Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

Week: 12
Period: 24
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Lesson 4: READ
Unit 4:
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
What can you do to improve your English?
Chatting:
- Learn by heart the new words.
- Do the homework.
- Do more exercises in grammar books.
- Read short stories or newspapers in English.
- Write English as much as possible.
- Speak English with friends.
Practice listening to English tapes or English
programs on the radio.
- Use a dictionary for reading.
1. Vocabulary:
beginner (n)
intermediate (a)
trung cấp
advanced (a)
đạt trình độ cao, ở cấp cao
well-qualified (a)
chất lượng tốt, cao
tuition (n)
sự dạy kèm
academy (n)
trường chuyên ngành
council (n)
hội đồng
người mới học
* True - False statements prediction:
a. Mr. Lam needs to learn French.
b. Mr. Lam needs the intermediate level class.
c. He wants to learn English in the morning.
d. He wants the course to begin late November.
Set the scene: Mr. Lam wants to attend
a foreign language course.
Guess what he needs for
his class.
Read the note Mr. Lam made and
check your prediction:
a. Mr. Lam needs to learn French.
b. Mr. Lam needs the intermediate level class.
c. He wants to learn English in the morning.
d. He wants the course to begin late November.
F
T
F
F
School
Class time
(morning/afternoon/
evening)
Language level
(beginner/ intermediate/
advanced)
Time to start
Academy of Language
morning,
afternoon,
evening
advanced
First week of
November
School
Class time
(morning/afternoon/
evening)
Language level
(beginner/ intermediate/
advanced)
Time to start
New English Institute
afternoon
evening
weekend
beginner
today
School
Class time
(morning/afternoon/
evening)
Language level
(beginner/ intermediate/
advanced)
Time to start
Foreign Language
Council
morning and evening
beginner, intermediate
November 3
School
Class time
(morning/afternoon/
evening)
Language level
(beginner/ intermediate/
advanced)
Time to start
Academy of Language
morning,
afternoon,
evening
advanced
First week of
November
New English Institute
afternoon
evening
weekend
beginner
today
Foreign Language
Council
morning and evening
beginner, intermediate
November 3
b. Read the note Mr. Lam made. Then look at the
advertisements and choose a suitable language
school for him. Give reasons for your choice.
b. Read the note Mr. Lam made. Then look at the
advertisements and choose a suitable language
school for him. Give reasons for your choice.
Role play:
Do you want to improve your English at
the language center?
Yes. I’d like to improve my speaking skill.
Which one do you choose?
I think I’ll choose New English Institute.
Why do you choose it?
Because they offer weekend classes for beginners
HOMEWORK:
* Learn by heart new words.
Answer the questions:
- Which skills in English are you good at?
- Which one are you bad at?
- What can you do to improve it?