Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
teacher : Truong Thi Chinh
school: Tran Hung Dao
UNIT 4 :
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PERIOD 21:
- GETTING STARTED - LISTEN & READ
Read shorts stories or newspapers in English
Watch English TV programs
Learn all the new words and texts by heart
Use a dictionary for reading
Do the homework
Learn to sing English songs
Speak English with friends
Do more grammar exercises
Write English as much as possible
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vocabulary
. aspect(n) :
lĩnh vực, mặt, khía cạnh
. examiner(n) :
a person who asks questions to
find out how much a person know:
giám khảo
. college(n) :
trường Cao đẳng hay Đại học
. candidate(n):
one who takes part in an exam:
thí sinh
.written examination:
cuộc thi viết
. oral examination:
cuộc thi vấn đáp
2. LISTEN AND READ:
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?


2. LISTEN AND READ:
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 how I would use English in the future.
2. LISTEN AND READ:
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.
2. LISTEN AND READ:
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.

Practice reading
ROYAL ENGLISH COLLEGE
Examination in English as a foreign language
State One: Oral Examination
(This list must not be shown to the candidates)
1. What is your name?
2. Where do you come from?
3. Where do you live?
4. Do you live with your parents?
5. When did you begin studying English?
6. Why are you learning English?
7. Do you speak any other languages?
8. How did you learn English in your country?
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9. How will you use English in the future?
10. What aspect of learning English do you
find most difficult?
11. What are you going to learn?
12. What are your hobbies?
13. Look at this picture. Describe it.
14. Read this passage.

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HOMEWORK
Learn new words and structrures
Read the dialogue again and again
Prepare the new lesson : SPEAK