Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

Welcome to our class !
ĐONG RUI SECONDARY SCHOOL
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING ?
Listen to English tapes
Learn to sing English songs
Watch English TV programs
Speak with friends
Do grammar
exercises
Learn by heart
all the new words
Unit 4
Learning a foreign language
4/p.35 Listen
- a national bank (n):
- an International bank(n):
I. Vocabulary
- useful (adj):
Ngân hàng nhà nước
Ngân hàng quốc tế
có ích
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NGA
KATE
Nga is talking to Kate about her studying English.
II. Listening:
1. Listen to their conversation. Check () the words
you can hear.
1. a. New York c. Paris d. Hà Nội
2. a. chat with friend
c. see movies d. read books
3. b. slowly c. nearly d. lovely
4. a. boring c. fun d. difficult
5. b. unusual c. awful d. careful
b. London
b. write letters
a. quickly
a. useful
b. interesting
2. True/ False Statements Prediction, then correct the false statements:
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F
1. Nga’s studying English for her work.
2. She learned English at school and university .
3. She works for a national bank in Hanoi.
4. She needs to improve her writing.
6. She hopes she can talk to people from all over the world, and understand her favorite English songs.
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5. Her listening is excellent.
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F
1. Nga’s studying English for her work.
2. She learned English at school and university .
3. She works for a national bank in Hanoi.
4. She needs to improve her writing.
6. She hopes she can talk to people from all over the world, and understand her favorite English songs.
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5. Her listening is excellent.
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an international bank
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terrible.
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*.Listen to the tape and check your prediction:
Answer the questions.
1. Who is studying English in London?
2. Where does she work for?
3. Why does Nga want to improve her writing skill?
4. Is her listening excellent?
5. Does she like studying English? Why?
3. Fill in each blank with the most suitable word.
“ Nga is studying English in London. She works for an.........................(1) bank in Ha Noi. She wants to...................(2) her writing skill. Sometimes she has to write letters in English. Her ....................(3) is not good. People talk very quickly so she can’t.........................(4) them. She likes studying English and she hopes to talk to people from all over the world and understand her favorite ...................(5) songs.”
international
improve
listening
understand
English
*. Answer the questions:
1. Who is studying English in Lon Don?

2. Where does she work for?

3. Why does she want to improve her writing skill?

4. Is her listening excellent?

5. Does she like studying English? Why?


Nga is studying English in London.
Because she sometimes has to write letters in English.
No, she doesn’t.
She works for an international bank.
Yes, she does. Because she hopes to talk to people from all over the world and understands her favorite English songs.
* Homework:
Learn the vocabulary by heart.
Write a paragraph, answer the questions: “What can you do to improve your listening?”
- Prepare: Lesson 5 - Read
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Thank you for your attention and goodbye!
Good bye!
See you again!
Tape scripts:
Host: Kate, can I introduce you to Nga? She’s studying English here in London.
Kate: Hello, pleased to meet you.
Nga: Pleased to meet you, too.
Kate: Where are you from?
Nga: I’m from Vietnam.
Kate: Why are you studying English here?
Nga: I need it for my job.
Kate: Really? So, what do you do?
Nga: I work for a bank, an international bank in Hanoi.
Kate: Oh, I see. Did you learn English at school?
Nga: Yes, and at university, too. But I’ve forget er… forget…
Kate: Forgotten.
Nga: Yes, of course. I’ve forgotten a lot of it. I want to improve my writing skills. You know…sometimes I have to write letters in English.
Kate: What about listening, Nga?
Nga: It’s terrible. This is my biggest problem. People talk very quickly and I
can’t understand them.
Kate: Do you like studying English?
Nga: Oh, yes. It’s an interesting language and it’s very useful; and I can talk
to people from all over the world...and I can understand the words of my
favorite songs, too.
Kate: Well. That’s very good. Good luck to you, Nga.
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1. Who is studying English in Lon Don?
- Nga is studying English in London.
LUCKY NUMBER
2. Where does she work for?
- She works for an international bank.
3. Why does she want to improve her writing skill?
- Because she sometimes has to write letters in English.
LUCKY NUMBER
4. Is her listening excellent?
- No, she doesn’t.
5. Does she like studying
English? Why?
- Yes, she does. Because she hopes to talk to people from all over the world and understands her favorite English songs.
LUCKY NUMBER