Unit

9

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

What do you mean?

LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Think!

WARM-UP

PRESENTATION

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again. Fill in each blank with
no more than TWO words from the conversation.
Task 3: Match the words and phrases with their definitions.
Task 4: Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from 3.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary

Task 5: Quiz: Match the words in British English with those
in American English so that they mean the same. Who is
the quickest?
Wrap-up
Homework

WARM-UP

OPTION 1
Questions:
+ How long have you learnt English?
+ In your opinion, how many types of
English are there?
+ Do you know any differences between

THINK!

American English and British English?

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

Let's watch a video clip.

Tell me some differences.

PRESENTATION

exchange
student

a student from one country
who attends a school in
another country

/ɪksˈtʃeɪnd ʒstjuːdnt/
học sinh trao đổi

PRESENTATION

immigrant (n)
/ˈɪmɪɡrənt/
người nhập cư

a person who has come to a
different country in order to
live there permanently

PRESENTATION

New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. exchange student

/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ
stjuːdnt/

học sinh trao đổi

2. immigrant (n)

/ˈɪmɪɡrənt/

người nhập cư

PRACTICE
- Look at the picture and answer the questions:
1. Who do you see in the picture?
2. What does the picture show?
What does it mean?

PRACTICE
Task 1: Listen and read.

Teacher: Hi class. I'd like to introduce an exchange student who comes from New York. Welcome Jack!
Students: Hello, Jack. Nice to meet you.
Jack: Nice to meet you all. This is my first time in Viet Nam.
Teacher: Now you can ask Jack any questions you would like to ask.
Phong: Do American students wear school uniforms every day, Jack?
Jack: No, most American students don't wear school uniforms. Most students at my school wear pants
and T-shirts.
Phong: What do you mean by 'pants', Jack?
Jack: Ah, I mean trousers. In American English, 'pants' mean 'trousers'.
Phong: I see.
Teacher: Yeah, there are some differences in vocabulary between American English and British English.
Are there any more questions?
Mi: Yes. I want to know about the students in your school. Are all of you American? And do all of you
speak English?
Jack: Good question. Most of us are American, but some are immigrants from other countries like Viet
Nam, India, and Mexico. Their first language is not English, but they all speak English at school.
Mi: That's interesting!

PRACTICE
the conversation again. Fill in each blank with no more than TWO words from
2 Read
the conversation.

New York
1. Jack is an exchange student from _________.
first time Jack has visited Viet Nam.
2. This is the _________
3. Most students at Jack's school wear _____
pants and T-shirts.
4. American English and British English have _______________
some differences in
vocabulary.
American but they all
5. Not all students in Jack's school are __________,
speak English.

PRACTICE

3 Match the words and phrases with their definitions.

1. b

1. exchange student

a. all the words in a language

2. mean

b. a student who attends a school in a
2.
e
foreign country for a period of time

3. vocabulary

c. people who have come to live
permanently in a different country

3. a

4. immigrants

d. the language someone learns to
speak from birth

4. c

5. first language

e. to express or represent something 5. d

PRACTICE

4

Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from 3.

mean Mi?
1. – What does your name ______,
– It's the name of a bird.
2. English _________
vocabulary is increasing because it borrows
words from other languages.
3. In Australia, there are a lot of __________
immigrants who have
come from other countries.

PRACTICE

4

Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from 3.

4. His first
____________
language is Vietnamese, but he can speak
English and French fluently.
5. This year our school has a(n) _______________
exchange student from
Britain. She will study with us for one month.

PRODUCTION

5

:
Match the words in British English with those in American
English so that they mean the same. Who is the quickest?.

PRODUCTION
BRITISH ENGLISH

AMERICAN ENGLISH

flat
holiday
jumper
chips
football

sweater
apartment
soccer
vacation
French fries

PRODUCTION
Some similar pairs of words
British English
American English
lift
elevator
lorry
truck
petrol station
gas station
chips
French fries
biscuit
cookie
sweet
candy
rubbish
trash
chemist's
pharmacy

EXTENSION ACTIVITY

- There is the definition of a word
- You give out the word, in both British English and
American English.

BRITISH ENGLISH VS AMERICAN ENGLISH

It's a place where you buy medication and
other health-related items.

UK: chemist's

US: pharmacy

BRITISH ENGLISH VS AMERICAN ENGLISH

It's a small device you use to light up a
dark place.

UK:

torch

US: flashlight

BRITISH ENGLISH VS AMERICAN ENGLISH

It's a paved circle intersection where traffic
flows one-way around a central island.

UK: roundabout

US: traffic circle

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Use the words related to the topic World Englishes;
 Gain vocabulary to talk about some aspects of language.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Prepare for the Project of the unit
- Open book on p. 101, look at the picture and say what
the topic of the project is.
- Work in groups to design a poster.
- You will show and present in Lesson 7 – Looking back and
Project.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

CONSOLIDATION

2
Model:

No of English speakers
Other official languages
Roles of English

About 4 million
Malay, Mandarin and Tamil
- Official language
- 48.3% of the population speak English
at home (as of 2020)
- Working language for government and
business
- Medium of instruction for all schools
- Playing a more and more important
role in society

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