Matching

Here are some countries speaking English.
New
Zealand
Singapore
Australia
Can you
name some
more English
speaking countries?
The USA

1................................

4.......................................

Canada

The United Kingdom

2..........................................

5.........................................

3..................................

6..................................

Approximately 375 million people speak English around the world
and there are more than 50 English speaking countries.

UNIT 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Period 62: Lesson 1: Getting started

How's your summer camp?

I.LISTEN AND READ

Answer the questions:
1. Where are the children? - They are at the summer camp
2. Do they come from different countries? - Yes, they do
3. Which language do you think they are speaking?

1. Vocabulary:

- awesome /ˈɔːsəm/ (adj):
Tuyệt
- absolutely /'æbsəlu:tli/  (adv): Tuyệt đối, chắc chắn
- official / əˈfɪʃl / (adj):
Chính thức
- have difficulty (in) + V-ing ... = Gặp khó khăn
trong ...
- accent /ˈæksent/ (n):
Giọng điệu
- native speakers (n):
Người bản xứ

Decide the statements are true or false?
1. Nick is at national summer camp.

F

2. His English has improved a lot.

T

3. He has made many friends from English speaking
countries.

T

4. He can't practice English with native speakers.

F

5. He comes back home on July 15th.

T

1a, Find a word or an expression from the
conversation which you use when you ...
1. think something is wonderful
2. agree with somebody
3. cannot decide
4. are not sure about something

→ Awesome, just awesome.
→ Absolutely / Right
→ It's hard to say.
→ Perhaps

Do you know any other expressions which have the same meaning?

1b, Read the conversation again and answer the questions

1. Where is Phong now?.
He's at an international summer camp (in Singapore).
2. Where do the campers come from?.
They come from different countries.
3. What has Phong done so far?.
He has made new friends, visited places, and taken part in different
activities.
4. Why has he been able to improve his English?.
Because he uses English every day with people from different countries.
5. Who are in the same team with Phong?.
Two boys from Australia and a girl from the USA.
6. When can Nick see Phong?.
After July 15th.

2. Complete the sentences with words/ phrases from the box.
native speakers

English speaking countries

official language the USA

summer camp

summer camp
accents

summer camp
1. Last year I had a wonderful time at a                                    in
Britain.
2. The USA, the United Kingdom and New Zealand are
English speaking countries
all                                                  .
native speakers
3. Australians are                              of
English because they use it as their mother
tongue.
4.                  is
The USA in the mid-north of America.
5. Usually, people from different parts of a country speak their language with
accents
different                  .
6. English is an                                     in
countries like India, Malaysia and
official language
Singapore.

4. Game: Where are they ?
New Zealand
The USA
Canada

Singapore
Canada

Australia
The United Kingdom (UK)

UK *

USA

Singapore *
Australia
*
New Zealand

• HOMEWORK •
‣ Learn by heart the new words.
‣ Prepare for: Unit 8 – A Closer Look 1
‣ Do exercises in workbook.