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Unit 8: English Speaking
Countries
P 63 - Lesson 2: A Closer Look 1

Australia
Singapore

America

England

Canada

Name of the
countries

…

China

Malaysia

I. VOCABULARY
1. Write the names for the people who belong to these
places. Then listen and repeat the words.
COUNTRY

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

The USA
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Canada
Australia
New Zealand

PEOPLE

The Americans
The English
The Scottish/ the Scots
The Welsh
The Irish
The Canadians
The Australians
The New Zealand

2. Change the words into a noun (N), an adjective (A)
or a verb (V).
1

Historic

N= history

2

Symbol

V= symbolise

3

Legend

A= legendary

4

Iconic

N= icon

5

Spectacle

A= spectacular

6

Festive

N= festival

7

Scenery

A= scenic

8

attraction

V= attract

3. Use the words in the box to complete the
sentences.
icon
1. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is an …………..
of this famous city.
2. Big Ben is a major monument in London which …………....
symbolises
the United Kingdom.
scenic beauty of its
3. New Zealand is a famous for the ………….
mountain and forests.
unique animals like the kangaroo
4. Australia is home to …………..
and koala, which are native to Australia.
5. The Glastonbury Festival in England is a celebration of
attracts thousands of people.
music and it …………..

4. Match the words/ phrases with the pictures.
parade

state

loch

cattle station

monument

castle

II. PRONUNCIATION
5. Listen and repeat the words.
-ese

-ee

1. Cantonese

5. Employee

2. Taiwanese

6. Adoptee

3. Japanese

7. Adressee

4. portuguese

8. interviewee

REMENBER!
For words ending in - ese or –ee, the stress is often placed
on the final syllable.
Example: trai'nee
nepa'lese

6. Mark the stress in the underlined words. Then
listen and repeat the sentences.
1. One- fifth of the people in the world are Chinese.
Chi'nese
2. A refugee is a person who is forced to leave a country.
Refu'gee
3. My daughter is a trainee.
Trai'nee
4. Japanese is the language of Japan.
Japa'nese
5. This printer has two- year guarantee.
Guaran'tee

AT HOME
 Learn by heart the new words.
 Do Exercises in workbook.
 Prepare for:
Unit 8 - A CLOSER LOOK
2.