UNIT 2 ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD

DAY 1 ENGLISH IS BIG!!

Mario knows all these words. Do you?

Joystick, jazz, pen drive, perrito caliente, hamburguesa, fútbol, bacon, hockey,

walkie-talkie, golf, scanner, ok, boy scout, diskette, sandwich, ketchup.

 ENGLISH IS…..

The second most spoken language after Chinese

Native speakers around 350,000,000

Speakers of English as a second language around 400,000,000

The official language of over 45 countries

Official language in The United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand

Co-official Bahamas, India, Jamaica, Malta, Puerto Rico, South

language in Africa, and many more.

The language of news, business, politics, movies, music, computers, the

Internet and science.

Name 3 countries where English is spoken.

 a) first

1. English is the ………………………. most b) second

spoken language in the world
c) third

a) 1,500,000

2. There are around ………. English native b) 400,000,000

speakers
c) 350,000,000

a) 350,000,000

3. There are around …...….. speakers of English b) 400,000,000

as a second language
c) 200,000,000

a) 45

4. English is the official language of over … b) 30

countries
c) 2

a) UK, US, Ireland, Canada,

Australia & New Zealand

5. English is the official language of …. b) Bahamas & UK

c) UK, US, Canada & Portugal

 Read and underline the words that come from the English language.

Este año voy

a hacer un
master.

¿Podría hablar con el

manager de la
empresa?
Sí, ok, esperaré.

Estas personas pertenecen a un club de jogging. Tienen otros hobbies, les gusta nadar,
montar en mountain bike. Algunas noches salen a algún club a tomar un whisky.

Tenemos
que
ensayar
duro para el
show de
esta noche.

En la web hemos encontrado

los tickets para el partido de
la NBA de mañana. Iremos a
ver el All Stars.

In groups, write a text or a dialogue in Spanish using anglicisms.

DAY 2 WHERE ARE THEY FROM?

Where are these people from?

Where are they from?

Where are these flags from?

Country Nationality

South Africa South African

Canada Canadian
The USA North American
India Indian
Australia Australian
Great Britain British
Ireland Irish
 Fill in the gaps with the words from the box below.

1. Where is this flag from? This flag is from India. It’s _____________

2. Where is the zebra from? The zebra is from _________ ____________. It’s
South African.

3. Where is the shamrock from? The shamrock is from _______________.

It’s Irish.

4. Where is the koala from? The koala is from Australia. It’s ______________.

5. Where are hot dogs from? Hot dogs are from the U S. They are
_______________.

6. Where are The Beatles from? The Beatles are from __________
____________. They’re British.

7. Where is this landscape from? This landscape is from Canada.

It’s ________________

North American Great Britain South Africa

Ireland Australian Indian Canadian
 Ask your classmates: Where are you from? Answer saying the country and
nationality. Get together with people from the same country as you. E.g.:

Student A: Where are you from?

Student B: I’m from South Africa. I’m South African

South Africa
Ireland

North America
India

Great Britain
Canada

Australia

Draw a map of the World. Choose some countries where English is spoken and draw
the things that you think most represent these countries
DAY 3 THE UNITED KINGDOM

Join the country with its corresponding capital:

Northern Ireland Dublin

Scotland Cardiff

England Edinburgh

Republic of Ireland Belfast

Wales London

Look at the map. Write the names of these countries in the correct place.

UNITED KINGDOM WALES SCOTLAND

ENGLAND NORTHERN IRELAND
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (EIRE) GREAT BRITAIN
 Look at these people. Who are they? They are The B __ __ __ __ __ __

The Beatles are a very famous band from the United Kingdom (from Liverpool). They
started in 1957 and finished in 1970.

The band:

John Lennon Paul McCartney

George Harrison Ringo Starr

Look for Liverpool on a map. Find out more information about The Beatles and
other British music bands. Look for songs and lyrics by The Beatles.
 You’re going to listen to a song by The Beatles.

GOOD DAY SUNSHINE

Good day sunshine

Good day sunshine
Good day _____________

I need to laugh, and when the sun is out

I've got something I can laugh about
I feel ___________, in a special way
I'm in love and it's a sunny __________

Good day sunshine

Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine

Practice

/s/ / sh /

Sun Shine
DAY 4 THE UNITED STATES

What’s the capital of the United States In the east of the US

Where’s San Francisco? Washington DC
Where’s New York? In New York
Where’s the Statue of Liberty? Yellow
What colours are the taxis in New York? On the west coast

Look at these pictures. Do you know them? Where are they?

Remember:
Vocabulary:

There is – one thing

Skyscrapers
There are – many things
Tram
Sharks
In the North
In the South On the coast
In the East
In the West
 The United States is in North America. The US is a very big country. It’s formed
by 51 states. Some of the most famous states are California, in the west, Florida, in the
south-east or Massachusetts in the north-east. The capital of the US is Washington DC.

This is a map of North America:

And this is a map of the United States or the US:

 Reading activity:

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

TEXT A

Hello!!! I’m the Statue of Liberty.

I live in a very famous city: NEW YORK.

New York is a very big and fun city. There are

many things in New York:

There are many people and tourists.

In New York, taxis are yellow.

There are many skyscrapers and many lights.

There is a very famous and big park.

The name of the park is Central Park

Use the dictionary.

Choose true or false.

F
The Statue of Liberty is in California

There aren’t many people in New York

There are many skyscrapers in New York

There is a small park in New York

The name of the park in New York is Disney World

 Find New York on a map.

Answer these questions about New York:

E.g.: Are there many people in New York?

Yes, there are many people in New York.

1. What colour are the taxis in New York?

___________________________________________________________________

2. Are there many skyscrapers in New York?

___________________________________________________________________

3. Which is one of the most famous skyscrapers in New York?

___________________________________________________________________

4. What’s the name of the big famous park in New York?

___________________________________________________________________

Talk about your own town:

1. What colour are the taxis in your town?

___________________________________________________________________

2. Are there many people and tourists in your town?

___________________________________________________________________

3. Are there many skyscrapers in your town?

___________________________________________________________________

4. Is there a famous big park in your town? What’s its name?

___________________________________________________________________

5. Are there any famous statues in your town?

___________________________________________________________________
TEXT B

Hello boys and girls!!! My name is The Golden Gate.

I’m a famous bridge and I live in San Francisco.

San Francisco is in the state of California.

In San Francisco there are many trams.

There are many surfers .

But there are also many sharks

There is a very famous suburb called

Chinatown.

There are many hippies.

Use the dictionary.

Choose true or false.

San Francisco is in the state of Texas. F

There is a famous bridge in San Francisco called The Golden Gate.

There aren’t many trams in San Francisco.

There is a famous suburb in San Francisco called Francetown

There are many surfers in California.

 Find San Francisco on a map.

Answer these questions about San Francisco.

E.g.: Where is San Francisco?

San Francisco is in the state of California.

1. What’s the name of the bridge in San Francisco?

___________________________________________________________________

2. What’s the name of the famous suburb in San Francisco?

___________________________________________________________________

3. Are there many surfers in San Francisco?

___________________________________________________________________

4. Are there many hippies in San Francisco?

___________________________________________________________________

Talk about your own town:

1. Is there a bridge in your town?

___________________________________________________________________

2. What’s the name of the province?

___________________________________________________________________

3. What’s the name of the region?

___________________________________________________________________

4. Are there trams in your town?

___________________________________________________________________

5. Is there a Chinatown in your town?

___________________________________________________________________
DAY 5 NOW IT’S YOUR TURN

Work on one of these projects:

Organise a trip to The United States or The United Kingdom. Say why,
when, for how long and name the places you are going to visit.

Do a project on other countries where English is spoken: Australia,

Canada, South Africa, India, Jamaica, etc.

Or a city: Boston, New Orleans, Miami, Las Vegas, London, Manchester,

Liverpool, Edinburg, Dublin, Sidney, etc.

Make a brochure of one of the countries you have seen: The United
States, The United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, South Africa or India.

Make a brochure of your own country for tourists.

Make a collage of the most typical things of the countries you have seen.

Make a collage that represents how important the English language is in

the World.