Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

UNIT 4
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
P 20 :Getting Started & Listen and Read
Wednesday, October 29 th , 2008.
I.New words and phrases.
- attend (v):
take part in, join in:
- aspect (n):
- An oral examination
- An examiner (n):
- candidate (n):
Ex: If you want to attend the course, you must know
English.
tham gia, tham dự
khía cạnh
giám khảo
thí sinh
kì thi vấn đáp
Thi viÕt
# a written examination
Are Paola and Lan talking about an oral examination or a written examination?
2. How many questions did the examiner ask Lan?
They are talking about an oral examination.
She asked her 8 questions.
II.Pre-Questions.
7. Do you speak any other languages?
2. Where do you come from?
ROYAL ENGLISH COLLEGE
Stage One: Oral Examination
1. What is your name?
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?
8. How did you learn English in your country?
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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How many questions did the examiner ask Lan?
8 questions
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III.Model sentences
The examiner asked me what my name was.
The examiner asked Lan " What is your name ? "
Form : S1 + asked + O +Wh + S2 + V2 + O
V2 : Lùi một thời
Answers:
1.
2.
3.
Match each direct question with its reported speech.
What question did she ask
you?
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a
V. Change these sentences into reported speech.
1. "How old are you ?", Lan asked Hoa.
2. " Is your house near your school?",my teacher asked me.
3 "How do you go to school?", my friend asked me.
4. "Do you like English ", the examiner asked Lan.
5. " What will you do tomorrow ?",Ba asked Nam
Lucky numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
4. "Do you like English ?",the examiner asked Lan.
LUCKY NUMBER
The examiner asked Lan if she liked English
1." How old are you ?", Lan asked Hoa
Lan Asked Hoa how old she was.
2. " Is your house near your school ?",my teacher asked me.
My teacher asked me if my house was near my school.
LUCKY NUMBER
3." How do you go to school ?",my friend asked me.
My friend asked me how I went to school.
5."What will you do tomorrow ?",Ba asked Nam
Ba asked Nam what he would do the following day.
Lucky number
Do the homework.
Do more grammar exercises in grammar books.
Read short stories or newspapers in English.
Write English as much as possible.
Learn by heart all the new words and texts.
Speak English with friends.
Use a dictionary for reading.
Practice listening to English tapes or English programs on the radio.
9. Watch English TV programs.
10. Learn to sing English songs.
How do you learn English? Check (√) things you do
from the list. Add more things you do or want to do.
Then work with a partner and compare your list.
Homework
Practice the last studied lesson at home.
Prepare “Speak”:
* find out some more expressions to persuade
someone to do something