welcome to our class
welcome to our class
Teacher`s name: D?ng Th? H�
ENGLISH 8D-8E
HOW ’S YOUR SUMMER CAMP
Unit 8:ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Lesson 1: Getting started
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
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.
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
= Awesome, just awesome.
= Any of the following: Absolutely/ Right.
= It’s hard to say.
= Perhaps
b. Read the conversation again and answer the following 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?
b. Read the conversation again and answer the following 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?
He’s at an international summer camp (in Singapore).
They come from different countries/ from all over the world.
He has made new friends, visited places,
and taken part in different activities.
He has been able to improve his English, because he uses English every day with people from different countries.
Two boys from Australia and a girl from the USA.
Nick can see Phong after July 15th
2. Complete the sentences with words/ phrases from the box.
accents
native speakers
official language
English speaking countries
The USA
summer camp
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.
summer camp
English speaking countries
native speakers
The USA
accents
official language
4. Put the names of the countries under their flags.
The United Kingdom
New Zealand
Singapore
Australia
The USA
Canada
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The USA
The United Kingdom
Singapore
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Homework
1. Learn by heart vocabulary introduced in the lesson.
2. Re-read the dialog.
3. Prepare new lesson : Unit 8. A closer look1.
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