Good afternoon!
Welcome to our class !
What is it?
 It’s the logo of ASEAN.
1. How many members are there in ASEAN?
 There are 10 members in ASEAN.
2. Name them.
 Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia.
3. When was ASEAN founded ?
 It was founded on 8th August, 1967.

Today we’re going to listen to the conversation
between Nga and her father about the ASEAN
countries. Listen and do the tasks following it.
Tuesday, March 16th , 2010

UNIT 16 : THE ASSOCIATION
OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN
NATIONS

LESSON 3 : LISTENING

Presented by Tuan Tran

Listen and repeat the following words.
- geo-political entity (n) :
người theo đạo Hồi
- Muslim (n) :
- Catholic (n) :
- God (n) :
- predominantly (adv) :
tín đồ Công giáo
Chúa, trời, thượng đế
phần lớn, chủ yếu là
thực thể địa lý chính trị
- submit (v)
: nộp, trình
= hand in
- Buddhist (n) :
tín đồ đạo Phật, Phật tử

Task 1: Listen and choose the best answer A, B or C.

A. the English language spoken in the US
B. people who speak English in the UK
C. the number of people who speak English in the ASEAN countries
A. about a quarter of a billion Muslims
B. 25 million Muslims
C. half a billion Muslims
A. The Philippines
B. Indonesia and Myanmar
C. Indonesia and Malaysia
A. Buddhism B. Islam C. Catholicism
A. He himself would get up late the next morning
B. Nga would get up late the next morning
C. Both of them would get up late the next morning
1. Nga asked her father about…………… .
2. The ASEAN countries include………….. .
3. Muslims mostly live in…………… .
4. The main religion in Vietnam is………… .
5. Mr. Hung thought that ………………………. .

1. When will Nga have to submit the essay to her teacher?
2. What country has the largest number of English speakers?
3. How many people speak English in the ASEAN region?
4. In what country in the region is English mostly spoken?
5. How many main religions exist in the ASEAN countries and what are they?
Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions.
Lucky
numbers
Lucky
numbers
When will Nga have to submit
the essay to her teacher?
Tomorrow (The next day).
2. What country has the largest
number of English speakers ?
The US.
3. How many people speak English
in the Asean region?
Around 50 million.
4. In what country in the region
is English mostly spoken?
In the Philippines.
5. How many main religions exist
in the Asian countries and what are they?
Three – Islam, Buddhism and Catholicism.
In your opinion, what do you think Nga’s essay
will be about?
 Her essay will be about the culture and religions of the ASEAN countries.
Discussion:
Is it good or bad to enter religions?
 I think it is good because religions always advise us to do good things, and everybody has the right to believe in one god.
HOMEWORK:
- Summarize the main ideas of the dialogue.
- Prepare for the writing lesson./.
Thank You for Your Attention !