Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

Welcome to English lesson!
Teacher: Le Thi Thuy Linh
Class: 9A1
Teaching date: Nov 5th ,09
Chatting
How do you learn English?
Where are you from?
Do you learn English at school?
Why are you studying English?
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
Lesson 3: Listen
A. Vocabulary:
- national bank :
- international bank :
Matching
NGA
KATE
Nga is talking to Kate about her studying English.
Listen to their conversation. Check () the boxes and correct the false sentences.
B. Listening:
1.True/ False Statements Prediction:
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F
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.
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F
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.
T
5. Her listening is excellent.
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an international bank
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terrible.
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2. Listen to the tape and check your prediction:
3. Answer the questions:
1. Where is Nga studying English?

2. Why does she want to improve her writing skill?

3. What is her biggest problem in learning English?

4. Does she like studying English?

5. Why does she like studying English?


6. Why does Nga think English is useful?
She is studying English in London.
Because she sometimes has to write letters in English.
People talk very quicky and she can’t understand them.
Yes, she does.
Because English is an interesting language
and it’s very useful.
Because she can talk to people from all over the world
and understand her favorite English songs.
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Answer : She is studying English in London.

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Question 1:

Where is Nga studying English?

Question 2: Do you have difficulty in listening?
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Question 3: Answer T or F.
Nga is good at listening.
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Questions 6:
Does Nga think English is useful?

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Answer :
Yes, she does.
Question 4:
Does Nga like studying English?
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Answer : Yes, she does


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This is a language skill, beginning with letter S.
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Question 5: Answer T or F
Nga needs English for her job.
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Congratulations !

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Tape scripts:
Host: Kate, can I introduce you to Nga? She’s studying English here in London.
Kate: Hello, pleased to meet you.
Nga: Pleased to meet you, too.
Kate: Where are you from?
Nga: I’m from Vietnam.
Kate: Why are you studying English here?
Nga: I need it for my job.
Kate: Really? So, what do you do?
Nga: I work for a bank, an international bank in Hanoi.
Kate: Oh, I see. Did you learn English at school?
Nga: Yes, and at university, too. But I’ve forget er… forget…
Kate: Forgotten.
Nga: Yes, of course. I’ve forgotten a lot of it. I want to improve my writing skills. You know…sometimes I have to write letters in English.
Kate: What about listening, Nga?
Nga: It’s terrible. This is my biggest problem. People talk very quickly and I
can’t understand them.
Kate: Do you like studying English?
Nga: 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.
Kate: Well. That’s very good. Good luck to you, Nga.
Discussion
- What skills are you good at?
- What can you do to improve your listening/speaking/…?
- What aspects of learning English don’t you like? Why not?
- Are you good at listening/ speaking….?
Unit 4: Learning a foreign language
Lesson 3: Listen
A. Vocabulary:
- national bank :
- international bank :
B. Listening:
1. True/ False statements prediction:
2. Listen to the tape and check your prediction:
3. Answer the questions:
C. Homework:
Learn the vocabulary by heart.
write a paragraph, answer the questions: “What can you do to improve your listening?”
- Prepare: Lesson 4-Read
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