Unit 12
ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED

(P 124-125)

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

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5

What similarities do these
countries share?
They are all Englishspeaking countries
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Unit 12

ENGLISH-SPEAKING
Lesson 1: GETTING
STARTED (P 124-125)
COUNTRIES
A holiday in Australia

PRESENTATION

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.

PRESENTATION
* Set the scene:
1. Who are these boys?
2. What do you think they will
mention in the conversation ?

PRESENTATION
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Australia's people and landscapes.

PRESENTATION
* Vocabulary:

island (n)
/ˈaɪlənd/
hòn đảo

PRESENTATION
* Vocabulary:

sunset (n)
/ˈsʌnset/
mặt trời lặn, hoàng hôn

PRESENTATION
* Vocabulary:

landscape (n)
/ˈlændskeɪp/
phong cảnh

PRESENTATION
* Vocabulary:

penguin (n)
/ˈpeŋɡwɪn/
chim cánh cụt

PRESENTATION
* Vocabulary:
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. island (n)

/ˈaɪlənd/

hòn đảo

2. sunset (n)

/ˈsʌnset/

mặt trời lặn, hoàng hôn

3. landscape (n)

/ˈlændskeɪp/

phong cảnh

4. 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.
5. Australians love outdoor activities.

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Australia
Australians
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gotlove
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my
landscapes.
English
activities.
in real life

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 /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/
2. Ottawa /ˈɒtəwə/
3. London /ˈlʌndən/
4. Canberra /ˈkænbrə/
5. Wellington /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/

PRACTICE

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DISCUSSION
What do you know about the countries?

The USA

Size and Location: The USA is the third-largest
country in the world, with 50 states!
Cool Places: It is famous for the Statue of
Liberty in New York.
Food: The USA is famous for burgers, hot
dogs, and apple pie—but people there enjoy
food from all over the world, too!

PRACTICE
AUSTRALIA

Size and Location: Australia is the sixth-largest
country in the world.
Cool Places: It is famous for the Sydney Opera
House.
Food: Australia is known for yummy treats like
meat pies, Lamingtons (a type of sponge
cake).

Learn by heart vocabulary.
 Practice the conversation again.
 Search for more English- speaking countries.
 Prepare: Lesson 2: A Closer look 1 on P.126-127.

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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.

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

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