starter unit

it's my life

Lesson objectives

In this lesson students will:

  • revise countries and languages

  • do a language quiz about English and other languages.

vocabulary

Languages around the world.

  1. In which of the countries in the box is English the first language of most people? In which one isn't English the main language?

Australia the United States of America (U.S.A.)

Scotland India

New Zealand Ireland Wales

The answer: English is the first language of most people in: Australis, the USA, Scotland, New Zealand, Ireland and Wales. English isn't the main language in India.

  1. Look at the countries. Copy and complete the table with the languages they speak there.

the Netherlands Spain Russia China

France Italy Poland Japan Germany

The answer:

Spanish, Polish

Russian, Italian, German

Chinese, Japanese

French

LOOK!

The United Kingdom (U.K.) is a country that includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Three of those regions (England, Scotland and Wales) are in Great Britain.

Do the quiz individually. How much do you know about English and other languages?

Let's revise

  • revise name of colours

  • revise possessive adjectives and pronouns

  • revise clothes vocabulary