Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

WELCOME TO MY CLASS


Good morning Everybody






Unit 4
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Getting started,
listen and read
How do you learn English ?
1- Do the homework
2- Do more grammar exercises in grammar books
3- Read short stories or newspapers in English
4. Write English as much as possible
5. Learn by heart all the new words and texts
6. Speak English with friends
7. Use a dictionary for reading
8. Practice listening to English tapes or English programs on the radio
9. Watch English TV programs
So this is Xmas
And what have you done
Another year over
A new one just begun
And so this is Xmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young
10. Learn to sing English songs
SONG
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.
Do the homework
Do more grammar exercises in grammar books.
Read short stories or newspapers in English
Write English as much 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 .
LISTEN AND READ
READ
1. aspect (of) :
2. examiner # examinee (n):
3. candidate = examinee (n) :
4. oral / written examination (n):
5. exactly (adv):
7. course (n):
8. college (n):
6. passage (n)
NEW WORDS
phương diện, lĩnh vực
giám khảo
thí sinh
thi vấn đáp
Chính xác
Đoạn văn
khóa học
cao đẳng, đại học
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
LISTEN AND 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.
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.
read
B- STRUCTURES :
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.
1- Reported Speech :
2- Modal verbs with IF :
" If you want to attend the course, you must pass the written examination."
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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FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS aspect – examiner – attended – be able to – terrible
What …………of learning English did he find most difficult ?
2) He thought his pronunciation was………….
3) He …………..……the evening English class for a
month or two.
4) The strict ………..… asked him many difficult questions.
5) He hopes he will ……………… speak English well soon.
aspect
terrible
attended
examiner
be able to
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
GOOD BYE!