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ENGLISH-SPEAKING
COUNTRIES
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

A holiday in Australia

OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to gain:
o an overview about the topic English-speaking countries
o lexical items related to people and places in English-speaking countries
o the language features that are covered in the unit

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Flags matching

PRESENTATION

Vocabulary

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: What are Phong and Mark talking about?
Task 3: Read again and tick the information you can find in
the conversation.
Task 4: Complete the sentences with the words and phrases
from the box.
Task 5: Matching game: What's its capital city?

PRACTICE

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP
FLAGS MATCHING
The USA
Canada
The UK
Australia
New Zealand

PRESENTATION

island (n)
/ˈaɪlənd/
hòn đảo

PRESENTATION

sunset (n)
/ˈsʌnset/
hoàng hôn

PRESENTATION

landscape (n)
/ˈlændskeɪp/
phong cảnh

PRESENTATION

penguin (n)
/ˈpeŋɡwɪn/
chim cánh cụt

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

island (n)

/ˈaɪlənd/

hòn đảo

sunset (n)

/ˈsʌnset/

hoàng hôn

landscape (n)

/ˈlændskeɪp/

phong cảnh

penguin (n)

/ˈpeŋɡwɪn/

chim cánh cụt

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.
Mark: How was your holiday in Australia, Phong?
Phong: It was fantastic! I got to use my English in real life: asking for directions, reading maps, talking to local people, ...
Mark: Oh … Your English is much better.
Phong: Thanks.
Mark: Did you travel a lot?
Phong: Just around Melbourne, the city with four seasons in a day.
Mark: Wow ... I didn't know that. How was it?
Phong: It was great! We took a tour to Phillip Island.
Mark: What did you see?
Phong: We went penguin watching.
Mark: It sounds pretty exciting.
Phong: It was. Australia has amazing landscapes.
Mark: Yes, and Australians love outdoor activities.
Phong: Right. There were plenty of people enjoying the parks and beaches.
Mark: I'm glad that you had a wonderful time there.
Phong: Thanks, Mark.

PRACTICE

2 What are Phong and Mark talking about?
A. Phong's holiday in Australia
B. English-speaking countries
C. The tour to Phillip Island

PRACTICE

3 Read again and tick the information you can find in the conversation.
1. In Australia, Phong used English in real
life.
2. Phong visited some museums.
3. Phillip Island is far from Melbourne.
4. Australia is beautiful.

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
island
Australians

sunset
penguin watching

landscape

landscape
1. This is a picture of the ______________
in my village.
penguin watching
2. – Where did you go ___________________?
– On the beach.
island
3. – Is Phu Quoc a(n) ____________?
– Yes, it is.
sunset
4. We had dinner on the beach after ____________.
Australians like outdoor sports and games.
5. Most _____________

PRACTICE

5 Matching game: What's its capital city?
1. Washington D.C.
2. Ottawa
3. London
4. Canberra
5. Wellington

PRACTICE

5

DISCUSSION
What do you know about the countries?

CONSOLIDATION

1 WRAP-UP
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 identify the topic of the unit
 lexical items related to people and places in English-speaking countries
 identify the language features that are covered in the unit

CONSOLIDATION

2 HOMEWORK
 Search for more English-speaking countries.
 Prepare for the next lesson.
 Prepare for the Unit's project.

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