English 8- Unit 8: English Speaking Countries

WARM UP: Complete tie sentences with the correct form of the verbs in present tenses (present simple, present continuous or present perfect).. spends have seen is decreasing have[r]

WARM UP: Complete tie sentences with the correct form of the verbs in present tenses (present simple, present continuous or present perfect).

1 A koala (spend) about 18-20 hours

sleeping in tree forks.

2 It's only my first week in Wales, and I (see)

_ so many interesting things already.

3 The number of kiwis in this area (decrease)

_ quickly.

4 The Aborigines (live) in Australia for

more than 40,000 years.

5 Most European citizens (not have) _ to

apply for a visa to visit Canada.

6 At the moment, thousands of people (gather)

in Trafalgar Square, London to celebrate St Patrick's Day.

spends

have seen

is decreasing

have lived

don’t have are gathering

UNIT 8 – LESSON 4 COMMUNICATIO

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- territory /ˈterət(ɔː)ri / (n)

- North pole /nɔːθ ˈpəʊl/ (n)

- Arctic circle /ˌɑːktɪk ˈsɜːkl/

(n)

- surround /səˈraʊnd/ (v)

- diverse /daɪˈvɜːs/ (a)

- garment /ˈɡɑːmənt/(n)

- emu /ˈiːmjuː/ (n)

- to be made up of (exp)

Extra vocabulary

: lãnh thổ : cực bắc : vòng bắc cực : bao (vây) quanh : đa dạng

: trang phục, y phục : đà điểu châu Úc : được hình thành bởi

Checking vocabulary

- territory /ˈterət(ɔː)ri / (n)

- North pole /nɔːθ ˈpəʊl/ (n)

- Arctic circle /ˌɑːktɪk ˈsɜːkl/

(n)

- surround /səˈraʊnd/ (v)

- diverse /daɪˈvɜːs/ (a)

- garment /ˈɡɑːmənt/(n)

- emu /ˈiːmjuː/ (n)

- to be made up of (exp)

: lãnh thổ : cực bắc : vòng bắc cực : bao (vây) quanh : đa dạng

: trang phục, y phục : đà điểu châu Úc : được hình thành bởi

1 Do the quiz and choose the correct

answers.

QUIZ

This is a quiz to test how much you

know about English speaking

countries.

1 _ are both surrounded by the sea.

A The UK and the USA B Canada and New

Zealand

C Australia and New Zealand D The USA and Australia

2 Of these countries, _ is the youngest.

A Australia B Canada

C the USA D the United Kingdom

3 The capital of New Zealand is _

A Canberra B Washington D.C.

C Wellington D Ottawa

4 _ is the most diverse in geography and climate.

C The United Kingdom D New Zealand

5 Niagara Falls is a spectacular waterfall in _.

A Wales B Canada C England D Australia

6 _ is closest to the North Pole.

A America B Canada C New Zealand D Australia

7 Which picture below illustrates the way the Maori of New Zealand greet each other?

A touching toes B touching foreheads

C touching noses D touching hands

8 A kilt is the traditional garment for _

A Scottish men

B the Maori in New Zealand

C the Americans

D the Aborigines in Australia

9 This animal, the _ , is a symbol of Australia.

A Kangaroo B koala

C rabbit D emu

10 _ is in London

A Trafalgar Square B Times Square

C Sky Tower D Ayers Rock

2 Write the names of the countries next to their facts.

1 It is made up of 50 states.

2 It has the smallest population.

3 It has the most famous football

clubs in the world.

4 It has part of its territory inside the

Arctic Circle.

5 It is both a country and a continent.

the USA New Zealand the United Kingdom Canada Australia

3 Game:

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT A COUNTRY?

a Work in groups Choose a country and together find out as much about it as possible Then prepare a small introduction of that country Don’t say the name of the country

You can start your introduction with:

This country …

- This country is in the north of Asia It has the biggest population in the world It has the biggest square in the world- Its capital is Beijing.

 China

- This country is in the south of Asia It is the second most populous in the world It’s capital is New Delhi.

- This country is the biggest country in South America It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language It's capital is Brasilia (or Rio de Janeiro).

 India

 Brazil

1 tries to find out which country it is

2 votes for the most informative and interesting introduction.

b Each group then presents their introduction

to the class The class

Good morning teacher and friends,

Today our group would like to introduce about a neighbor of our country It is located in Eastern Asia along the western shore of the Pacific Ocean It has the largest population in the world and it is also the world’s third largest country by total area Due to its vast land, this country has different types of climate all over its regions But generally, it is hot and rainy in summer and cold and dry in winter Its capital is Beijing This country has a massive construction called the Great Wall, one of the five wonders of the world Its national flag is red with five yellow stars More interestingly, this nation also celebrates the Lunar New Year at the same time as it is celebrated in our country Thank you for listening!

Can you guess what this country is?

Model introduction

- Review the grammar points and

vocabulary.

- Do exercises C1,2 in

workbook (page 14, 15)

- Prepare for Unit 8: Skills 1

See you again!