8. The USA: The United States of America
Aussie: Australia
Question 1: What country’s flag is this?
A: France
B: Australia
C: The USA D: The UK
9. Question 2: What is The USA national animal?
A: Kangragoo
B: Bald eagle
C: Dog D: Koala
10. Question 3: Who is the president of the USA?
FIVE PRESIDENTS INVOLVED IN VIETNAM WAR
1. Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961)
2. 2. John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
B: François
3. 3. Lyndon A: Stephen Johnson Parry
(1963 – 1969)
Hollande
4. 4. Richard Nixon (1969 -1974)
5. 5. Gerald Ford (1974 – 1977)
C: Xi Jingping D: Barack Obama
11. Question 4: How many states are there in the
USA?
o
A: 49
B: 51 C: 52 D: 50
12. Question 5: What country is surrounded by
oceans?
A: France
B: Australia
C: The USA D: The UK
13. Question 6: What official language do people
speak in the USA and Australia?
A: English
B: Spainish
C: Mandarin D: Vietnamese
14. 1 USD US DOLLAR 21,300.00 vnd
1 AUD AUST.DOLLAR 18,342.00 vnd
Question 7 :What country’s currency is this?
A: Vietnam
B: Australia
C: The USA D: The UK
15. Question 8: What is the name of this statue?
A: David Statue
C: Statue of
Liberty
B: Christ the
Redeemer
D: The Great
Sphinx Of Giza
16. Question 9: What holiday is on October 31st ?
A: Christmas
C: The USA
B: Mothers’ Day
Independence Day D: Halloween
17. Question 10: When was the Civil War in America ?
A: 1861-1863
B: 1914-1918
C: 1939-1945 D: 2014-Now
18. Question 11: Listen to the pronunciation of “z”.
Is that American English or British English?
A: British English B: American English
19. Question 12: What country are Harvard
University and Stanford University in?
A: France
B: Australia
C: The USA D: The UK
20. What level of English do I need to
study in The USA and Australia?
The requirements vary at each University and
College
21. English
Requirement
The USA (Standford
University)
Australia
(Sydney
University)
Certificate
Toefl, SAT, ACT Plus
Writing
IELTS, TOEFL, CPE
IELTS - 6. 5
Toefl
600 for the
paper-based test
577 in the
paper-based test
100 for the
internet-based test
90 in the
internet-based test
250 for the
computer-based test
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22. The USA Australia
Undergraduate
programs
TOEFL iBT 68 - 71 IELTS 6.5
Graduate
programs
TOEFL iBT 79 - 88 IELTS 7.0
University-based
ESL programs
You usually do not need an official
TOEFL or IELTS score, but you'll need a
minimum equivalent English level
between TOEFL iBT 32 and 52
24. Question 13
:What’s the
capital city of
Australia?
A: Paris
C: Canberra
B: Berlin
D: Washinton,
D.C.
25. Question 14: What is the USA population?
A: 316 million
B: 23 million
C: 93.5 million D: 1.3 billion
26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6pDwmoD0E (if the video on the next slide
doesn’t work, pls clik this link)
Question 15: Watch a video about Australia
history. Fill in the missing information.
(You can only pass this challenge if you get 6
right answers)
double
Prime
Minister
Indigenous
Australian
citizens
right
1854
1788 Japan
28. QUESTION 15
double
Prime Minister right 1854
citizens IndigenousAustralian 1788 Japan
1. _______________________ lived in Australia 150, 000 years ago.
2. Captain Cook arrived in Australia in _____________________, then
European people colonized Australia.
3. During the gold rush (1850’s and 60’s), the country’s population was
more than __________________________.
4. In _____________, gold diggers rebelled against the government.
5. In 1901, Australia officially became a country with its own
____________.
6. The first _____________________________ is Edmund Barton.
7. In World War 2, ___________________bombed Australia badly.
8. In 1976, Australia acknowledged Aborigines (Indigenous) Australians
its _______________________.
29. American English- Australian
English
Australian English is quite the same as
British English because it is strongly
influenced by British people, who were
the first people to set foot on the country
and continent of Australia.
30. Pronunciation
The letter R is usually silent in Australian English.
WORD AMERICAN
PRONUNCIATION
BRITISH/AUSTRALIAN
PRONUNCIATION
Teacher
Father
Letter
Water
Aunt
Tomato
31. Spelling and Grammar
AMERICAN ENGLISH AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH
Color Colour
Memorize Memorise
Theater Theatre
License Licence
Dialog Dialogue
Traveling Travelling
I/ We will, won’t I/We shall, shan’t, will,
won’t
Have you eaten yet? Did you eat yet?
32. Australian people tend to use a lot of slang English.
AMERICAN ENGLISH AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH
Afternoon Arvo
American Yank
Banana Nana
Chicken Chook
Christmas Chrissie
Excellent Ace
Go away Shove off
33. AMERICAN ENGLISH AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH (AUSSIE)
Hi! G’day mate!
Kangaroo Roo
Shut up! Belt up!
Toilet Comfort station
Teacher Chalkie
Vegetables Vegies
Well done! Good on ya!
34. Practice 1
American English (AM) or Australian English (AU)?
O
1 AM AU
OO
G’DAY MATE!
COLOR
2 AM AU
CENTER
3 AM AU
OO
4 AM AU
TRAVELLING
5 AM AU
O
ACE
6 AM AU
O
WATER
7 AM AU
O
O
LICENSE
8 AM AU
AUNT
9 AM AU
O
MEMORIZE
I SHALL
10 AM AU
35. Practice 2
HINTS FOR QUESTIONS YOU YOUR FRIEND
Where/from?
The USA Australia Where are you from?
How large/ country?
How large is your country?
What/ country/ population?
What is your country’s population?
What language/ speak?
What language do the people speak?
What/ capital city?
What is your country’s capital city?
What/ I/ see and do?
What can I see and do there?
Tell/names/ big universities
AREA
Vietnam:9.85 million km2
Usa: 332,210 km2
Australia: 7, 7 milion km2
Can you tell me the names of some big universities there?
What English level/need/ study?
What English level do I need to study in …… university?
36. Consolidation
Today we have
-learned some general information about the
USA and Australia through two games and a
video,
-learned some Aussie (Australian) English,
-practice recognizing some Aussie English, and
-practice talking about a country.
37. Homework
What country do you like to live in? Write a
paragraph (about 120 words) about that
country.
the most important city in a country or state
an area of land that has its own government, army, etc, land that is not in town or city
A big and developed country in America.
An International English Language Testing System.
the right to live in the way you want without being controlled by anyone else.
the feeling of being happy.
To be alive, to spend your life in a particular way, to have a house somewhere.
one of the seven main areas of land on the Earth, such as Asia, Africa, or Europe.
one of the parts that some countries are divided into.
How many stars are there on America’s flag?
What do they stand for?
How many stripes are there on America’s flag?
What do they stand for? (13 colonies)
In The USA, the typical animals are the bald eagle and raccoons
The first president of the usa: George Washington.
Barack Obama was born in 1961, USA president live in the White House except the first one.
First Australia Prime Minister: Edmund Barton, now: Julia Gillard
(The largest state: Alaska. The smallest state: Rhode Island) (1. Alaska, 663,267.26. 2. Texas, 268,580.82.
Australia is bordered by Pacific ocean and Indian Ocean.
The USA is bordered by Canada to the North, Mexico to the South, Pacific Ocean to the West and Atlantic Ocean to the Earth.
People all over the world have been immigrating to the USA and Australia. They speak different languages, butthe official one is English. American English is easier to listen than Australian English. Australian people tend to use a lot of slang language.
The currency in the USA is USD (The United States Dollar)
She was a gift from France.
She stands in New York Harbour.
She´s also known as Lady Liberty because she is a symbol of freedom and democracy.
She represented hope and freedom to the immigrants who came here from other countries.
Mother’s Day: second Sunday of May
USA independent Day: July 4, 1776
Halloween: November 31.
Christmas: December 24/ 25
1914-1918: WW 1
1939-1945: WW 2
13/9/2014: IS war
British English is quite the same as Australian English. We will study the differentces between American English and Australian English later.
http://www.universitiesintheusa.com/usa-university-faqs.html
Australian National University
The University of Melbourn
The university of Sydney.
CPE: GRADE B
CAE: GRADE A
Paris: Capital of France.
Berlin: Capital of German.
Canberra: Capital of Australia.
Washinton, D.C.: Capital of the USA.
A lot of people have been immigrating to the us.
316 million: the us
23 million: Australia
93,5 million: Vietnam
1,3 billion: China
_________________ lived in Australia 150, 000 years ago.
Captain Cook arrived in Australia in ______________, then European people colonized Australia.
During the gold rush (1850’s and 60’s), the country’s population was more than _______________.
In _____________, gold diggers rebelled against the government.
In 1901, Australia officially became a country with its own ____________.
The first _____________________ is Edmund Barton.
In World War 2, _______________bombed Australia badly.
In 1976, Australia acknowledged Aborigines (Indigenous) Australian ________________.
Slang: a characteristic language of a particular group, informal language
Usa: (9.85 million km2)
Australia: 7, 7 milion km2
Vietnam332,210 km2
