UNIT 8 – TALKING TO THE WORLD
Lesson 8.1 Vocabulary
(SB page 80 – 81)

Show what you know
Example

 Work in groups of 4. 
 Write one fact about each
country.
Vietnam

Lotus (national
flower)

1

China

Kungfu

(Chinese martial art)

2

Japan

Sushi

3

Thailand

Gold temples

4

The USA

Culture

5

Australia

Kangaroos

6

Italy

Pizza

Objective
I can talk about  different countries. 

Exercise 1 (SB page 80)
Look and guess.

What country is it?

It's New Zealand.

Exercise 1 (SB page 80)
 Listen and read the text. Decide if these statements are T or F.

T
F
F
F

2. Pacific Ocean
3. 10.000 kilometers
west of South
America
4. 4.6 million
people

Exercise 2 (SB page 80)
Study the Vocabulary A box.

Exercise 2 (SB page 80)
 Read and find.
North
West

East
South

Exercise 2 (SB page 80)
Read and find.
Maps of 7 continents

Exercise 2 (SB page 80)
Read and explain.
capital
city

A city that is the centre of
government of a country or
smaller political area.

flag

A piece of cloth, usually
rectangular and attached to a pole
at one edge, that has a pattern
that shows it represents a
country.

Exercise 2 (SB page 80)
Read and explain.
language

A system of communication
consisting of sounds, words and
grammar.

money

The money that's used in a
particular country at a particular
time.

population

All the people living in a particular
country, area, or place.
.

Exercise 2 (SB page 80)
Read and find.

Exercise 2 (SB page 80)
What's it?
island

lake

mountain

Exercise 2 (SB page 80)
What's it?
ocean

sea

river

Exercise 2 (SB page 80)
Read and find.

Exercise 3 (SB page 80)
In pairs, ask and answer the questions about New Zealand.
1. It's 4.6 million people.
2. They are red, white and blue.
3. It's in the Pacific Ocean between Australia
and South America.
4. The capital city is Wellington. No, it isn't.
Auckland is the biggest city.
5. It's Aoraki or Mount Cook. It's 3.724
metres high.

Exercise 3 (SB page 80)
In pairs, ask and answer the questions about New Zealand.
6. It's the Waikato. It's 425 kilometers long.
7. They speak English and Maori.
8. They use New Zealand dollar.
9. They are Peter Jackson, Russell Crowe
and Kiri Te Kanawa.
10. The most popular sport is rugby.

Exercise 4 (SB page 80)
In groups, do the quiz.

Exercise 4 (SB page 80)
In groups, do the quiz.

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6-10

Exercise 5 (SB page 41)
In pairs, use the questions in Exercise 3 to introduce about the country you
know well.

Japan has a
population of 126
million. Its flag is
white and red ….