BGĐT - Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 8

The name refers to the union of what were once four separate nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent. Only Northern Ireland is part of[r]

Approximately 375  million people  speak  English  around  the  world  and  there  are  more  than 50  English speaking countries.

How many english speaking countries are there in the world?

Top 10 English Speaking countries in The world

GETTING STARTED

- official language (n): Ngôn ngữ chính thức

- native speaker(n):

Người nói tiếng mẹ đẻ, người bản ngữ

the  language  or one of the  languages  that is  accepted  by 

a country's  government , is taught in schools, used in the 

courts  of  law

T:What do you think they are doing?

T:Where are the children?

S:They are at the summer camp

S: I think they are talking English

Answer the questions: 

I.LISTEN AND READ

T:Have you ever been summer camp?

1 Nick is at national summer camp

2 Your English has improved a lot

3 He has made many friends from English

speaking countries.

4 He can't practise English with native speakers

5 He comes back home on July 15th

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

1a. Find a word or an expression from the  conversation which you use when you

1a. Find a word or an expression from the  conversation which you use when you

   Awesome just awesome, absolutely/ right , perhaps,

It's hard to say

* Example:

A: Have you just returned from Hue?

B: Yes

A:How's your trip?

B: Awesome just awesome

 the quetions:

1b. Read the conversation again and answer

 the quetions:

1 2 3 4

  - He is at 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 activites.)   

his English?

- Because he uses English every day with  people from different countries.

Two boys from Australia and a girl from the USA

English speaking countries      accents

1 Last year I had a wonderfull 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, poeple from different parts of a country speak their

language with different

6 English is an in countries like India, Malaysia, and Singapore

2. Complete the sentences with words/ phrases from 

the box.

2. Complete the sentences with words/ phrases from 

the box.

What countries make up the UK?

The name refers to the union of what were once four separate nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most

of Ireland is now independent Only Northern Ireland is part

of the UK now).

The United Kingdom is made up of:

England - The capital is London.

Scotland - The capital is Edinburgh

Wales - The capital is Cardiff.

Northern Ireland - The capital is Belfast.

England, Scotland and Wales together form Great Britain.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland together form the "United

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (UK)

What is the capital city of the UK?

The capital of the UK is London.

4. Game: Where are they?

 Learn by heart the new words.

 Do Exercises in workbook

 Prepare for:

        Unit 8 - A CLOSER LOOK 1.