Unit 9
WORLD ENGLISHES
LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

LESSON 5: SKILLS 1
Brainstorming

WARM-UP

READING

• Vocabulary
• Task 1: Look at the diagram. Put the names of the countries
where English is spoken in the correct circle.
• Task 2: Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
• Task 3: Read the text again and fill in each blank in the summary
with no more than TWO words.
• Task 4: Work in pairs. Read the following words. What do all the
words have in common?
• Task 5: Work in groups. Discuss and write the meaning /
explanation of each word and choose the language of origin for
each word from the given list. Then present your answers to the
class.

SPEAKING

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

Brainstorming

WARM-UP

Questions:

Brainstorming

- Do you know any countries in the
world that use English?
- What countries set the standards
of English?

READING

model (n)
/ˈmɒdl/
mẫu, mô hình

something that a copy can be
based on because it is an
extremely good example of its
type
E.g. The educational system
was a model for those of
many other countries.

READING

standard (n) a moral rule that should be
obeyed

/ˈstændəd/

chuẩn mực

E.g. Most people agree that
there are standards (of
behaviour) that need to be
upheld.

READING

New words
1. model (n)
2. standard (n)

Pronunciation

Meaning

/ˈmɒdl/

mẫu, mô hình

/ˈstændəd/

chuẩn mực

READING

1 Look at the diagram. Put the names of the countries where English is
spoken in the correct circle.

Viet Nam
Singapore
Russia
New Zealand
Malaysia
The UK

3.

Expanding Circle
Russia
Viet Nam

Outer Circle
2. Singapore Malaysia
Inner Circle
1. New Zealand
The UK

READING

2 Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
Braj Kachru was a Professor of Linguistics who invented the term
'World Englishes'. The term refers to the fact that English has become a
global means of communication with a lot of varieties.
In 1985, Kachru proposed a model of the different uses of English
around the world. There are three concentric circles in the model.
The first of these circles is the Inner Circle, which consists of the
traditional English-speaking countries, such as the UK, the USA,
Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. In these regions, English is the
first language, and their speakers provide the standards of English.

READING

2 Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
The next circle is the Outer Circle where English is not the first
language but the second or official language. The countries in this
circle include India, Singapore, the Philippines, Pakistan, Malaysia, etc.
The speakers of these places follow the standards which the countries
in the Inner circle provide.
The last circle is the Expanding Circle. People in this circle speak English
as a foreign language. Some of the countries in the Expanding Circle
are Brazil, Japan, Russia, and Viet Nam. Speakers of English in these
places follow the rules which the people in the Inner Circle have
established.

READING

2 Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
1. What is the text mainly about?
B. The three circles of World Englishes.
A. Professor Braj Kachru.
D. The development of English.
C.
Native
speakers
of English.
2. The
word
“model”
in paragraph 2 means ______.
A. an excellent person
C. a small copy of something

B. an example to copy
D. a description of a system

3. The phrase “this circle” in paragraph 5 refers to the ______.
B. Inner Circle
A. model
D. Expanding Circle
C. Outer Circle

READING

3 Read the text again and fill in each blank in the summary with no more
than TWO words.

Read each sentence +
underline the
keywords

Locate the keywords
in the text and decide
which words needed
to fill in each blank.

READING
the text again and fill in each blank in the summary with no more than TWO
3 Read
words.

Kachru's Model

Inner Circle

– English is the (1) ________________.
first language
– Countries: the UK, the USA, Australia, etc.
– Speakers provide the standards.

Outer Circle

– English is the second or (2) _________
official language.
– Countries: India, Singapore, the Philippines, etc.
– Speakers (3) ________ the standards.

Expanding Circle

follow
– English is a (4) _________________.
foreign language

– Countries: Brazil, Russia, Viet Nam, etc.
– Speakers follow the (5) _____ established.

rules

SPEAKING

4

Work in pairs. Read the following words. What do all the words have in common?

- Work in pairs to answer the question in the book.
banh mi, sushi, robot, piano, kung fu
- Share your answers.
They are the words which English borrowed from other
languages.
- Can you share any other words of this type?

SPEAKING
Language
Latin
French
Greek
German
Italian
Spanish
Dutch
Japanese
Arabic
Hindi
Irish
Chinese

language, city, master, paper
art, dance, government, salon, beef, salmon
biology, comedy, tragedy, history, data
kindergarten, poodle, noodle
opera, piano, broccoli, spaghetti, pizza, cappuccino, latte
canyon, tornado, guitar, alligator
cruise, dock, freight, yacht, landscape, sketch, cookie
karaoke, samurai, kimono, sushi, tsunami, judo, soy
alcohol, algebra, zero, giraffe, caravan, mosque
bandanna, bungalow, jungle, pajamas, shampoo
brogues, clock, hooligan
dim sum, tea, tai chi, kung fu

SPEAKING

5 Work in groups. Discuss and write the meaning / explanation of each

word and choose the language of origin for each word from the given
list. Then present your answers to the class.

- Work in groups to discuss and write the meaning/explanation of
each word and choose the language of origin for each word from
the given list.
- Read the example first and then complete the table.

SPEAKING
Chinese – Japanese – Vietnamese – Italian – Czech
Words

Meaning / Explanation

Language of origin

banh mi

a type of Vietnamese sandwich filled with
cold meats, pâté, and vegetables

Vietnamese

sushi

kung fu

a Japanese dish of small cakes of cold
cooked rice, with vinegar added and
served with raw fish, etc. on top
a Chinese system of fighting using
your hands and feet and not using
weapons

Japanese

Chinese

SPEAKING
Chinese – Japanese – Vietnamese – Italian – Czech
Words

Meaning / Explanation

Language of origin

robot

a machine which can perform a
complicated series of tasks by itself
a large musical instrument played by
pressing the black and white keys on
the keyboard

Czech

piano

Italian

Extra Activity
Do the crossword:

Extra Activity
Across
4. the scientificstudy of the life and
structure of plants and animals
5. an Italian dish consisting of a flat
round bread base with cheese,
tomatoes, vegetables, meat, etc. on top
7. a musical instrument that usually has
six strings and that you play with your
fingers
8. a series of movements and steps that
are usually performed to music

Down
1. the man that somebody is married to
2. the system of communication in
speech and writing that is used by
people of a particular country or area
3. a tall African animal with a very long
neck, long legs, and dark marks on its
coat husband, the man that somebody is
married to
6. a traditional Japanese piece of
clothing like a long loose dress with
wide sleeves

Extra Activity

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CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Read for general and specific information about the three
circles in English;
 Talk about borrowed words.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.

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