Unit 4:Gettting started -Listen and read

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Speak English with friends
How do you learn English?
- 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.
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Practice listening to English tapes or English
programs on the radio
- Watch English TV programs
- Learn to sing English songs

Lesson 1 : Getting started
Listen and read

Unit 4 : Learning a foreign language
Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read
2. (an) examiner :
1. Written examination: ≠ Oral examination :
3. (a) candidate :
4. (an) aspect :
I. Vocabulary
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Kì thi nói
Giám khảo
Thí sinh

Lĩnh vực, khía cạnh
Bµi thi viÕt
Wednesday, October 27
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2009
5. ( to ) attend : Tham gia , tham dù


II. Listen and read ( Dialogue )
1. 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 ?
Lan : Fisrt 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.

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
Paola : What did she say in the end ?

Lan : I’m trying to remember …Oh , yes ! Exactly she said “ If you wanted to

attend the course , you must pass the written examination.
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 .

The examiner asked her 7 questions
It was difficult.
1. Was the oral examination difficult or easy?
2. How many questions did the examiner ask Lan ?

II. Dialogue
1. 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 ?
Lan : Fisrt 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

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
Paola : What did she say in the end ?
Lan : I’m trying to remember …Oh , yes ! Exactly she said “ If you wanted to

attend the course , you must pass the written examination.
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 .

2. Check the boxes
Roy al e nglish colleg e
Examination in English as a foreign language
Stage One : Oral Examination
( This list must not be shown to the candidates )
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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 this passage.
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3. Model sentences
She asked me what my name was.
1/ “Do you speak any other languages? “
She asked me if / whether I spoke any other languages.
2/ ”What is your name? “
Reported speech

Where do you come from?
Do you speak any other languages?
How did you learn English in your country ?
How will you use English in the future ?
Read this passage.
Why are you learning English ?
What is your name?
She asked me what my name was.

Group A

Group B
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How will you use English in the future ?


Do you speak any other languages?

Where do you come from?

Why are you learning English ?

Read this passage.

How did you learn English in your country ?

Unit 4 : Learning a foreign language
Lesson 1: Getting started p32
Listen and read p32 ,33
I. Vocabulary
II. Listen and read Dialogue
1. Read
2. Check the boxes.
3. Model sentences
She asked me what my name was.
She asked me if I spoke any other languages.
III. Home work:
1. Learn by heart vocabulary.
2. Read the dialogue again and report the questions at page 33.
3. Prepare part “Speak”.

Thank you