Tài liệu dạy học Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 8: English speaking country

UNIT 8 – ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRY 
A. VOCABULARY 
Word Type Pronunciation Meaning 
aborigines (n) /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒəniz/ thổ dân 
absolutely (adv) /ˈæbsəluːtli/ tuyệt đối, chắc chắn 
accent (n) /ˈæksent//ˈæksent/ giọng điệu 
awesome (adj) /ˈɔːsəm/ tuyệt vời 
cattle station (n) /ˈkætl ˈsteɪʃn/ trại gia súc 
icon (n) /ˈaɪkɒn/ biểu tượng 
kilt (n) /kɪlt/ váy ca-rô của đàn ông Scotland 
loch (n) /lɒk/ hồ (phương ngữ ở Scotland) 
official (adj) /əˈfɪʃl/ chính thống/ chính thức 
schedule (n) /ˈʃedjuːl//ˈskedʒuːl/ lịch trình, thời gian biểu 
unique (adj) /juˈniːk/ độc đáo, riêng biệt 
diverse (adj) /daɪˈvɜːrs/ đa dạng 
spectacular (adj) /spekˈtækjələ(r)/ hùng vĩ, ngoạn mục 
territory (n) /ˈterətri/ lãnh thổ 
B. GRAMMAR REVIEW 
 C. PRONUNCIATION 
 Stress in words ending in -ese and -ee ( Trọng âm của từ có kết thúc bằng đuôi -ese và –ee: trọng âm của 
từ rơi vào chính các âm đuôi này.) 
D. EXERCISES 
I. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 
II. ... to complete the sentence. 
1. She can’t come to the phone now because she ..................... tomorrow’s test. 
A. studies B. is studying C. has studied D. has been studying 
2. They must be at the sports ground now. They usually ..................... basketball on Fridays. 
A. play B. are playing C. have played D. have been playing 
3. I ..................... my work already. I’m ready to go for a walk with you. 
A. finish B. am finishing C. have finished D. have been finishing 
4. I ..................... breakfast right now. Can you call a tittle later? 
A. cook B. am cooking C. have cooked D. have been cooking 
5. I ..................... this book. Can I borrow it tor a week or so? 
A. don’t read B. am not reading C. haven’t read D. haven’t been reading 
6. Maria is good at languages. She ..................... French, Spanish and German. 
A. speaks B. is speaking C. has spoken D. has been speaking 
7. So far, he ..................... five stories for children. 
A. writes B. is writing C. has written D. has writing 
8. We ..................... for their answer for two months already 
A. wait B. are waiting C. have been waited D. have been waiting 
9. She ..................... since Monday. 
A. is sick B. is being sick C. has been sick D. has been being sick 
10. She ..................... since noon. Should we wake her up? 
A. sleeps B. is sleeping C. has been sleep D. has been sleeping 
READING 
I. How much do you know about English speaking countries? Choose the best answers. 
1. Where is Disney World? 
A. Texas B. California C. Florida D. Arizona 
2. Which country is home to the kangaroo? 
A. Canada B. New Zealand C. The USA D. Australia 
3. Loch Ness, known for sightings of a monster called Nessie, is a large and deep lake in__________. 
A. Wales B. North Ireland C. Scotland D. England 
4. Which City is in Canada? 
A. Montreal B. Chicago C. Melbourne D. Wellington 
5. Britain is not famous for__________. 
A. Harvard University...settlement in the late 18th (4) ..............................., Australia was inhabited by indigenous 
Australians, who spoke (5) ............................... classifiable into roughly 250 groups. After the European 
discovery of the continent by Dutch explorers in 1606. Australia’s eastern half was claimed by Great 
Britain in 1770 and initially seeded through penal transportation to the colony of New 
South Wales from 26 January 1788. The (6) ............................... grew steadily in subsequent decades, 
and by the 1850s most of the continent had been explored and an additional give self-governing crown colonies 
established. On 1 January 1901, the six colonies federated, forming the Commonwealth of Australia. Australia 
has since (7) .............................. a stable liberal democratic political system that functions as a 
federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy comprising six states and several (8) ............................... 
III. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. 
 London’s Tower Bridge 
 London’ s Tower Bridge is one of the most famous (1) in the world. The bridge, designed (2) (by) the 
architect Horace Jones together with John Wolfe Barry, was finally completed in 1894. It (3) 11,000 tons of 
steel to build the framework of the 265-meter-long bridge. Over time, the bridge has become one of London’ s 
most famous (4) . (5) photographs of the Tower Bridge is a favorite London tourist activity, but 
you can also go inside the bridge, (6) you‟ll have a magnificent view over London from the walkway (7) the 
two bridge towers. 
 In 2014, glass floors were installed in the walkways, giving visitors another, unusual view from the bridge. 
The long glass floors, more than 40 meters above the river, allow you to (8) the traffic over the Tower Bridge 
from above. It is particularly (9) to see the bridge (10) and close below your feet. 
1. A. bridges B. br