Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

Do the homework
How to learn English well


1. Do the homework
2. Do more grammar exercises in grammar book.
3. Read short stories or newspapers in English.
4. Write English as much as possible.
5. Learn by heart all the new worlds and texts.
6. Speak English with friends.
7. Use a dictionary for reading.
8. Practice listening to English tapes or English
programs on the radio.
9. Watch English TV programs.
10. Learn to sing English songs.

How to learn English well

Monday, November, 12th, 2007


Lesson 1

LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ
UNIT 4
A. Vocabulary
a college : trường cao đẳng
a stage : một giai đoạn
an examiner : giám khảo
a candidate : thí sinh
a written examination : bài thi viết
an oral examination : bài thi nói
an aspect : khía cạnh


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 me 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.

B. Grammar: Reported Questions
She asked me what my name was.
She asked me if I spoke any other languages.



S
+ asked
+ ☺
+ question word
/ if
+ S
+ V…



NOTES: Khi tường thuật câu hỏi phải chuyển các hình thức của động từ ở hiện tại sang các dạng quá khứ tương ứng



Which questions did the examiner ask Lan?




1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
3. She asked me where I lived.
4. She asked me if I lived with my parents.
5. She asked me when I began studying English.
11. She asked me what I was going to learn.
12. She asked me what my hobbies were.
13. She asked me to look at that picture and to describe it.
C. Practice:
LUCKY NUMBERS


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D. Homework:

Learn Vocabulary and the structure of Reported Questions .
Write the reported questions for the questions 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13.


Where is your home village ?

What do people do for a living in your village ?

Does your village have a river ?
How old are you ?


Do you like learning English ?




1. She asked me where my home village was.


2. She asked me what people did for a living in my village.

4. She asked me if my village had a river.

5. She asked me how old I was.

7. She asked me if I like learning English.
Good luck
Good luck
Good luck