Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

How do you learn English?
Listen to English programs
Listen to English tape/programs on the radio
Learn English
on the internet
Do grammar exercises
Read English books
Write English
as much as possible
Learn the new
words by heart
Learn to sing
English songs
Read English
newspapers
Watch English
TV programs
Talk with
foreigners
Use dictionary
for reading
Period 20: Unit 4
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Getting started + Listen and read
UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Getting started + Listen and read
I)Getting started :
Period 20:
Draw an IMindMap from the list and add more things you do. 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 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.Listening to English tapes or English programs on the radio .
9.Watch English TV programs .
10.Learn to sing English songs .
IMindMap:
UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Getting started + Listen and read
I)Getting started : II)Listen and read:
Period 20:
This is Paola
This is Lan
UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Getting started + Listen and read
I)Getting started : II)Listen and read:
Period 20:
* New words:
- examiner ( n )
- candidate ( n )
- aspect ( n ):
khía cạnh
- attend (v)
tham gia
Match the numbers with the letters
1. Examiner
4. aspect
2. attend
3. Candidate
C
khía cạnh
tham gia
D
C
B
A
2. Listen and read
Paola : Hey, Lan ! Have you finish your exam ?
Lan : Yes …., I have .
Paola : Were the questions difficult ?
Lan : Well, they are 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 smoke 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
Paola : What else did she ask you ?
Lan : Oh , Paola ! Let me try to remember ! …. Ah , she asked me what aspects 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 a 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 .









UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Getting started + Listen and read
I)Getting started : II)Listen and read:
Period 20:
* New words:
+ examiner ( n )
+ candidate ( n )
+ aspect ( n ):
khía cạnh
+ attend (v) :
tham gia
* Structures: Reported speech:
Reported speech with Yes/ No questions
Ex: She asked me : "Do you speak any other languages ?”
She asked me if / whether I spoke any
other languages.
S+ asked + O + if / whether + S+ V
2) Reported speech with Wh questions :
Ex: She asked me: “ What’s your name?”
S+ asked + O + question word + S+ V
=> She asked me what my name was.
2. Listen and read
Paola : Hey, Lan ! Have you finish your exam ?
Lan : Yes …., I have .
Paola : Were the questions difficult ?
Lan : Well, they are 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 smoke 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
Paola : What else did she ask you ?
Lan : Oh , Paola ! Let me try to remember ! …. Ah , she asked me what aspects 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 a 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 .









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?
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 you hobbies?
13. Look at this picture. Describe it.
14. Read this passage.
7. Do you speak any other languages?
2. Where do you come from?
1. What is your name?
3. Where do you live?
4. Do you live with your parents?
5. When did you begin studying English?
6. Why are you learning English?
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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√
√
√
√
√
√
√
What exactly did the examiner ask Lan ?Look at the list of questions and check (√) the boxes.
UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Getting started + Listen and read
I)Getting started : II)Listen and read:
Period 20:
* New words:
+ examiner ( n )
+ candidate ( n )
+ aspect ( n ):
khía cạnh
+ attend (v) :
tham gia







* Structures: Reported speech:
Reported speech with Yes/ No questions
S+ asked + O + if / whether + S+ V
2) Reported speech with Wh questions :
S+ asked + O + question word + S+ V








UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Getting started + Listen and read
I)Getting started : II)Listen and read:
Period 20:
* New words:
+ examiner ( n )
+ candidate ( n )
+ aspect ( n ):
khía cạnh
+ attend (v) :
tham gia







* Structures: Reported speech:
Reported speech with Yes/ No questions
S+ asked + O + if / whether + S+ V
2) Reported speech with Wh questions :
S+ asked + O + question word + S+ V
Homework:
- Practice the dialogue with your friends.
- Learn the new words + the structures by heart .
- Write the questions in exercise b into reported speech .
- Prepare :Unit 4: Speak








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