The flags of the
world
Russia
Japan
India

North Korea

Viet Nam

UNIT 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
How's your summer camp?

* Vocabulary:
1. Awesome /ˈɔːsəm/ (adj):

Tuyệt

2. Absolutely /'æbsəlu:tli/  (adv): Tuyệt đối, chắc chắn
3. Official / əˈfɪʃl / (adj):
4. Difficulty /'difikəlti/  (n):
5. Have difficulty in ... =
trong ...
6. Difficult  /'difikəlt/  (adj):
7. Accent /ˈæksent/ (n):
8. Native  /'neitiv/ (adj):
9. Native speakers:

Chính thức
Sự khó khăn
Gặp khó khăn
Khó
Giọng điệu
Thuộc bản xứ
Người bản xứ

How's your summer camp?

How's your summer camp?

Nick: How's your international summer camp going,
Phong?

Nick: Right. Have you made any friends from English
speaking countries?

Phong: Awesome, just awesome.

Phong: I'm in a team with two boys from Australia and a
girl from the USA.

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: 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?

Nick: Where are they from?

Phong: Our camp closes on July 15th and I take the night
flight home the same day.

Phong: Everywhere! Places like India, Canada… English
is also an official language here in Singapore.

Nick: Looking forward to seeing you then. Enjoy!
Phong: I will. Thanks. Bye.

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?.
2. Where do the campers come from?.
3. What has Phong done so far?.
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?.

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.

1. Listen and read

b. 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.

1. Listen and read
b. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
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
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.

3. Put the names of the countries under their flags.
New Zealand
The USA

1. The USA

4.

Australia

Singapore
Canada

Australia
The United Kingdom

2.The United Kingdom

5.

Canada

3.

Singapore

6. New Zealand

1. The USA

2. The United Kingdom

3. Singapore

4. Australia

5. Canada

6. New Zealand

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.
‣ Prepare for: Unit 8 – A Closer Look 1
‣ Do exercises in workbook.

WARM-UP: Name the pictures.

having a video
conference

emailing

video chatting

using social
media

using telepathy

meeting faceto-face

Period 80
UNIT 10
LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK
1

I.Vocabulary

Non-verbal language (n): Ngôn ngữ không dùng lời nói
| nanˈvɜː.bəl ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ |
code(n):

mật mã

multimedia (n): | ˌmʌlt.i.ˈmiːd.iə |

Đa phương tiện

(n): | ˈlænd.laɪn fəʊn | Điện thoại bàn
Thiết kế đồ họa
graphic design (n): | ˈɡræ.fɪk dɪ.ˈzaɪn |
Landline phone

Graphic design is a craft where professionals create visual
content to communicate messages

I.Vocabulary

- body language (n)
| ˈbɒ.di ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ |
-GPS device (n)
| gps dɪ.ˈvaɪs |
- transmission (n)
| trænz.ˈmɪʃ.n̩ |

ngôn ngữ cơ thể
: thiết bị định vị toàn cầu
: sự truyền đi (sóng)

1. Choose words/ phrases from the box to describe the photos about
other ways of communication.
communicating nonverbally with animals
sending flowers

leaving a note
using signs
painting a picture

using codes
using body language
using music

1. Choose words/ phrases from the box to describe the photos about
other ways of communication.
communicating nonverbally with animals
sending flowers

leaving a note
using signs
painting a picture

using codes
using body language
using music

2. Communication technology. Match the words with the definitions.
a. An online discussion group in which you can leave messages or
1. chat
post questions.
room d
2. Multimedia b. A phone that uses a telephone line for transmission.

e

c. A device with a touchscreen with functions similar to a computer, a
3. landline
digital camera, and a GPS device, in addition to a phone.
phone b
d. People join this Internet area to communicate online. The
4. smart
conversations are sent immediately and are visible to everyone
phone
there.

c

5. message
board

a

e. Multiple forms of communication on a computer including
sounds, videos, video-conferencing, graphics, and texts.

3. Complete the diagram with the communication examples you have learnt so
far. Some can be put in more than one category. Can you add more ideas?
FORMS OF COMUNICATION
VERBAL
meeting F2F
- Video chatting
- Having a video
conference
- Sending letters
- Leaving a note
- Discussion group
- Message board

NONVERBAL
using signs
- Using telepathy
- Using body
language
- Sending flowers
- Painting a picture
- Using music
- Communicating
nonverbally with
animal

MULTIMEDIA
texting
- Emailing
- Using social media
- Video chatting
- Having a video
conference
- Landline
- Mobile phone

4. Debate. Choose one or more pairs of ways of communicating. Which one is
better? Why?

=> I think email is better because it is so convenient and fast.
=> I think video conference is better because people don't need
to travel for a meeting.
=> I think mobile phone is better because it is so convenient and
people can bring them to everywhere.

II. Pronunciation
For words ending –ity and –itive place the stress on the syllable before
the suffix
5. Mark the stress for the following words, then listen and repeat.

6. Fill the gaps with the words in 5 and practise saying the sentences. Then
listen and check.

nationality
repetitive
competitive
possibility
ability

- Learn the new words by heart.
+

- Stress with words ending in -ity and -itive.
- Do exercises A1, 2 in workbook (page 29).
- Prepare for Unit 10: Closer look 2.

Unit 8: English Speaking
Countries
Lesson 3 A Closer Look 2.

I. Vocabulary:
- serve (v): phục vụ, đáp ứng, dọn bàn.
- pose (v) : sắp đặt ai ….ở tư thế chụp ảnh,
làm mẫu
- schedule (n): thời gian biểu, lịch trình
- promote (v): đẩy mạnh, thăng chức.
- debate (v): tranh luận

II. Grammar:
Present tenses: Review

1. Present simple tense: ( thì hiện tại đơn )
Tense:

Use:

- Thói quen ở hiện tại
- Diễn tả một sự thật,
( + ): S + V(s/es)
( - ): S + do/ does + not + V
chân lí hiển nhiên
( ? ): Do/ does + S + V ... ? - Diễn tả lịch trình,
I, You, We, They + V
thời khóa biểu cố
He, She, It + V(s/es)
định và không thay
đổi trong tương lai.

Signal words:

Examples:

- always,
- She often goes to
usually, often,
school late.
sometimes,
- The sun rises in the
seldom, rarely,
east
never, every, ...

2. Present continous tense: ( hiện tại tiếp diễn )
Tense:

( + ): S + be + V-ing
( - ): S + be + not + V-ing
( ? ): be + S + V-ing ... ?
You, We, They + are
He, She, It + is
I + am

Use:

- Hành động đang
diễn ra vào lúc nói
- Dự định sẽ thực
hiện trong tương lai
gần
- Hành động có tính
chất tạm thời

Signal words:

Examples:

- I can't answer the
- At the moment,
phone. I'm having
now, right now,
bath
at present, look!, - aShe
is going to the
listen!, ...
cinema to night.

3. Present perfect tense: ( Hiện tại hoàn thành )
Tense:

Use:

( + ): S + have/ has + V3/ed Hành động bắt đầu
( - ): S + have/ has + not +
trong quá khứ, kéo
V3/ed
dài
đến
hiện
tại
và
( ? ): have/ has + S + V3/ed
có thể tiếp tục
... ?
trong tương lai.
I, You, We, They + have
- Hành đọng vừa mới
He, She, It + has
xảy ra

Signal words:

Examples:

- She has just
- lately, recently,
received a letter
so far, up to now,
from her father.
already, ever,
- I have learned/
just, yet, for,
learnt English for
since.
five years

4. Present simple for the future: (Hiện tại
đơn cho tương lai )
• Dùng thì Hiện tại đơn với nghĩa trong tương lai khí nói về lịch trình, giờ đã
được ấn định trước của các phương tiện công cộng, các nơi công cộng, giờ
phát sống chương trình.
• Ex: The plane to Ho Chi Minh city takes off at 3.pm tomorrow

has served

is increasing

symbolises

form

has celebrated

is

2. visit have visited
3. increases is increasing
5. has celebratedcelebrates
7. are dancing dance

The future

The present simple

starts
starts

starts
finishes
takes
place
starts
starts

holds

hosts
lasts

On Monday, an English speaking contest takes place at our school.

III. AT HOME
 Learn by heart the new words.
 Do Exercises B4,5,6- 13 in workbook. B3,C113, 14 in exercise notebook.
 Prepare for:
Unit 8 – Communication.

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Goodbye!
Celinne Dion – And so this is Xmax

UNIT 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

English 8