Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

Unit 4:
LEARNING A
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Getting started,
listen and read
Listen to English tapes
Learn English on the internet
Do grammar exercises
Read English books
Write English as much as possible
Learn by heart all the
new words and texts
How do you learn English ?
I. Getting started
This is Paola
This is Lan
II. Listen and read
1. Vocabulary
: Lĩnh vực, khía cạnh
+ aspect (n)
+ oral examination (n)
written examination(n)
+ examiner (n)
candidate (n)
Canditates are attending the exam
II. Listen and read
1. Vocabulary
+ Aspect (n) : lĩnh vực, khía cạnh
+ Written examination (n): thi viết
+ Oral examination (n) : thi vấn đáp
+ Examiner (n) : giám thị, người coi thi
+ Candidate (n) : thí sinh
+ Attend (n) : tham dự, tham gia
Matching
Match a picture with an English word or phrase
1.Examiner
2. Oral examination
4. Written examination
3. Candidate
A
B
C
D
5. Attend
This is Paola
This is Lan
2. Listen
Lan has just finished her English test. Paola met her outside, she asked Lan for some information of the test
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?
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 the passage.

Ex 1: What exactly did the examiner ask Lan?
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 smoke other languages
Paola : Go on
Lan : ….. Then she asked me why I learned English in my country .
…... And she asked 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 aspects 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 .









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?
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 the passage.

*What exactly did the examiner ask Lan?
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Ex 2: Gap- fill:
was
came
spoke
learnt
found
Lan has just (1) ................ her English test. Paola met her outside, she asked Lan for some information of the test. Lan (2)................. to Paola:
“First the examiner asked me what my name was, and where I (3)……….from. Then she asked me why I (4) …...... leaning English, and if I (5)…………any other languages. Then she asked me how I (6)………… English in my country, and she asked me how I (7) …………use English in the future, What aspect of learning English I (8)………....most difficult. She also said that if I (9)............. to attend the course, I must pass the written test”
Paola was nervous, (10).......... Lan advised her not to worry
finished
reported
so
want
would
Ex 2: Gap- fill:
was
came
spoke
learnt
found
Lan has just (1) ................ her English test. Paola met her outside, she asked Lan for some information of the test. Lan (2)................. to Paola:
“First the examiner asked me what my name was, and where I (3)……….from. Then she asked me why I (4) …...... leaning English, and if I (5)…………any other languages. Then she asked me how I (6)………… English in my country, and she asked me how I (7) …………use English in the future, What aspect of learning English I (8)………....most difficult. She also said that if I (9)............. to attend the course, I must pass the written test”
Paola was nervous, (10).......... Lan advised her not to worry
would
finished
reported
so
want
finished
reported
came
learnt
was
spoke
would
found
want
so
1. Which subject is Lan tested?

2. Were the questions difficult or easy?

3. What questions did the examiner ask Lan?

4. What does she have to do if she want to attend the course?
Ex 3: Questions
It is English
Yes, they were quite hard
She asked her what her name was, where she came from...
If she wants to attend the course, she must pass the written test
3. New structures
She asked Lan what her name was, where she came from...
If she wants to attend the course, she must pass the written test
Reported speech:
Conditional type 1: Real in present
If clause, + main clause
V(repoted) + O + Wh + S + V
4. Choose the best answer
1. You have to raise your answer A, B, C, or D
2. If you have incorrect answer you have to stand up while answering other questions
3. The students who don’t have to stand up is the winner
A:
B:
part
aspect
C:
D:
grammar
section
B. aspect
A:
B:
examine
examinee

#2
He was a strict ...............,
he asked me a lot of difficult questions.


C:
D:
examiner
examination
C. examiner
A:
B:
Can
Could
C:
D:
Will
May
B. Could
A:
B:
Will be
Were
C:
D:
Are
Is
D. is
A:
B:
like
likes
C:
D:
to like
liked
D. Liked
A:
B:
Writing
Write
C:
D:
Written
Wrote
C. Written
A:
B:
Have to
Could
C:
D:
Has to
Had to
A. Have to
A:
B:
Are
Has been
C:
D:
Was
Will be
C. Was
4. Play the role of examiner and canditate - ask and answer questions
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?
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 the passage.
- Learn new words by heart
Read the text 5 times
HOMEWORK
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