Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

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Unit 4
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Getting started,
listen and read
Do the homework
Learn to sing English song
Learn English
on the internet
Do grammar
exercises
Read English
books
Write English
as much as possible
Learn by heart
Read English
newspapers
Watch English
TV programs
Talk with
foreigners
Use dictionary
for reading
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II. LISTEN AND READ
READ
Paola
Lan

How do you learn English ? Check ( ) things you do from the list. Add more things you do or you want to do. Then work with a partner and compare your list.
Do the homework.
Do more grammar exercises in grammar books.
Read short stories or newspapers in English.
Write English as much as possible.
Learn by heart all the new words and texts.
Speak English with friends.
Use a dictionary for reading.
Practice listening to English tapes or English programs on the radio.
Watch English TV programs.
Learn to sing English songs.
I. GETTING STARTED
1. aspect ( n) :
2. examiner (n):
3. examinee = candidate (n) :
4. oral / oral examination (n):
5. exactly (adv):
7. course (n):
8. college (n):
6. passage (n)
1. NEW WORDS
phương diện, lĩnh vực
giám khảo, người chấm thi
thí sinh, người dự thi
thi / kỳ thi vấn đáp
một cách chính xác
đoạn văn
khóa học
cao đẳng, đại học
Can…
Can…
Can…
II. LISTEN AND READ
1. What are Lan and Paola talking about?

2. Did the examiner ask Lan a few or a lot of questions? How many questions did she ask her?
Paola : Hey, Lan ! Have you finished your exam ?
Lan : Yes… , I have.
Paola : Were the questions difficult ?
Lan : Well, they were quite hard.
Paola : Did you pass ?
Lan : I’m not sure. The examiner didn’t tell me.
Paola : What questions did she ask you ?
Lan : First she asked me what my name was, and where
I came from.
Paola : They were easy for you, weren’t they ?
Lan : … Then she asked me why I was learning English,
… and if I spoke any other languages.
Paola: Go on.
Lan : … Then she asked me how I learned English in my
country.… And she asked how I would use English
in the future.
read
2. LISTEN AND READ
read
Paola : What else did she ask you ?
Lan : Oh, Paola ! Let me try to remember !...
Ah, she asked me what aspect of
learning English I found most difficult.
Paola : Is that all, Lan ?
Lan : Oh. There were a lot of other questions.
She also asked me to read the passage.
read
Paola : What did she say in the end ?
Lan : I’m trying to remember… Oh, yes ! Exactly, she said
"If you want to attend the course, you must pass the
written examination. Good luck ! "
Paola : It’s terrible, Lan. I don’t think I will be able to pass the
exams.
Lan : Don’t worry , Paola. Everything will be all right.
1. What are Lan and Paola talking about?
2. Did the examiner ask Lan a few or a lot of questions? How many questions did she ask her?
Answer key:
1. They are talking about the oral examination that Lan has just taken
2. The examiner asked Lan a lot of questions. She asked Lan more than 7 questions
1. What is your name? (the direct question )
- She asked me what my name was. ( reported speech)

2.Do you speak any other languages? (the direct question )
– She asked me if I spoke any other languages.
(reported speech)
Compare
a. YES/ NO REPORTED QUESTION

S1 + asked ( + O ) + if / whether + S2 +V ( past)…
b. WH/ H- REPORTED QUESTION
S1 + asked ( + O ) + Wh- / H- + S2 +V( past)…
1- Reported Speech :
2- Modal verbs with IF :
" If you want to attend the course, you must pass the written examination."
If clause Main clause
If + S + V(present tense), S + modal + verb
STRUCTURES :
Answer key:
........ what my name was .........
........ where I came from ........
........ why I was learning English .......
........ if I spoke any other languages .........
........ how I learn English in my country ..........
........ how I would use English in the future .........
.. what aspect of learning English I found most difficult
First she asked me what my name was, and where I came from.
Then she asked me why I was learning English, … and if I spoke any other languages.
Then she asked me how I learned English in my country.
And she asked how I would use English in the future.
Ah, she asked me what aspect of learning English I found most difficult.
She also asked me to read a passage.
ROYAL ENGLISH COLLEGE
Examination in English as a foreign language
Stage One : Oral Examination
( This list must not be shown to the candidates )
1- What is your name ?
2- Where do you come from ?
3- Where do you live ?
4- Do you live with your parents ?
5- When did you begin studying English ?
b. Answer: What exactly did the examiner ask Lan? Look at the list of questions and check () the boxes.
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6- Why are you learning English ?
7- Do you speak any other languages ?
8- How did you learn English in your country ?
9- How will you use English in the future ?
10- What aspect of learning English do you find most difficult
11- What are you going to learn ?
12- What are your hobbies ?
13- Look at this picture. Describe it.
14- Read this passage.
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I think doing my homework is the best way to help me improve my English.
WHICH WAY IS THE BEST TO HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH ?
Do the homework.
Do more grammar exercises in grammar books.
Read short stories or newspapers in English.
Write English as much as possible.
Learn by heart all the new words and texts.
Speak English with friends.
Use a dictionary for reading.
Practice listening to English tapes or English programs on the radio.
Watch English TV programs.
Learn to sing English songs.
- Learn new words by heart
Do exercises 2 & 3 in exercise- book
prepare: speak
HOMEWORK
THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION!
the end
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