UNIT 8 – TALKING TO THE WORLD
Lesson 8.3 Reading and Vocabulary
(SB page 83)

Guessing game
• Work in pairs to complete the handouts.

My turn. I have to finish my
homework. I don't have to go
to bed early. I mustn't forget
to eat breakfast.

• Two pairs join into one group of 4.

Is it at the
weekend?

• Read out the sentences and guess the
situation

Yes, it is.

Guessing game

Objectives
I can find specific details in an article and talk about learning
languages.

Set the scene
Read and explain.

Ethnic minority
/ˈeθnɪk maɪˈnɒrəti/

A group of people of a particular race or
nationality living in a country or area where most
people are from a different race or nationality

Set the scene
Read and answer the questions.
1. What do you see in the photo?
2. Where is the photo taken?
3.Where is she going?
4. Does she go to school? Why?

Exercise 1 (SB page 83)
In groups, read through Part 1 and part 2 of the text. Choose the best
heading for each part.
a. Chee
story
b. H'Mong
People
c. Sa Pa
d. 'Thank
you, Sa Pa'
Click on the key to display the clues

Exercise 2 (SB page 83)
Read Part 1 again. In pairs, mark the sentences ✓ (right), (wrong) or ?
(doesn't say).

✓
?



1. 'Thank you, Sa Pa' is a company owned by Chee.
2. The company helps to train children to be tour guides for
free.
3. Traditionally, education in Sa Pa was only gor boys, not girls.
Click on the key to display the clues

Exercise 3 (SB page 83)
Read Part 2 again. In pairs, take turns and ask the following questions.

1. When did more tourists come t
Sa pa?
In the beginning of
2000s.
2. Why did Chee learn
English?
Because the tourists
didn't understand her.

Exercise 3 (SB page 83)
Read Part 2 again. In pairs, take turns and ask the following questions.
3. Could Chee speak
English fluently before the
age of 11?
No, she couldn't.
4. Who did she learn
English from?
She learned it from
Foreign visitors .

Exercise 4 (SB page 83)

Study the Vocabulary box.

Exercise 4(SB page 83)
What is it?

illiterate
/ɪˈlɪt.ər.ət/

ethnic language
/ˈeθ.nɪk ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ /

unable to read or write

the language spoken by a particular
race of people

Exercise 4(SB page 83)
What is it?

basic setences

simple sentences

/ˈbeɪ.sɪk ˈsen.tənsɪz/

words
/wɜːdz/

a single unit of language 
that has meaning and can be spoken or
written

Exercise 4(SB page 83)
What is it?

speak a little
Vietnamese

speak not much Vietnamese

communicate

write or talk to people

/kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪt/

Exercise 4 (SB page 83)
Read and find.

Help Snow White
• Complete the sentences below using the correct forms of
words/phrases in the Vocabulary box.
• Choose an apple to help Snow White.

A

B
PLAY

Help Snow White

Your ……………… is the language that you learnt when
you were a child.
Your native language is the language that you learnt when you were
a child.
Click on the screen to display the task and answer

Help Snow White

A

B

Help Snow White

Some children in the mountainous areas are still ………………
as they are not able to read and write.
Some children in the mountainous areas are still illiterate as they
are not able to read and write.
Click on the screen to display the task and answer

Help Snow White

A

B

Help Snow White

After five years of learning English as a ………………, the little girl is
now able to learn English to ………. with foreign visitors.
After five years of learning English as a foreign language, the little girl is
now able to learn English to communicate with foreign visitors.
Click on the screen to display the task and answer

Help Snow White

A

B

Help Snow White

John: “Hoa, help me. I don't understand what Nam is
saying because I could only ……….”
John: “Hoa, help me. I don't understand what Nam is saying
because I could only speak a little Vietnamese.
Click on the screen to display the task and answer

Help Snow White

A

B

Help Snow White

All the ……………… in this sentence is new to me.
All the words in this sentence is new to me.

Click on the screen to display the task and answer

Help Snow White

A

B

Exercise 6 (SB page 83)
Use the questions below to interview at least three friends.
Questions
When did you start to learn English?
Why did you learn it?
Where did you learn it?
What do you like the most when learning English?
Is there any foreign language you also like to learn?

F1

F2

F3

5 years ago 6 years ago 4 years ago

Exercise 6 (SB page 83)
Interview your friends.
When did you start to learn
English?

I started to learn English
4 years ago.