How's your summer camp?
1. Listen and read.
Nick: How's your international summer camp going, Phong?
Phong: Awesome, just awesome.
Nick: You sound so happy. What do you like about it?
Phong: It's hard to say. Everything's wonderful: the friends I've made, the places I've visited, the activities…
Nick: Oh… Your English has improved a lot!
Phong: Absolutely. I use English every day, with people from different countries.
Nick: Where are they from?
Phong: Everywhere! Places like India, Canada… English is also an official language here in Singapore.
Nick: Right. Have you made any friends from English speaking countries?
Phong: I'm in a team with two boys from Australia and a girl from the USA.
Nick: Do you have difficulty understanding them?
Phong: I found it difficult to understand them at first. Perhaps it's because of their accent, but it's OK now.
Nick: It's great that you can practise English with native speakers. When are you back?
Phong: Our camp closes on July 15th and I take the night flight home the same day.
Nick: Looking forward to seeing you then. Enjoy!
Phong: I will. Thanks. Bye.
a. Find a word or an expression from the conversation which you use when you...
1. think something is wonderful
2. agree with somebody
3. cannot decide
4. are not sure about something
Do you know any other expressions which have the same meaning?
b. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. Where is Phong now?
2. Where do the campers come from?
3. What has Phong done so far?
4. Why has he been able to improve his English?
5. Who are in the same team with Phong?
6. When can Nick see Phong?
2. Complete the sentences with words/ phrases from the box.
| native speakers official language English speaking countries | the USA summer camp accents |
1. Last year I had a wonderful time at a __________ in Britain.
2. The USA, the United Kingdom and New Zealand are all __________.
3. Australians are __________ of English because they use it as their mother tongue.
4. __________ is in the mid-north of America.
5. Usually, people from different parts of a country speak their language with different __________.
6. English is an __________ in countries like India, Malaysia and Singapore.
3. Put the names of the countries under their flags.
| New Zealand the USA | Singapore Canada | Australia the United Kingdom |
4. GAME: WHERE ARE THEY?
Work in groups of five or six. Locate the six countries in 3 on the map below. The first group to find all the countries wins.
