Unit 9 grade 9: English In The World – Getting Started
English club (English club)
1. Task 1 Unit 9 Grade 9 Getting Started
Listen and read. (Listen and read)
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Translated:
Teacher: Welcome to the English club. Today, I will do a quick quiz to test your knowledge of English. Question 1: Is English the first language spoken by most people in the world?
Duong: Of course.
Teacher: Not true. Is Chinese. Question 2: Is English the most widely spoken language?
Vy: Yes, with approximately 500,000 words and 300,000 technical terms.
Teacher: Right, exactly! It is because of the openness of English. English is borrowed from many other languages.
Duong: Oh! Without too many words, it will be easier for us to grasp it!
Teacher: Ha ha… but the simple form makes English easy to learn. Many words in English have been simplified over the centuries. Now for the third question: Can anyone tell me an English word that works as a noun, a verb and an adjective?
Mai: I think the word subject works as a noun, a verb and an adjective.
Teacher: Excellent. In English, the same word can have the same effect as many parts of a speech. That makes it flexible. Question 4: What is the longest word in English with only one vowel?
Duong: Is it length?
Vy: No, I think those are strengths.
Teacher: That’s right, Vy. Finally, question 5: Who can say I know at least 3 varieties of English?
Mai: American English, Australian English and… yes, Indian English.
a. Read the conversation again and find the nouns of the adjectives simple and flexible. (Read the dialogue again and find the nouns of the adjectives “simple” and “flexible”.)
Guide to answer
simple => simplicity (simplicity)
flexible => flexibility (flexibility)
b. Convert these adjectives into nouns. You may use a dictionary. (Convert adjectives into nouns. You can use a dictionary.)
Guide to answer
sad (sad) => sadness (sadness)
dark (dark) => darkness (dark)
stupid (stupid) => stupidity (foolishness)
popular (common) => popularity (popularity)
happy (happy) => happiness (happiness)
punctual (on time) => punctuality (On time)
c. Read the conversation again and choose the correct answers. (Read the dialogue again and choose the correct answer)
1. Which language is most spoken as a first language in the world?
A. English B. Chinese C. Vietnamese
2. English has about_______ words and technical terms.
A. 500,000 B. 300,000 C. 800,000
3. The_____ of form makes English easy to learn.
A simplicity B. flexibility C. openness
4. One of the reasons why the vocabulary of English is open is that it has _____ .
A. a lot of words B.many varieties C.borrowed many words
5. Some English verbs are____their nouns or adjectives.
A. very different B.the same as C. from changed according to
Guide to answer
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B
Translated:
1. What language is the mother tongue of many countries in the world?
A. English
B. Chinese
C. Vietnamese
2. English has about…………..words and terms.
A. 500,000 won
B. 300,000
C. 800,000
3. The ………… in structure makes English easy to learn.
A. simple
B. flexible
C. openness
4. One of the reasons why the vocabulary of English expands is…………………….
A. many words
B. many variations
C. many loan words
5. Many English verbs………are nouns and their adjectives.
A. very different
B. like
C. varies with
2. Task 2 Unit 9 Grade 9 Getting Started
Match the words/phrases in column A with the definitions in column B. (Match words and phrases in column A with their definitions in column B.)
1 C. first language – the language that you learn to speak from birth
(first language – the language you learn to speak from birth.)
2-E. second language – a language that you learn to speak well and that you use for work or at school, but that is not the language you learned first at home.
(second language – the language you learn to speak fluently, you use at work or at school, not first learned at home.)
3-B. official language – this language is generally used in the government, public administration, law and education system.
(official language – language widely used in government, legal and educational systems.)
4-A. accent – a way of pronunciang the words of a language that shows which country or area a person come from.
(accent – pronunciation of words by which people know what country and region you come from.)
5-D. dialect – a regional form of a language in which some words and grammar differ slightly from the standard form of the same language.
(local word – language characteristic of a region and wording and grammar slightly different from the standard language.)
3. Task 3 Unit 9 Grade 9 Getting Started
Match the beginning of each sentence (1-6) to its ending (af). Match the beginning of each sentence (1-6) with its ending (af)
Guide to answer
1. F 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. E 6. EASY
Translated:
1. English is used as a mother tongue in at least 75 countries around the world.
2. The British Council estimates that around 375 million people speak English as a second language.
3. Currently more than 1 billion people are learning English around the world.
4. Migration, new technology, common culture and even war have all contributed to the development of English.
5. Today there are many variations of English around the world such as British English, Australian British, American English, Indian English,…
6. There are many accents and vernacular differences between the English variants, although all are more or less understood by the speakers of the variations.
4. Task 4 Unit 9 Grade 9 Getting Started
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the English language using the information from 3. (Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about: The English language using information from question 3.)
Detailed explanation:
A: How many conutries around the world use English as their first language?
B: At least 75 countries.
Translated:
A: How many countries in the world use English as their first language?
B: At least 75 countries.
5. Practice Task 1
Choose the best answer.
Question 1: Did she gain ………… to the university she chose?
A. status B. admission C. settlement
Question 2: This bird has several ………………… which distinguish it from the others.
A. characteristics B. derivatives C. expansion
Question 3: When did you pick ……. those English words?
A. from B. up C. by
Question 4: She can just about ……. by heart in Spanish.
A. take B. learn C. get
Question 5: Learning how to look new words ……….. in the dictionary is really important.
A. up B. at C. from
6. Practice Task 2
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
Question 1: My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries
A B C EASY
Question 2: Mr. Thach, who sing English songs very well is my teacher of English.
A B C EASY
Question 3: My brother enjoys big big the park on Summer evenings.
A B C EASY
Question 4: male wishes heh can speak English fluently.
A B C EASY
Question 5: When heh came, I watched a football match on TV.
A B C EASY
7. Conclusion
At the end of the lesson, students need to complete the exercise and memorize the following words:
- knowledge (n): knowledge
- approximately (adv): approximately
- accent (n): voice quality
- master (v): expert in ..
- simplicity (n): simplicity
- operate (v): to act đóng
- variety (n): variety
- dialect (n): dialect
- flexible (adj): flexible
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