0. Warm up
Find the words that not belong to each group:
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Scotland
North Ireland
England
Wales
GREAT BRITAIN
THE
UNITED KINGDOM
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UNIT 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1
English 8
I. Vocabulary
Activity 1. Write the names for the people who belong to these places. Then listen and repeat the words.
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1. the Americans
2. the English
3. the Scottish / the Scots
4. the Welsh
5. the Irish
6. the Canadians
7. the Australians
8. the New Zealanders
Activity 2. Change the words into a noun (N), an adjective (A) or a verb (V).
 
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symbolise
legendary
icon
spectacular
festival
scenic
attract
I. Vocabulary
spectacle (n) /ˈspek.tɪ.kl̩/
spectacular (a) /spekˈtæk.jə.lər/
icon (n) /ˈaɪ.kɒn/
iconic (adj) /aɪˈkɒn.ɪk/
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hình tượng
có tính chất tượng
đẹp mắt, hùng vĩ
cảnh tượng, quang cảnh
Activity 3. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.


1. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is an _______ of this famous city.
2. Big Ben is a major monument in London which _______ the United Kingdom.
3. New Zealand is famous for the _______ beauty of its mountains and forests.
4. Australia is home to _______ animals like the kangaroo and koala, which are native to Australia.
5. The Glastonbury Festival in England is a celebration of music and it _______ thousands of people.
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icon
symbolises
scenic
unique
attracts
icon symbolises scenic
unique attracts
Activity 4. Match the words/ phrases with the pictures.


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castle
loch
parade
parade state loch
cattle station monument castle
monument
states
cattle station
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
II. Pronunciation
Stress in words ending in -ese and -ee
Activity 5. Listen and repeat the words.
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Activity 6. Mark the stress in the underlined words. Then listen and repeat the sentences.
1. One-fifth of the people in the world are Chinese.

2. A refugee is a person who is forced to leave a country.

3. My daughter is a trainee.

4. Japanese is the language of Japan.

5. This printer has a two-year guarantee.

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Chi`nese
refu`gee
trai`nee
Japa`nese
guaran`tee
III. Homework
Do A1, 2 (page 11); B1, 2, 3, 4 (page 12, 13)
Prepare for the next lesson: A closer look 2
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