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THIS UNIT INCLUDES:
Vocabulary
• Aspects of languages
• English language learning
Pronunciation
Stress in words ending in -ion and -ity
Grammar
Defining relative clauses
Skills
• Reading about the three circles of English
• Talking about borrowed words
• Listening about ways to improve one's English vocabulary
• Writing a paragraph about ways to improve an area of English learning
Everyday English
Saying good luck and responding
👉GETTING STARTED
What do you mean?
1. Listen and read. 🎧
Teacher: Hi class. I'd like to introduce an exchange student who comes from New York. Welcome Jack!
Students: Hello, Jack. Nice to meet you.
Mi: Yes. I want to know about the students in your school. Are all of you American? And do all of you speak English?
Jack: Nice to meet you all. This is my first time in Viet Nam.
Teacher: Now you can ask Jack any questions you would like to ask. Phong: Do American students wear school uniforms every day, Jack? Jack: No, most American students don't wear school uniforms. Most students at my school wear pants and T-shirts.
Phong: What do you mean by 'pants' Jack?
Jack: Ah, I mean trousers. In American English, 'pants' mean 'trousers'
Phong: I see.
Teacher: Yeah, there are some differences in vocabulary between American English and British English. Are there any more questions?
Jack: Good question. Most of us are American, but some are immigrants from other countries like Viet Nam, India, and Mexico. Their first language is not English, but they all speak English at school.
Mi: That's interesting!
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2. Read the conversation again. Fill in each blank with no more than TWO words from the conversation.
1. Jack is an exchange student from _____
2. This is the _____ Jack has visited Viet Nam.
3. Most students at Jack's school wear _____ and T-shirts.
4. American English and British English have _____ in vocabulary.
5. Not all students in Jack's school are _____, but they all speak English.
3. Match the words and phrases with their definitions.
| 1. exchange student | a. all the words in a language |
| 2. mean | b. a student who attends a school in a foreign country for a period of time |
| 3. vocabulary | c. people who have come to live permanently in a different country |
| 4. immigrants | d. the language someone learns to speak from birth |
| 5. first language | e. to express or represent something represent |
4. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from 3.
1. - What does your name _____, Mi?
- It's the name of a bird.
2. English _____is increasing because it borrows words from other languages.
3. In Australia, there are a lot of _____ who have come from other countries.
4. His _____ is Vietnamese, but he can speak English and French fluently.
5. This year our school has a(n) _____ from Britain. She will study with us for one month.
5. QUIZ Match the words in British English with those in American English so that they mean the same. Who is the quickest?
| British English | American English |
| flat | sweater |
| holiday | apartment |
| jumper | soccer |
| chips | vacation |
| football | French fries |
Do you know any other pairs of words?
