Unit 1. A visit from a pen pal

Unit 1:
A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL
Lesson 4 – Read (page 9-10)
What is it?
Where is it?
How high is it?
Warm up
It is PETRONAS Twin Towers
It is in Malaysia
It is 452 meters high.
It is the tallest building in the world.
Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ
Vocabulary:
- (to) divide:
phân chia.
- (to) separate:
chia tách.
- (to) comprise:
bao gồm.
- Currency (n):
Tiền, hệ thống tiền tệ.
- Religion (n):
tôn giáo.
- Instruction (n):
việc giảng dạy.
- Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN):
Hiệp hội các nước Đông Nam á
- A region:
Khu vực
Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ
1. Matching
- (to) divide:
phân chia.
- (to) separate:
chia tách.
- (to) comprise:
bao gồm.
- Currency (n):
Hệ thống tiền tệ.
- Religion (n):
tôn giáo.
- Instruction (n):
việc giảng dạy.
- Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN):
Hiệp hội các nước Đông Nam á
- A region:
Khu vực
2. True / False statements prediction:

1. Malaysia is a member country of SEAN.

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.





Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ

Malaysia is one of the countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAM). It is divided in to two regions, known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia. They are separated by about 640 km of the sea and together comprise an area of 329,758 sq km. Malaysia enjoys tropical climate. The Malaysia unit of currency is the ringgit, consisting of 100 sen.
The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur and it is also the largest city in the country. The population in 2001 was over 22 million. Islam is the country’s official religion. In addition, there are other religion such as Buddhism and Hinduism. The national language is Bahasa Malaysia (also known simply as Malaysia). English, Chinese, and Tamil are also widely spoken. The language of instruction for primary school children is Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese, or Tamil Bahasa Malaysia is the primary language of instruction in all secondary schools, although some students may continue learning in Chinese or Tamil. And English is a compulsory second language.
Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ
II. Read
Buddhism
Hinduism.
Islam
Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ
1. 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, Tamil.
F
English is a compulsory second language, not primary language of instruction.
III. Practice
Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ
2. Answer the questions:
1. Where is Malaysia ?

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 on South East Asia
Kuala Lumpur
About 22 million
329,758 sq km
Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and Tamil
Unit 1 ( Cont’d ) Period 4: READ
3. Fill in the table:
Area:
Population:
Climate:
Unit of currency:
Capital city:
Official religion:
National language:
Compulsory second language:
329,758 sq km
Over 22 million
Tropical climate
The ringgit
Kuala Lumpur
Islam
Bahasa Malaysia
English
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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