Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

Speaking
Unit 4
Learning a foreign language
Brisbane Institute
Brighton Language Center - UK
Seattle School of English - USA
I. Revision
How to
3. I agree/ disagree because...
4. I don’t understand
1. I think…
2. What do you think…?
6. If we go …., we can….
5. Why don’t we…?
8. Let’s….
7. We should…..…
give your opinions
begin your persuasion
II. Vocabulary
xấp xỉ
1. reputation(n):
3. dormitory(n):
2. approximately (adv):
4. institute(n):
lời đồn đại
kí túc xá
học viện
institute
Thu
Tam
Kim
Exercise :complete the following dialogue.
Thu : why don’t we go to The Brighton(1)……........… center ? The school has excellent (2)……………….….
Tam : I disagree because we can’t stay with (3)….………………….friends. What do you think about Seattle school of ………………. in the USA ? We can experience western culture.
Kim : I don’t think so ,the USA is too far from Vietnam. why don’t we go to Brisbane (5)…………..of English in Australia . It is quite(6) ……….……… to Vietnam and it has beautiful (7)……………..
Thu: I agree because we can stay with an(8)……….… family.
Tam : Let’s go
language
reputation
vietnamese
English
institute
close
scenery
Australian







III.Find out the advantage & disavantage
of these Language centers

The Brighton Language Center UK
* Live in a dormitory on campus
School has excellent reputation
Six weeks
approximately: US$ 2,000
Seattle School of English in USA
Stay with Vietnamese friends
Experience Western culture
Seven weeks
approximately US$ 1,700
Brisbane Institute
Of English - Australia
Stay with an Australian family
Quite close to Vietnam
Beautiful scenery
Seven weeks
approximately US$ 1,200
Have a chance to communicate with
international students
Good school
- Expensive, far from VN
- Cheaper than studying in UK.
Can experience Western
culture
Can’t communicate with
native speakers
- Speak Vietnamese much
Have a chance to communicate
with Australian family
Enjoy beautiful scenery
Cheap
It costs less to travel to
Vietnam
V. Homework
1. Learn by heart all the expression of giving opinions/ persuasion.
2. Choose a suitable course for yourselves. Give the reason for your choice.