Unit 8
Getting started
Vocabulary
look forward to V.ing
Trông mong, đợi
Make friends
Kết bạn
Have difficulty V.ing
Gặp khó khăn
official
Chính thức
accent
giọng
awesome
Tuyệt vời
How’s your summer camp?
Nick: How`s your international summer camp going, Phong?
Phong: Awesome, just awesome.
Nick: You sound so happy. What do you like about it?
Phong: It`s hard to say. Everything`s wonderful: the friends I`ve made, the places I`ve visited, the activities...
Nick: Oh...Your English has improved a lot!
Phong: Absolutely. I use English every day, with people from different countries.
Nick: Where are they from?
Phong: Everywhere! Places like India, Canada... English is also an official language here in Singapore.
Nick: Right. Have you made any friends from English speaking countries?
Phong: I`m in a team with two boys from Australia and a girl from the USA.
Nick: Do you have difficulty understanding them?
Phong: I found it difficult to understand them at first. Perhaps it`s because of their accent, but it`s OK now.
Nick: It`s great that you can practise English with native speakers. When are you back?
Phong: Our camp closes on July 15th and I take the night flight home the same day.
Nick: Looking forward to seeing you then. Enjoy!
Phong: I will. Thanks. Bye.
Think something is wonderful
Awesome, just awesome
1
a. Find a word or an expression from the conversation which you use when you...


Agree with somebody
absolutely/ right
2
Cannot decide
it`s hard to say
3
Are not sure about something
Perhaps
4
He’s at an international summer camp (in Singapore).
They come from different countries.
He has made new friends, visited places, and taken part in different activities.
Because he uses English every day with people from different countries.
Two boys from Australia and a girl from the USA.
After July 15th.
b. Read the conversation again and answer the questions. 
2. Complete the sentences with words/ phrases from the box.
1. Last year I had a wonderful time at a summer camp in Britain.
2. The USA, the United Kingdom and New Zealand are all English speaking countries.
3. Australians are native speakers of English because they use it as their mother tongue.
4. The USA is in the mid-north of America.
5. Usually, people from different parts of a country speak their language with different accents.
6. English is an official language in countries like India, Malaysia and Singapore.
the USA
the United Kingdom
Singapore
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Thanks for your attention!