Unit 8: English speaking countries – A closer look 1
 
I. Vocabulary
1. Write the names for the people who belong to these places. Then listen and repeat the words
the Americans
Scotish/ the Scots
the Welsh
the Irish
the Canadians
the Australians
the New Zealanders
the English
2. Change the words into a noun (N), an adjective (A) or a verb (V)
history
legendary
icon
spectacular
festival
scenic
attract
symbolise
3. Use the words in the box to complete the sentemces
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.
icon
scenic
symbolises
unique
attracts
4. Match the words/ phrases with the pictures
1. castle
2. loch
3. parade
4. monument
5. state
6. cattle station
I. Vocabulary
5. Listen and repeat the words
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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