of currency (n)
Đơn vị tiền tệ
tropical climate (n)
Khí hậu nhiệt đới
primary language
Ngôn ngữ chính
divide into (v)
chia, chia ra
compulsory (a)
bắt buộc
What do you want to know about Malaysia?
a) Where is it?
b) What is the capital of Malaysia?
c) What is its population?
d) How big is Malaysia?
e) What language is spoken in this country?
It is in the South East Asia.
Kuala Lumpur.
329,758 sq km.
Bahasa Malaysia – Malay.
Over 22 million.
329,758 sq km
over 22 million (2001)
tropical climate
ringgit (consist of 100 sen)
Kuala Lumpur
Islam
Bahasa Malaysia
English
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F
F
F
F
2-F: There are more than two religions.
3-F: English, Chinese, and Tamil are also widely spoken.
4-F: One of the three: Malay, Chinese, Tamil.
5-F: English is a compulsory second language, not primary language
of instruction. Bahasa Malaysia is a primary language of instruction
in all secondary school.
Ask and answer about Malaysia:
a) Where is Malaysia?
b) How many regions are there in Malaysia?
c) What is its total area?
d) What is the population of Malaysia?
It is in the ASEAN.
There are more than two regions in Malaysia.
It is 329,758 sq km.
It is over 22 million in 2001.
HOMEWORK:
Learn by heart new words.
Read the text and talk about Malaysia.
dollar
Khmer
Jakarta
ringgit
Burmese
Vientiane
Filipino
Singapore
Thai
bath