UNIT 5 BEING PART OF ASEAN Lesson 1

UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED

UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED -ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations. -stand for (v): -association (n)

UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED It consists of 10 members - consists of (v) -Charter (n) -bloc (n) -external interference (n)

UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED What is the conversation about? Choose the best answer. A. Preparation for a competition on ASEAN and the ASEAN Charter. B. Discussion about the ASEAN scholarships. C. The importance of ASEAN and its Charter.

UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED Read the conversation again and answer the questions. 1. Why does Bao Thy look worried? 2. How many members does ASEAN have? 3. What are its aims and purposes? 4. How does Singapore help other ASEAN countries? 5. What does Mr Lam want Bao Thy to tell him about the ASEAN Charter? 6. When will Mr Lam continue quizzing his daughter?

UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED Read the conversation again and answer the questions. 1. Why does Bao Thy look worried? => Because her classmates know a lot more about ASEAN and the ASEAN Charter and they are more confident than her.

UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED Read the conversation again and answer the questions. 2. How many members does ASEAN have? => As of 2010, it consists of 10 member states, but may get bigger because other countries have applied to join the bloc.

UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN • 3. What are its aims and purposes? It focuses on improving member states’ economies and maintaining regional peace and stability.

UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED Read the conversation again and answer the questions. 4. How does Singapore help other ASEAN countries? => It offers the Singapore Scholarship and the ASEAN scholarships to students from other ASEAN countries.

UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED Read the conversation again and answer the questions. 5. What does Mr Lam want Bao Thy to tell him about the ASEAN Charter? => He wants her to tell him the main principles of the ASEAN Charter.

UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED Read the conversation again and answer the questions. 6. When will Mr Lam continue quizzing his daughter? => He’ll continue quizzing her tonight after work.

UNIT 5: BEING PART OF ASEAN Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED Underline the phrases with the –ING form in the conversation. I’m thinking of participating. . Practised answering… Focuses on improving Practised answering…and maintaining… Suggest reading… Continue quizzing I’m now hoping… V+ V-ing ( Gerunds as Objects) V+ preposition + V-ing (Gerunds as Objects after V+ prep) Be + V-ing : continuous tenses

1. A sleeping child 2. A reading lamp 3. I like reading. 4. My hobby is reading 5. Reading is my hobby. 6. I’m reading a comic book now. 7. Standing by the window, I can see the stadium. 8. He suggested reading some other materials. 9.