Unit 9
WORLD ENGLISHES
LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

OPTION 1

WARM-UP

Brainstorm

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

Questions:

Brainstorm

- Do you know any countries in the
world that use English?
- What countries set the standards
of English?

VOCABULARY

model (n)
/ˈmɒdl/
mẫu, mô hình.

something that a copy can
be based on because it is an
extremely good example of
its type
Ex:
The
educational
system was a model for
those of many other
countries.

VOCABULARY

standard (n)
/ˈstændəd/

chuẩn mực

a moral rule that should be
obeyed

Ex: Most people agree
that there are standards
(of behaviour) that need
to be upheld.

VOCABULARY

New words
1. model (n)
2. standard (n)

Pronunciation

Meaning

/ˈmɒdl/

mẫu, mô
hình.

/ˈstændəd/

chuẩn mực

READING
Look at the diagram. Put the names of the countries where
1
English is spoken in the correct circle.

READING
V1iet Nam

Singapore

Russia

New Zealand

Expanding Circle
Russia
Viet Nam
3.
Outer Circle
2. Singapore Malaysia
Inner Circle
1. New Zealand

Malaysia

READING
2 Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

READING

Braj Kachru was a Professor of Linguistics who invented the term 'World Englishes'. The term
refers to the fact that English has become a global means of communication with a lot of
varieties.
In 1985, Kachru proposed a model of the different uses of English around the world. There are
three concentric circles in the model.
The first of these circles is the Inner Circle, which consists of the traditional Englishspeaking
countries, such as the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. In these regions,
English is the first language, and their speakers provide the standards of English.
The next circle is the Outer Circle where English is not the first language but the second or
official language. The countries in this circle include India, Singapore, the Philippines,
Pakistan, Malaysia, etc. The speakers of these places follow the standards which the countries
in the Inner circle provide.
The last circle is the Expanding Circle. People in this circle speak English as a foreign
language. Some of the countries in the Expanding Circle are Brazil, Japan, Russia, and Viet
Nam. Speakers of English in these places follow the rules which the people in the Inner Circle
have established.

READING
1. What is the text mainly about?
A. Professor Braj Kachru

B. The three circles of World Englishes
D. The development of English

C. Native speakers of English.
2. The word “model” in paragraph 2 means ______.
A. an excellent person
C. A small copy of something

B. an exampleto copy
D.a description of a system

3. The phrase “this circle” in paragraph 5 refers to the ______.
B. Inner Circle
A. model
D. Expanding Circle
C. Outer Circle

READING
Read the text again and fill in each blank in the summary with no more
3 than TWO words.
Inner Circle

Outer Circle

Kachru's Model
– English is the (1) ________________.
first language
– Countries: the UK, the USA, Australia, etc.
– Speakers provide the standards.

– English is the second or (2) _________
official
language.
– Countries: India, Singapore, the Philippines, etc.
– Speakers (3) ________________ the standards.

follow
– English is a (4) ____________________.
language
Expanding Circle – Countries: Brazil, foreign
Russia, Viet Nam, etc.

– Speakers follow the (5) __________ established

SPEAKING
Work in pairs. Read the following words. What do all the words have in
4 common?

- Work in pairs to answer the question in the book.
banh mi, sushi, robot, piano, kung fu
- Share your answers.
They are the words which English borrowed from other
languages.
- Can you share any other words of this type?

SPEAKING
Language
Latin
French
Greek
German
Italian
Spanish
Dutch
Japanese
Arabic
Hindi
Irish
Chinese

language, city, master, paper
art, dance, government, salon, beef, salmon
, biology, comedy, tragedy, history, data
kindergarten, poodle, noodle
opera, piano, broccoli, spaghetti, pizza, cappuccino, latte
canyon, tornado, guitar, alligator
cruise, dock, freight, yacht, landscape, sketch, cookie
karaoke, samurai, kimono, sushi, tsunami, judo, soy
alcohol, algebra, zero, giraffe, caravan, mosque
bandanna, bungalow, jungle, pajamas, shampoo
brogues, clock, hooligan
dim sum, tea, tai chi, kung fu

SPEAKING
Work
in
groups.
Discuss
and
write
the
meaning
/
explanation
5
of each word and choose the language of origin for each word
from the given list. Then present your answers to the class.

SPEAKING
Chinese – Japanese – Vietnamese – Italian – Czech
Words

Meaning / Explanation

Language of origin

banh mi

A type of Vietnamese sandwich filled with
cold meats, pâté, and vegetables

Vietnamese

sushi

kung fu

A Japanese dish of small cakes of cold
cooked rice, with vinegar added and
served with raw fish, etc. on top
a Chinese system of fighting using
you hands and feet and not using
weapons

Japanese

Chinese

SPEAKING
Chinese – Japanese – Vietnamese – Italian – Czech
Words

Meaning / Explanation

Language of origin

robot

a machine which can perform a
complicated series of tasks by itself

Czech

piano

a large musical instrument played by
pressing the black and white keys on the
keyboard

Italian

Extra Activity
Do the crossword:

Extra Activity
Across
Down
4. the scientificstudy of the life and
1. the man that somebody is married to
structure of plants and animals
2. the system of communication in
5. an Italian dish consisting of a flat
speech and writing that is used by
round bread base with cheese,
people of a particular country or area
tomatoes, vegetables, meat, etc. on top 3. a tall African animal with a very long
7. a musical instrument that usually has neck, long legs, and dark marks on its
six strings and that you play with your coathusband, the man that somebody is
fingers
married to
8. a series of movements and steps that
6. a traditional Japanese piece of
clothing like a long loose dress with
are usually performed to music
wide sleeves

Extra Activity

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CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Read for general and specific information about the three
circles in English;
 Talk about borrowed words;

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.

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