Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 7 - Unit 12: English-Speaking countries. Lesson 1: Getting started

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED 
Unit 
ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES 
12 
A holiday in Australia 
WARM-UP 
Flags matching 
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED 
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WARM-UP 
Flags matching 
Canada 
The USA 
The UK 
New Zealand 
Australia 
island (n) 
Hòn đảo 
/ ˈaɪ.lənd / 
VOCABULARY 
sunset (n) 
Hoàng hôn 
/ ˈsʌn.set / 
VOCABULARY 
landscape (n) 
Phong cảnh 
/ ˈlænd.skeɪp / 
VOCABULARY 
penguin (n) 
Chim cánh cụt 
/ ˈpeŋ.ɡwɪn / 
VOCABULARY 
New words 
Pronunciation 
Meaning 
island (n) 
/ˈaɪ.lənd/ 
Hòn đảo 
sunset (n) 
/ˈsʌn.set/ 
Hoàng hôn 
landscape (n) 
/ˈlænd.skeɪp/ 
Phong cảnh 
penguin (n) 
/ˈpeŋ.ɡwɪn/ 
Chim cánh cụt 
VOCABULARY 
Listen and read. 
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PRACTICE 
Mark: How was your holiday in Australia, Phong? 
Phong: It was fantastic! I got to use my English in real life: asking for directions, reading maps, talking to local people ... 
Mark: Oh Your English is much better. 
Phong: Thanks. 
Mark: Did you travel a lot? 
Phong: Just around Melbourne, the city with four seasons in a day. 
Mark: Wow ... I didn’t know that. How was it? 
Phong: It was great! We took a tour to Phillip Island. 
Mark: What did you see? 
Phong: We went penguin watching. 
Mark: It sounds pretty exciting. 
Phong: It was. Australia has amazing landscapes. 
Mark: Yes, and Australians love outdoor activities. 
Phong: Right. There were plenty of people enjoying the parks and beaches. 
Mark: I’m glad that you had a wonderful time there. 
Phong: Thanks, Mark. 
What are Phong and Mark talking about? 
2 
PRACTICE 
A. Phong’s holiday in Australia B. English-speaking countries C. The tour to Phillip Island 
Read again and tick the information you can find in the conversation. 
3 
PRACTICE 
1. In Australia, Phong used English in real life. 2. Phong visited some museums. 3. Phillip Island is far from Melbourne. 4. Australia is beautiful. 5. Australians love outdoor activities. 
Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box. 
4 
PRACTICE 
1. This is a picture of the __________________ in my village. 2. – Where did you go ______________________________ ? – On the beach. 3. – Is Phu Quoc a(n) __________________ ? – Yes, it is. 4. We had dinner on the beach after __________________ . 5. Most ______________________ like outdoor sports and games. 
i sland, sunset, landscape, Australians, penguin watching 
landscape 
penguin watching 
i sland 
sunset 
Australians 
Matching game: What’s its capital city? 
5 
PRODUCTION 
1. Washington D.C. 
2. Ottawa 
3. London 
4. Canberra 
5. Wellington 
WRAP-UP 
1 
CONSOLIDATION 
What have we learnt in this lesson? 
identify the topic of the unit 
lexical items related to people and places in English-speaking countries 
identify the language features that are covered in the unit. 
HOMEWORK 
2 
CONSOLIDATION 
- Learn by heart all the new words. 
- Read the dialogue again. 
- Prepare lesson 2 ( A closer look 1 ) .