UNIT 12

English-speaking
Countries
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LESSON 4. COMMUNICATION

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Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be
able to:

01 Everyday english
Expressing
amazement

02

Interesting facts about
English-speaking countries

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1
Everyday English
Expressing amazement

Ex 1. (p 128) Listen and read the
Can you add more expressing
conversations, paying attention to the
amazement?
highlighted parts.
Scottish men wear kilts, short skirts
at their traditional festivals.
Wow … I didn't know that!
In 2019, Walt Disney World in Canifornia
attracted nearly 21 million visitors.

Amazing!

Ex 2. (p 128) Work in pairs.
- Make similar conversations in
Ex 1.
- Use 3 situations below.
- Use expressions of
Amazemen
t
Situation: - amazement.
Work in 2 minutes.
Really?
1. New Zealand has the cleanest
and safest air on the planet.
Wow
2. There are no snakes in New
Zealand.
Amazing!
3. More than half of all lakes in
What a
the world are in Canada.
surprise!

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Interesting2
facts about

English-speaking countries
Do you know any facts
about English-speaking countries?

Ex 3. (p 129) Work in groups.
Discuss and write the name of the country next to the
fact.

Canada

The USA

The UK

Australia

FACT

New Zealand

COUNTRY

1. This country is famous for its kangaroos.

Australia

2. This country has a large population, only
smaller than that of China and India.

The USA

3. This country lies close to the North Pole and is
very cold in winter.

Canada

4. This country is famous for its royal family.

The UK

5. This is a small island country in the Pacific
Ocean.

New Zealand

Ex 4. (p 129) Work in pairs.
Read some facts below and tick the column true for
you.
Then read out loud and respond to the facts.
New York is the biggest
city but not the capital
of the USA.
I know this.

This is
new to
me
1. There are more sheep than people in
New Zealand, around 6 sheep per person.
2. The Statue of Liberty is in New York.

The state of Alaska in
the USA has over
2,600 islands.

3. Canada has the longest coastline in
the world.
4. About 90% of Australians live on the
coast.

This is new to me.

5. Football is the most popular sport in
England.

I know
this

Ex 5. (p 129) Work in groups.
- Share some interesting facts you know about English-speaking
countries.
- Take note and present its findings to the class.

5 biggest cities of
the UK

population

flag
currency

Union Jack

The official flag is the Union Flag, nicknamed the
'Union Jack'.
It was designed to include the flags that represented
Scotland, England and Ireland at the time.

Population

England has the largest population (number of people who live
there) in the UK.

The population of the UK is around 67
million!

Currency
The currency in the UK is the pound sterling.

UK Cities

Top 5 biggest Cities of
the UK:
London
Birmingham
Leeds
Glasgow
Manchester

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RECAP

Which sentences
expresses amazement?
No way!
I don't believe it.
Oh no! That's not
true.
Excuse me

RECAP
What have you known about
English-speaking countries?

About some interesting
facts.

Thank you!

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