Unit 08 English Speaking Countries Lesson 7 Looking back projectEngland

Usually on New Year’s Eve, thousands of people gather in Times Square in New York to welcome the New Year.. When people travel, they use a map to find their way around.[r]

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ENGLISH 8: UNIT 8 LOOKING BACK &

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2 kilt b a private well-protected residence

3 puzzling c a Scottish word for ‘lake’

4 castle d an ancient story about a place/ a person that

may or may not be true

5 legend e a male skirt which is often worn on special

occasions

6 accent f confusing or questionable

II Choose the best answer A, B, or C to complete the sentences

• 1 Australia has the biggest _ in the world

• A natural beauty B puzzling games C cattle station

• 2 Over 1,000 sea planes come and go on the water of Lake Hood airport in Alaska It’s really a fun

_ to watch

• A scene B icon C Puzzle

• 3 The Maori’s language and _ have had a great impact on New Zealand life

• A festivals B dances C culture

• 4 Niagara Falls is a great _ on the border of the USA and Canada Thousands of visitors come

to see it every month

• A tradition B spectacle C relaxation

• 5 People in countries like the USA, Great Britain, and New Zealand use English as their _ language

• A official B native C foreign

• 6 In summer, children often take part in a local or international _

• A summer camp B game C attraction

3 Decide if the sentences have a present meaning

1 Please phone me as soon as you arrive in Canberra

2 There is a documentary about Oxford on TV tonight Don’t

forget to watch it

3 Usually on New Year’s Eve, thousands of people gather in

Times Square in New York to welcome the New Year

4 When people travel, they use a map to find their way

around

5 Our holiday in Queenstown lasts six days I feel so excited

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4 Complete the sentences with the appropriatepresent

tense of the verbs in brackets.

• 1 Alaska, a state in the USA, _ both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacifi c Ocean (face)

• 2 In Adelaide, south of Australia, the sun _ until 9 p.m

in summer (not/ set)

• 3 Although England has several good football teams, it the World Cup only once (win)

• 4 The government of New Zealand _ a lot to preserve the

culture of the Maori, the native people of this land (do)

• 5 In Canada, the serving of coff ee at the end of an evening _

a signal that it is time for visitors to leave (be)

• 6 In many cultures, it’s considered rude if you push through people who to get out of a bus or a train (try)

faces

doesn’t set

has won has done

is are trying

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Topic: English Speaking Countries:

UNITED KINGDOM

Talking about …

England?

the British Isles !

Let’s see what they are talking about…

It consists

of four countries

The

King’s College

Henry VI

(1421 – 1471)

Blackpool tower Lancashire

Buckingham Palace

British Royal Family

Tower of London

William - the conqueror

(1024 – 1087)

Big Ben

The bell in Big Ben

tower

Famous people

Festival

Education

Oxford University

Cambridge University