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• ENGLISH 8 •
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UNIT 8: English Speaking Countries
Getting Started
How’s your summer camp?
I. Vocabulary:
- awesome /ˈɔːsəm/ (a)
official / əˈfɪʃl / (a)
to make friends (exp)
to have difficulty + V-ing (exp)
accent /ˈæksent/ (n)
flight /flaɪt/ (n)
- to look forward to + V-ing (exp)
= wonderful
: chính thức
: kết bạn
: gặp khó khăn…
: giọng, chất giọng
: chuyến bay
: trông mong/đợi
II. Exercise:
1. Listen and read
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.
II. Exercise:
1. Listen and read
a. 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
Do you know any other expressions which have the same meaning ?
awesome, just awesome
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absolutely / Right
it’s hard to say
perhaps
II. Exercise:
1. Listen and read
b. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. Where is Phong now?


2. Where do the campers come from?


3. What has Phong done so far?
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.
II. Exercise:
1. Listen and read
b. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
4. Why has he been able to improve his English?


5. Who are in the same team with Phong?


6. When can Nick see Phong?

Because he uses English every day with people from different countries.
Two boys from Australia and a girl from the USA.
After July 15th.
II. Exercise:
2. Complete the sentences with words/ phrases from the box.
native speakers
English speaking countries
official language
the USA
summer camp
accents
1. Last year I had a wonderful time at a                          in Britain.
2. The USA, the United Kingdom and New Zealand are all                                                  .
3. Australians are                              of English because they use it as their mother tongue.
4.                  is in the mid-north of America.
5. Usually, people from different parts of a country speak their language with different                  .
6. English is an                                 in countries like India, Malaysia and Singapore.
English speaking countries
native speakers
the USA
accents
official language
summer camp
II. Exercise:
3. Put the names of the countries under their flags.
New Zealand
Singapore
the USA
Canada
Australia
the United Kingdom
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6.
5.
3.
2.
4.
the USA
the United Kingdom
Singapore
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
II. Exercise:
4. GAME: Where are they? 
Work in groups of five or six. Locate the six countries in 3 on the map below. The first group to find all the countries wins.
• HOMEWORK •
‣Learn by heart the new words.
‣ Do exercises in workbook.
‣ Prepare for: Unit 8 – A Closer Look 1
Good bye. See you later!!!