Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

How do you learn English?
Do you want to have a chance to learn English abroad?
Have you ever persuaded somebody to attend the same English course with you (or vice versa)?
persuade (thuyết phục)
ở nước ngoài
cơ hội
tham dự
khóa học
Brisbane Institute of English- Australia
Brighton Language Center – UK (The United Kingdom)
Seattle School of English – USA (The United States of America)
Tam, Thu and Kim are each awarded a scholarship of
USS2,000 in order to attend one of the three language centers.
THU
TAM
KIM
The Brighton Language Center
Seattle School of English
Brisbane Institute of English
TAM
THU
KIM
The Brighton Language Center - UK
Seattle School of English - USA
Brisbane Institute of English - Australia







The advantages & disadvantages of the language centers

*The Brighton Language Center - UK
. live in a dormitory on campus
school has excellent reputation
six weeks
approximately: US$ 2,000
*Seattle School of English - USA
. stay with Vietnamese friends
experience Western culture
seven weeks
approximately US$ 1,700
*Brisbane Institute of English - Australia
. stay with an Australian family
quite close to Vietnam
beautiful scenery
seven weeks
approximately US$ 1,200
can speak English with
international students
a good school
- expensive
- can’t speak English much with native English speakers
can experience Western
culture
cheaper than studying in the UK
have a chance to communicate
with an Australian family
enjoy beautiful scenery
cheap
near Viet Nam
I agree with you. It’ll take 7 weeks and we’ll have to pay only US$ 1,200 and it’s near Viet Nam.
Tam : I think we should go to the Seattle School of English in the USA because……………………………………………
Kim : I disagree because ……………………………………….
Thu : why don’t we go to the Brighton Language Center in the United Kingdom ? If we go there, we………………………
Tam : But ………………………………………………..
Kim : What do you think about the Brisbane Institute of English in Australia ?
Thu : Let’s study there because…………………………………..
Tam : I think we should go to the Seattle School of English in the USA because……………………………………………
Kim : I disagree because ……………………………………….
Thu : why don’t we go to the Brighton Language Center in the United Kingdom ? If we go there, we………………………
Tam : But ………………………………………………..
Kim : What do you think about the Brisbane Institute of English in Australia ?
Thu : Let’s study there because…………………………………..
Which language center do you want to go to? Why?
I want to go to …………………..because of the reasons as follows:
Firstly, ………………………………..................
………………………………………………………..
Secondly,………………………………………….
………………………………………………………..
Finally,……………………………………………..
Therefore, I………………………………………..
………………………………………………………..







The advantages & disadvantages
of these three language centers

*The Brighton Language Center - UK
. live in a dormitory on campus
school has excellent reputation
six weeks
approximately: US$ 2,000
*Seattle School of English - USA
. stay with Vietnamese friends
experience Western culture
seven weeks

approximately US$ 1,700
*Brisbane Institute of English - Australia
. stay with an Australian family
quite close to Vietnam
beautiful scenery
seven weeks
approximately US$ 1,200
can speak English with
international students
a good school

- expensive
- can’t speak English much with native English speakers
can experience Western
culture
cheaper than studying in the UK
have a chance to communicate
with an Australian family
enjoy beautiful scenery
cheap
near Viet Nam
* The expressions:
I think S+(V)…
What do you think about + N / V-ing…?
I agree / disagree because S+(V)….
I don’t understand.
Why don’t we + V… ?
If we go to ………, we can +V……….
We should + V……………
Let’s + V……