Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

Friday, November 04, 2011
Good morning Everybody
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS !
Change into reported speech
She said: “I like music.”

He said to me: “I live in a small village.”

They said: “We are late for class.”

He said: “I am ready now.”

They said to him: “We must stay at home.”

She said that she liked music.
He told me that he lived in a small village
They said that they were late for class.
He said that he was ready then.
They told him that they had to stay at home.
Unit 4
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
"Listen"
Lesson 3
Friday, November 04, 2011
national bank (n)
improve (v)
excellent (a)
international bank (n)
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New words
terrible (a)
forget (v)
ngân hàng nhà nước
ngân hàng quốc tế
trau dồi, cải thiện
xuất sắc # rất kém, rất tệ
quên
NGA
KATE
What is Nga talking to Kate about?
Nga is talking to Kate about her studying English.
Listen to the conversation. Choose true or false, then correct the false sentences
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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.
She works for an international bank in Hanoi.
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Her listening is terrible.
Listen and use words in the box to fill in the blanks.
(English/international/understand/improve/listening)

“ Nga is studying English in London. She works for an (1) ___________ bank in Ha noi. She wants to (2) _______ her writing skill. Somtimes 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
- Kate, can I introduce you to Nga? She’s studying English here in London.
- Hello, pleased to meet you.
- Pleased to meet you, too.
- Where are you from?
- I’m from Vietnam.
- Why are you studying English here?
- I need it for my job.
- Really? So, what do you do?
- I work for a bank, an international bank in Hanoi.
- Oh, I see. Did you learn English at school?
- Yes, and at university, too. But I’ve forget- forget.
- Forgotten.
- Yes, of course. I’ve forgotten a lot of it. I want to improve my writing skill. You know, sometimes I have to write letters in English.
- What about listening, Nga?
- It’s terrible. This is my biggest problem. People talk very quickly and I can’t understand them.
- Do you like studying English?
- 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.
- Well. That’s very good. Good luck to you, Nga.
Listen 2
Use the Internet
Watch English
programs on TV
Speak English with
friends and foreigners.
Listen to
the tapes,dishes
“How do you do to improve your listening skill?”
Listen to
English songs
“I improve my listening skill by using the Internet”
HOMEWORK
Learn the vocabulary by heart.
Prepare unit 4 “Read”
(advance/campus/dormitory/experience/
fee/institute/well-qualified)
Thank you for your attention.
Goodbye.