Unit 5. Study habits

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Warmly welcome teachers
speak English
with friends in class
play catch
listen to English news
read English stories
do grammar exercises
go shopping
listen to English songs
do Math homework
play tennis
read English
newspapers
WARM-UP.






Unit 5
STUDY HABITS
Speak and Listen
Speak
Work in groups . Ask each other about your studies . Use the questions and words in the boxes to help you .
1. When do you do your homework ?
2. Who helps you with your homework ?
3. How much time do you spend on English ...... etc ?
4. Which subject do you need to improve ?
5. What do you do to improve your English ?
After school; after dinner; late at night; in the morning; in the afternoon; etc
My parents; my brother; my sister; my friend; my teacher; etc
Half an hour; two hours; less/ more than an hour; etc
English; Biology; physics; chemistry; geography; etc
- Do grammar exercises; read English stories; do exercises; etc
Practise the following dialogue.
Nam: When do you often do your homework, Hoa?
Hoa: I often do my homework after school.
Nam: Who helps you with your homework?
Hoa: Well, sometimes my father helps me.
Nam: How much time do you spend on English?
Hoa: About 2 hours a day, I guess.
Nam: Which subject do you need to improve?
Hoa: Hmm, maybe History. I can’t remember dates and events very well.
Nam: So, What do you do to improve it?
Hoa: I think I should read more about it.
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Nam: When do you often do your homework, Hoa?
Hoa: I often do my homework after school.
Nam: Who helps you with your homework?
Hoa: Well, sometimes my father helps me.
Nam: How much time do you spend on English?
Hoa: About 2 hours a day, I guess.
Nam: Which subject do you need to improve?
Hoa: Hmm, maybe History. I can’t remember dates and events very well.
Nam: So, What do you do to improve it?
Hoa: I think I should read more about it.
Nam: When do you often do your homework, Hoa?
Hoa: ……. after school.
Nam: Who helps you with your homework?
Hoa: …….. helps me.
Nam: How much time do you spend on English?
Hoa: ……….. a day, I guess.
Nam: Which subject do you need to improve?
Hoa: Hmm, ……….
Nam: So, What do you do to improve it?
Hoa: I think I should ……..
Complete the dialogue with a partner.
Listen
LISTEN TO THE DIALOGUE AND COMPLETE THE REPORT CARD
LISTEN
LISTEN
NEW WORDS :
4- comment (n)
1- co-operation (n)
6- signature (n)
sự hợp tác
hành vi , cử chỉ , cách cư xử
sự tham gia
lời nhận xét
thoả mãn , hài lòng
không hài lòng
chữ ký
2- behavior (n)
3- participation (n)
5- satisfactory (a)
>< unsatisfactory
sự hợp tác
hành vi , cử chỉ , cách cư xử
sự tham gia
lời nhận xét
thoả mãn , hài lòng
không hài lòng
chữ ký
Checking the vocabulary
comment (n)
co-operation (n)
signature (n)
behavior (n)
participation (n)
satisfactory (a)
unsatisfactory

A

A
B
C
D
F

B

Good
Fair
Excellent
Fail
Poor
Matching
They are talking about Sarah’s study.
Sarah`s teacher
Sarah`s mother
Name : Sarah Chen
Class : 8C
Days present : __(1)__
Behavior – participation : __(3)_
Listening : _(4)_ Speaking : _(5)_
Subject: English
Marking period: First Term
Days absent: __(2)__
Co-operation: S
Reading:_(6) Writing: _(7)_
A= Excellent B= Good C= Fair D= Poor
F= Fail S= Satisfactory U= Unsatisfactory
Comments : Speaks English quite well .
However, she does need to improve her listening skills .
Teacher’s signature: Parents’ signature:
__(8)__ Mrs Chen
Date : February 17 , 2003
COMPLETE THE REPORT CARD
Name: Sarah Chen Subject: English
Class: 8C Marking period: First Term
Days present: ...(1).. Days absent: ..(2)..

Behavior-participation: .(3). Co-operation: ..S..

Listening:.(4).Speaking:.(5). Reading: (6).. Writing:.(7).

Comments: Speaking quite well. However, she does need to improve her listening skills.

Teacher`s signature: Parents` signature:
...(8).. Mrs. Chen

Date: February 17,2003
Gap - filling
Name: Sarah Chen Subject: English
Class: 8C Marking period: First Term
Days present: ..... Days absent: ....
Behavior-participation: . Co-operation:..S..
Listening:..... Speaking:... Reading:......Writing.....
Comments: Speaking quite well. However, she does need to improve her listening skills.
Teacher`s signature: Parents` signature:
.......................... Mrs. Chen



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B
A
A
C
5
S
Miss Blake
Gap - filling
Miss Blake: Good evening, Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen: Good evening.
Miss Blake: I’m pleased to tell you that Sarah has worked very
hard this year and her grades are very good.
Mrs. Chen: I’m so pleased to hear that.
Miss Blake: She missed 5 days of school due to sickness but an
attendance of 87 days for the whole term is
acceptable. Both her participation and cooperation
are satisfactory, So, there’re no problems there.
Mrs. Chen: How is she doing in English?
Miss Blake: Her speaking and reading are excellent and her
writing is good. If she works a bit harder on her
writing skills, she should get an A for writing next
exam.
Mrs. Chen: How about listening comprehension?
Miss Blake: I’m afraid she’s not very good at that. I gave her a C.
Mrs. Chen: How can we help her to improve?
Miss Blake: Get her to watch English TV if possible, and
encourage her to listen to English radio programs.
Also. I have some cassettes here which you can
borrow.
Mrs. Chen: Thank you very much, Miss Blake. We really
appreciate your help.
LISTEN
TAPE SCRI PT
The name of the... is Sarah Chen. She is in grade 8. She missed .... days of school. Her participation and cooperation are ...... . In English, her ..... and reading are excellent and her writing is ...., but her listening skill is not very good, she got grade ...
Summary of Sarah`s report card
student
5
satisfactory
speaking
good
C
Homework
- Learn vocabulary.
Do exercise 4, 5 on page 34, 35 in exercise book.
- Prepare: Read