Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

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?
GETTING STARTED LISTEN AND READ
PERIOD: 20 Lesson 1:
Unit 4 : LEARNING A fOREIGN LANGUAGE
Tuesday, November 2nd 2010
How do you learn English ?
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
……..
Paola
Lan
LESSON 1 . GETTING STARTED- LISTEN AND READ
Unit 4. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PERIOD 20 -
I . Getting started
II . Listen and read
* New words:
+ aspect ( n ):

Unit 4. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
>< oral examination ( n )
+ examiner ( n )
>< candidate ( n )
+ Written examination (n)

khía cạnh
Matching
Match a picture with an English word or phrase
Examiner
Oral examination
Written examination
Candidate
A
B
C
D
LESSON 1 . GETTING STARTED- LISTEN AND READ
Unit 4. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
I . Getting started
II . Listen and read
*Answer the questions:
1 , How many questions did the examiner ask Lan?
………………………………………………..
2 , Were the questions difficult or easy ?
……………………………………………….

LESSON 1 . GETTING STARTED- LISTEN AND READ
Unit 4. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
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 when 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 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 .









*Answer the questions:
1 - How many questions did the examiner ask Lan?


2 - Were the questions difficult or easy?


LESSON 1 . GETTING STARTED- LISTEN AND READ
Unit 4. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
I . Getting started
II . Listen and read
She asked Lan 7 questions . Besides , she
asked Lan to read a passage.
They were difficult.
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 when 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 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 .









Did the examiner ask Lan’s name?
Lan: … she asked me what my name was….
The examiner:
“What’s your name?”
LESSON 1 . GETTING STARTED- LISTEN AND READ
Unit 4. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PERIOD 20 -
I . Getting started
II . Listen and read
* Vocabulary
+ aspect ( n )
+ written examination
+oral examination ( n )
+ examiner ( n )
+ candidate ( n )
Unit 4. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Reported speech with Yes/ No questions

S1+ asked (O) + S2+ V(chia)



Eg : She asked me " Do you like music ? "
She asked me if I liked music.

2) Reported speech with Wh questions :

S1 + ( O )+ Wh… + S2 + V ( chia )
Eg: 1 .They asked us “ What do you want ? ’’
 They asked us what we wanted
2 .They asked him “ Why are you staying here ?
They asked him why he was staying there
* Structures:
2. “Who do you live with?”, she asked me
who I lived with.
*Change these sentences into reported speech.
I asked Lan: “Are you a student?”
if she was a student.
I . Getting started
II . Listen and read
LESSON 1 . GETTING STARTED- LISTEN AND READ
Unit 4. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
 She asked me ……………………
 I asked Lan ………………………..
1- She asked me what my name was
2- She asked me where I came from.
3- She asked me where I lived.
4- She asked me when I began studying English
5- She asked me why I was learning English.
6- She asked me If I spoke any other languages.
7- She asked me how I learned English in my country.
8- She asked me how I would use English in my future.
9- She asked me what aspect of learning English I found most difficult.
10- She asked me what I was going to learn.
11- She asked me to look at that picture and describe it
12- She also asked me to read a passage.
1
2
5
6
8
7
9
12
Which reported sentences are there in the dialogue?
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
- She asked me what my name was
- She asked me where I came from.

- She asked me why I was learning English.

- She asked me If I spoke any other languages.
- She asked me how I learned English in my country.
- She asked me how I would use English in my future.
- She asked me what aspect of learning English I found most difficult.
- She also asked me to read a passage.
Lucky Numbers
1
2
3
4
6
8
7
5
HOMEWORK
Write these questions into reported sentences begine with: The examiner asked me…
Example:
1- The examiner asked me what my name was.
1
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATICIPATION!
True or False ?
The examiner asked Lan how she
would use English in the future
 True
2.Did the examiner ask about Lan’s parents ?
2./ No , she didn’t
Change into indirect speech

She asked me " Where do you live ? "
? She asked me where I lived
True or False ?
The examiner asked Lan 6
questions
? False