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

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED 
Unit 
ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES 
12 
A holiday in Australia 
OBJECTIVES 
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to gain: 
a n overview about the topic English-speaking countries 
lexical items related to people and places in English-speaking countries 
the language features that are covered in the unit 
WARM-UP 
PRESENTATION 
PRACTICE 
Flags matching 
Vocabulary 
Task 1: Listen and read. 
Task 2: What are Phong and Mark talking about ? 
Task 3: Read again and tick the information you can find in the conversation . 
Task 4: Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box . 
Task 5: Matching game: What’s its capital city ? 
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED 
CONSOLIDATION 
Wrap-up 
Homework 
WARM-UP 
FLAGS MATCHING 
Canada 
The USA 
The UK 
New Zealand 
Australia 
island (n) 
hòn đảo 
/ ˈ aɪlənd / 
PRESENTATION 
sunset (n) 
hoàng hôn 
/ ˈsʌnset / 
PRESENTATION 
landscape (n) 
phong cảnh 
/ ˈ lændskeɪp / 
PRESENTATION 
penguin (n) 
chim cánh cụt 
/ ˈ peŋɡwɪn / 
PRESENTATION 
New words 
Pronunciation 
Meaning 
island (n) 
/ˈ aɪlənd / 
hòn đảo 
sunset (n) 
/ˈ sʌnset / 
hoàng hôn 
landscape (n) 
/ˈ lændskeɪp / 
phong cảnh 
penguin (n) 
/ˈ peŋɡwɪn / 
chim cánh cụt 
PRESENTATION 
Listen and read. 
1 
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. 
island 	sunset	landscape 
Australians	penguin watching 
landscape 
penguin watching 
i sland 
sunset 
Australians 
Matching game: What’s its capital city? 
5 
PRACTICE 
1. Washington D.C. 
2. Ottawa 
3. London 
4. Canberra 
5. Wellington 
DISCUSSION 
What do you know about the countries? 
5 
PRACTICE 
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 
Search for more English-speaking countries. 
Prepare for the next lesson. 
Prepare for the Unit’s project. 
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