Unit 12

ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

A holiday in Australia

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

3.

WARM-UP

Flags matching

1.

2.

4.

5.

WARM-UP
Flags matching
New
Zealand

Canada

The USA

The UK

Australia

VOCABULARY

island (n)
/ˈaɪ.lənd/

Hòn đảo

VOCABULARY

sunset (n)
/ˈsʌn.set/

Hoàng hôn

VOCABULARY

landscape (n)
/ˈlænd.skeɪp/

Phong cảnh

VOCABULARY

penguin (n)
/ˈpeŋ.ɡwɪn/

Chim cánh cụt

VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

island (n)

/ˈaɪ.lənd/

Hòn đảo

sunset (n)

/ˈsʌn.set/

Hoàng hôn

landscape (n) /ˈlænd.skeɪp/ Phong cảnh
penguin (n)

/ˈpeŋ.ɡwɪn/ 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.
5. Australians love outdoor activities.

PRACTICE

4

Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
island, sunset, landscape, Australians, penguin watching

landscape in my village.
1. This is a picture of the __________________
penguin watching
2. – Where did you go ______________________________
?
– On the beach.
island
3. – Is Phu Quoc a(n) __________________
?

– Yes, it is.

4. We had dinner on the beach after __________________
.
sunset
Australians
5. Most ______________________
like outdoor sports and games.

PRODUCTION

5

Matching game: What's its capital city?

1. Washington D.C.
2. Ottawa
3. London
4. Canberra
5. Wellington

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
- Learn by heart all the new words.
- Read the dialogue again.
- Prepare lesson 2 (A closer look 1).