The flags of the
world

Russia
Canada
India

Singapore

Australia

UNIT 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Period 62: GETTING STARTED
How's your summer camp?

I. Vocabulary:
1. Awesome /ˈɔːsəm/ (adj):

Tuyệt

2. Absolutely /'æbsəlu:tli/  (adv): Tuyệt đối, chắc chắn
3. Official / əˈfɪʃl / (adj):
4. Difficulty /'difikəlti/  (n):
5. Have difficulty in ... =
trong ...
6. Difficult  /'difikəlt/  (adj):
7. Accent /ˈæksent/ (n):
8. Native  /'neitiv/ (adj):
9. Native speakers:

Chính thức
Sự khó khăn
Gặp khó khăn
Khó
Giọng điệu
Thuộc bản xứ
Người bản xứ

II. Practice

How's your summer camp?

How's your summer camp?

Nick: How's your international summer camp going,
Phong?

Nick: Right. Have you made any friends from English
speaking countries?

Phong: Awesome, just awesome.

Phong: I'm in a team with two boys from Australia and a
girl from the USA.

Nick: You sound so happy. What do you like about it?
Phong: It's hard to say. Everything's wonderful: the
friends I've made, the places I've visited, the activities…
Nick: Oh… Your English has improved a lot!
Phong: Absolutely. I use English every day, with people
from different countries.

Nick: Do you have difficulty understanding them?
Phong: I found it difficult to understand them at first.
Perhaps it's because of their accent, but it's OK now.
Nick: It's great that you can practise English with native
speakers. When are you back?

Nick: Where are they from?

Phong: Our camp closes on July 15th and I take the night
flight home the same day.

Phong: Everywhere! Places like India, Canada… English
is also an official language here in Singapore.

Nick: Looking forward to seeing you then. Enjoy!
Phong: I will. Thanks. Bye.

1a, Find a word or an expression from the
conversation which you use when you ...
1. think something is wonderful
2. agree with somebody
3. cannot decide
4. are not sure about something

→ Awesome, just awesome.
→ Absolutely / Right
→ It's hard to say.
→ Perhaps

Do you know any other expressions which have the same meaning

1b, Read the conversation again and answer the
questions
1. Where is Phong now?.
2. Where do the campers come from?.
3. What has Phong done so far?.
4. Why has he been able to improve his English?.
5. Who are in the same team with Phong?.
6. When can Nick see Phong?.

1. Listen and read

b. Read the conversation again and answer the
questions.
1. Where
is Phong now?

He's at an international summer camp (in Singapore).
2. Where do the campers come from?
They come from different countries.
3. What has Phong done so far?
He has made new friends, visited places, and taken part in different activities.

1. Listen and read
b. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
4. Why has he been able to improve his English?
Because he uses English every day with people from different countries.
5. Who are in the same team with Phong?
Two boys from Australia and a girl from the USA.
6. When can Nick see Phong?
After July 15th.

2. Complete the sentences with words/ phrases from the box.
native speakers

English speaking countries

official language the USA

summer camp
accents

summer camp
1. Last year I had a wonderful time at a                                    in
Britain.
2. The USA, the United Kingdom and New Zealand are
English speaking countries
all                                                  .
native speakers
3. Australians are                              of
English because they use it as their mother
tongue.
4.                  is
The USA in the mid-north of America.
5. Usually, people from different parts of a country speak their language with
accents
different                  .
6. English is an                                     in
countries like India, Malaysia and
official language
Singapore.

3. Put the names of the countries under their flags.
New Zealand
The USA

1. The USA

4.

Australia

Singapore
Canada

Australia
The United Kingdom

2.The United Kingdom

5.

Canada

3.

Singapore

6. New Zealand

4. Game: Where are they ?
Work in groups of five or six. Locate the six countries in 3 on the map
below. The first group to find all the countries wins.
Canada
USA

UK

Mexico
Singapore
New Zealand
Australia

• HOMEWORK •
‣ Learn by heart the new words.
‣ Prepare for: Unit 8 – A Closer Look 1
‣ Do exercises in workbook.