Welcome to our class
Watch a video clip and answer the questions
1. What is the song about?
 ASEAN. This is the anthem of ASEAN.
2. What does ASEAN stand for?
 The Assosiation of Southest Asian Nations.
UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN
Lesson 1: Getting started
ASEAN and the ASEAN Charter
Bao Thy: Dad, I’m thinking of participating in a competition on ASEAN and the ASEAN Charter. I can see that my classmates have practised answering the questions. They know a lot more and are more confident than me.
Mr Lam: Oh, is that why you look worried? I can help you. First, what is ASEAN? 
Bao Thy: Well, | know that ASEAN stands for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and it was formed on August 8th 1967.
Mr Lam: Correct. How many members does it have?
Bao Thy: As of 2010, it consists of ten member states, but may get bigger because other countries have applied to join the bloc.
Mr Lam: Well done. Do you know its aims and purposes?
Bao Thy: | know that it focuses on improving member states` economies and maintaining regional peace and stability. But Dad, how do ASEAN members help each other?
Mr Lam: Well, they do what they can. Singapore, for example, offers the Singapore Scholarship and the ASEAN Scholarships to students from other ASEAN countries.
Bao Thy: Thanks, Dad. I`ll try to remember that. | think that ASEAN also holds sports activities like the Southeast Asian Games, the ASEAN Para Games for athletes with disabilities and the ASEAN Schools Games.
Mr Lam: Good job. How about the ASEAN Charter? Do you remember its main principles?
Bao Thy: Hold on a minute. Mmm ... is that the ‘Right to live without external interference’?
Mr Lam: Yes, but there are still other principles. I suggest reading through the Charter again. I`ll continue quizzing you tonight after work.
Bao Thy: Great! Thanks, Dad. I’m now hoping to win a prize!



Task 1. Listen and read.
Activity 2: What is the conversation about? Choose the best answer.
A. Preparation for a competition on ASEAN and the ASEAN Charter
B. Discussion about the ASEAN Scholarships
C. The importance of ASEAN and its Charter
Activity 3: Match each word with its definition. Then practise reading the words aloud.
1.e 2.a 3.c 4.b 5.d
Activity 4: Read the conversation again and answer the questions.

1. Why does Bao Thy look worried?
2. How many members does ASEAN have?
3. What are its aims and purposes?
4. How does Singapore help other ASEAN countries?
5. Why does Mr Lam want Bao Thy to tell him about the ASEAN Charter?
6. When will Mr Lam continue quizzing his daughter?
 She looks worried because her classmates know a lot more about ASEAN and the ASEAN Charter, and more confident than her.
 As of 2010, it consists of ten member states, but it may get bigger because other countries have applied to join the bloc.
 ASEAN focuses on improving member states` economies, and maitaining regional peace and stability.
 It offers the Singapore Scholarship and the ASEAN Scholarship to students from other ASEAN countries.
 He wants her to tell him the main principles of the ASEAN Charter.
  He`ll continue quizing her tonight after work.  
Activity 5: Underline the phrases with the –ing form in the conversation. Compare the answers with your partner’s.
Bao Thy: Dad, I’m thinking of participating in a competition on ASEAN and the ASEAN Charter. I can see that my classmates have practised answering the questions. They know a lot more and are more confident than me.
Mr Lam: Oh, is that why you look worried? I can help you. First, what is ASEAN?
Bao Thy: Well, I know that ASEAN stands for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and it was formed on August 8th 1967.
Mr Lam: Correct. How many members does it have?
Bao Thy: As of 2010, it consists of ten member states, but may get bigger because other countries have applied to join the bloc.
Mr Lam: Well done. Do you know its aims and purposes?
Bao Thy: I know that it focuses on improving member states’ economies and maintaining regional peace and stability. But Dad, how do ASEAN members help each other?
Mr Lam: Well, they do what they can. Singapore, for example, offers the Singapore Scholarship and the ASEAN Scholarships to students from other ASEAN countries.
Bao Thy: Thanks, Dad. I’ll try to remember that. I think that ASEAN also holds sports activities like the Southeast Asian Games, the ASEAN Para Games for athletes with disabilities and the ASEAN Schools Games.
Mr Lam: Good job. How about the ASEAN Charter? Do you remember its main principles?
Bao Thy: Hold on a minute. Mmm … is that the ‛Right to live without external interference’?
Mr Lam: Yes, but there are still other principles. I suggest reading through the Charter again. I’ll continue quizzing you tonight after work.
Bao Thy: Great! Thanks, Dad. I’m now hoping to win a prize!
1. I’m thinking, I’m hoping( state verbs in continuous forms)
2. Thinking of participating, focus on improving…..maintaining(gerunds as objects after preposition)
3. Have practised answering, suggest reading, continue quizzing(gerunds as objects after some verbs)
Activity 5: Underline the phrases with the –ing form in the conversation. Compare the answers with your partner’s.
- Summarize the main points of the lesson.
- redo all exercises
- Prepare for the next lesson.
Homework