Teacher: Nguyen Thanh Binh
Unit 1 A visit from a pen pal
lesson 4 reading
English 9
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- What is the capital of Vietnam?
- Ha Noi.
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- Who is Maryam?
- She`s LAN`s Malaysian pen pal
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- Has Lan ever been to Malaysia?
- No, she hasn`t
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- What is the Capital of Malaysia?
- Kuala Lumpur
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- Where did Lan take Maryam to on the first day when she was in Ha Noi?
- She took her to Hoan Kiem Lake.
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- How often do Lan and Maryam write to each other?
- At least once every two weeks.
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PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS
Unit 1 ( Con’t)
Period 4: READ
matching
Bangkok
Yangon
Jakarta
Phnom Penh
Vientiane
Singapore
Bandar Seri Begawan
Hanoi
Kuala Lumpur
capital
Manila
New words:




- (to) divide (v):
phân chia.
- (to) separate (v):
chia tách.

- (to) comprise (v):
bao gồm.

- Climate (n):
khí hậu.

- Area (n):
diện tích.

- Religion (n):
tôn giáo.

- Instruction (n):
việc giảng dạy.

II. Questions:

1. What is Malaysia’s population ?


2. How big is Malaysia ?


3. What language is spoken in this country ?

About 22 million
329,758 sq km
Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and Tamil
III. Fill in the table:
Area:
Population:
Climate:
Unit of currency:
Capital city:
Official religion:
National language:
Compulsory second language:
329,758
Over 22 million
Tropical climate
The ringgit
Kuala Lumpur
Islam
Bahasa Malaysia
English
IV. True / False statements:
1. Malaysia is a member country of ASEAN.

2. There are two religions in Malaysia.

3. People speak only Malay in Malaysia.

4. Primary school children learn three languages at school.

5. All secondary school children learn in English.
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F
There are more than two religions.
F
English, Chinese, and Tamil are also widely spoken.
F
One of the three: Malay, Chinese, Tamil.
F
English is a compulsory second language, not primary language of instruction.
V. Interview:
A: Hi, Maryam. I’m going to visit Malaysia on my summer holiday. I’d like to know something about your country. Can you help me?
B: Yes, certainly.
A: What language is spoken in your country ?
B: Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, and Tamil are also widely spoken.
A: Do children have to study any foreign language in school ?
B: Yes, English is a compulsory second language in secondary school.
A: Ah, I see. What about the people ? What are they like ?
B: I think they are very friendly,…
VI. Homework:
Learn the new words by heart.
Read the text and do all the exercises again.
Prepare for: Write.
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