Unit 1: Basic Exercises

1. Comprehension Questions

1. Are most of the people in Japan young or old? Why?
2. How is the economy in Japan? Why?
3. What languages are spoken in the Philippines?
4. What foreign powers have controlled the Philippines?
5. Where is the Philippines located?
6. What kind of government does mainland China have?
7. What are some of the problems facing mainland China?
8. What is the main idea of this article?

2. Questions for Further Exploration: Explaining Why

1. Why do Japan and Taiwan share many similiarities?
2. Why is it difficult for Taiwan to become an economic superpower?
3. Why are many people in the Philippines Catholic?
4. Why is mainland Chinese a popular tourist destination for some Taiwanese?
5. Why is there tension betwen the ROC and PRC?
6. Why do many Japanese companies have factories overseas now?
7. Why do many people in mainland China dislike Japan?
8. Why is the Philippines a popular tourist spot?

3. True, False, or Unknown

Which of the following statments are true? Which are false?
Which are unknown? Where could you go to find answers to the unknown questions?

1. _____ The capital of Japan is Kyoto.
2. _T_ Japan controlled the Philippines briefly.
3. _____ The Philippines has more than seventy thousand islands.
4. _____ Many people in the southern Philippines believe in Islam.
5. _____ Tagalog is the national language of the Philippines .
6. _____ The Philippines is a democracy.
7. _____ Mainland China recognises Taiwan as an independent nation.
8. _____ Trade between Taiwan and Japan is strong.
9. _____ The economy in mainland China is centralized.

4. Grammar Focus: Missing Prepositions

Complete these sentences, using the words below.
The same word may be used more than once.
Some sentence have several possible answers.

1. Taiwan has close military ties _______ the United States.
2. Most bananas in Taiwan are exported ______ the Philippines.
3. In 1942 the Japanese Empire stretched ______ part of Alaska ____ Indonesia.
4. Many Filippinos are fluent _____ several languages.
5. Many Taiwanese men marry _____ mainland Chinese women.
6. The climate in Manila is similiar ___ Hong Kong's.

at    by    for    from    in    to    with

5. Common Mistakes

Correct the follow common mistakes.

1. APEC promote international trade increase.
2. China Kai-Shek fight to communists all his life.
3. Asia's regional economic was bad in 1998.
4. Japan was lost in World War II.
5. The Japanese are almost polite.
6. There were many corruption peoples in the government.

6. Writing

Option 1 - Write one or two paragraphs comparing any two countries in Asia.
Option 2 - Compare any two flags below.

- Practical English 5 -
UNIT 1 * UNIT 2 * UNIT 3 * UNIT 4 * UNIT 5 * UNIT 6 * UNIT 7 * UNIT 8

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