Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
9TC
Good morning Everybody
CHECKING THE OLD LESSON
I. Choose the best answers: (2pts)
II. Correct the word in the bracket:( 2pts)
III. Rewrite the sentence beginning with the words given:( 4pts)
IV. Listen carefully then fill in the blanks:( 2pts)
1.He was born ________ 15th, January. ( in /of /at /on )
2. I wish I _______ his phone number. ( could/ knew/ went/ know )
1.He is now studying in the USA as an__________ student. (change)
2.We really had an___________ day on the beach. (enjoy)
1. I can’t fly like a bird. I wish ___________________.
2. Ba didn’t have time for breakfast because he woke up late.
Ba________________________________________ (so)

1. We usually go to our_____________ at least once in the summer.
2. We walked _______ half an hour to reach the waterfall.
CHECKING THE OLD LESSON
I. Choose the best answers: (2pts)
II. Correct the word in the bracket:( 2pts)
III. Rewrite the sentence beginning with the word given:( 4pts)
IV. Listen then fill in the blank (2pts)
1.He was born ________ 15th, January. ( in /of /at /on )
on
2. I wish I _______ his phone number. ( could/ knew/ went/ know )
knew
1.He is now studying in the USA as an__________ student. (change)
2.We really had an___________ day on the beach. (enjoy)
enjoyable
exchange
1. I can’t fly like a bird. I wish ___________________.
I could fly like a bird
2. Ba didn’t have time for breakfast because he woke up late.
Ba________________________________________ (so)

woke up late, so he didn’t have time for breakfast.
1. We usually go to our_____________ at least once in the summer.
home village
2. We walked _______ half an hour to reach the waterfall.
for
WARM-UP
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
Is English easy or difficult?
Is English important to you?
HOW DO YOU LEARN ENGLISH?
What are you learning English for?
Do you like learning English?
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
Listen to English tapes
Learn English on the internet
Do grammar exercises
Read English books
Write English as much as possible
Learn by heart all the
new words and texts
Learn to sing English songs
Use dictionary for reading
Talk with foreigners
Read English newspapers
Watch English TV programs
……..
Lesson 1 : Getting started - Listen and read (p.32,33)
Unit 4 : Learning a foreign language.
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.
UNIT: 4 LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Lesson 1 :Getting started + Listen and read (p32,33)
Saturday, October 22nd , 2011
New words
- candidate (n) :
- examiner (n) :
- oral examination (n) :
- written examination ( n ):
- aspect (n) :
- attend (v) :
- examination (n) :
- examine (v) :
lĩnh vực, mặt, khía cạnh
take part in
exam
Lan
Paola
Lan
Lan is talking to Paola, a foreign student, about the oral examination that she has just taken.
LESSON 1 . GETTING STARTED- LISTEN AND READ
Unit 4. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
I . Getting started (p.32)
II . Listen and read (p.32,33)
1. Listen then answer the questions:
a , How many questions did the examiner ask Lan?
………………………………………………..
b , Were the questions easy ?
……………………………………………….

The examiner asked Lan 8 questions
No, they weren’t. They were quite hard.
Saturday,October 22nd, 2011
2. Listen then practice the dialogue with a partner.
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 .
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 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 .









What exactly did the examiner ask Lan?
Look at the list of questions and check ( X ) the boxes .
Further Practice
1. What is your name ?
2. Where do you come from ?
14. Read this passage.
13. Look at this picture. Describe it.
11. What are you going to learn ?
12. What are your hobbies ?
10. What aspect of learning English do you find most difficult ?
9. How will you use English in the English future ?
8. How did you learn English in your country ?
7. Do you speak any other languages ?
6. Why are you learning English ?
5. When did you begin studying English ?
4. Do you live with your parents ?
3. Where do you live ?
Royal English College
Examination in English as a foreign language
Stage One : Oral examination
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
What exactly did the examiner ask Lan?
1. Yes / no questions :
asked
if / whether + S + Vđổi ….
asked
“ Wh”” + S + Vđổi ….
2. “ Wh” questions :
REPORTED SPEECH
= Object
= Subject
Note:
She asked me : “Do you live with your parents ?”
She asked me
if/ whether
I lived with my parents.
She asked me : “Where do you come from ?”
She asked me
where
I came from.
1. What is your name?
2. Where do you come from?
3. Why are you learning English?
4. Do you speak any other languages?
5. How did you learn English in your country?
6. How will you use English in the future?
7. What aspect of learning English do you find
most difficult?
8. Read this passage.

2 . Imagine you are Lan: Change the questions
which the examiner asked you into reported speech.

1. She asked me what my name was.
2. She asked me where I came from.
3.She asked me why I was learning English.
4. She asked me if I spoke any other
languages.
5. She asked me how I learnt English in
my country
6. She asked me how I would use
English in the future.
7. She asked me what aspect of learning English I found most difficult.
8. She asked me to read that passage.
+ Practice reading the dialogue.
+ Learn by heart the new words and structures.
+ Do exercises : 4 (p.39) in your book _ English 9.
+ Prepare : Speak _ (p.34,35)

Homework
Good bye. See you later
The End