Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ



•Chatting
Do you like learning English?
Is English easy or difficult?
Is English important to you?

HOW DO YOU LEARN ENGLISH?



Do grammar exercises
Do the homework

Write English as much as possible

Read English books

Learn by heart all the
new words

Listen to English tapes


……..

Learn to sing English songs
Watch English TV programs

Use a dictionary for reading

Read English newspapers

Speak with friends


I. GETTING STARTED
1.Do the homework.
2.Do more grammar exercises in grammar books.
3.Read short stories or newspapers in English.
4.Write English as much as possible.
5.Learn by heart all the new words .
6.Speak English with friends.
7.Use a dictionary for reading.
8.Practice listening to English tapes or English
programs on the radio.
9.Watch English TV programs
10.Learn to sing English songs.




*Answer the questions:
1. Has Lan finished her exam?
2. How many questions did the examiner ask Lan?
3. Were the questions difficult or easy ?


GETTING STARTED- LISTEN AND READ

*What exactly did the examiner ask
Lan?
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.


LISTEN AND 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?


LISTEN AND READ:

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 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


LISTEN AND READ:

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.


LISTEN AND READ:

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.


Listen and read
Paola : Hey, Lan ! Have you finish your exam ?
Lan : Yes …., I have .
Paola : Were the questions difficult ?
Lan : Well, they are quite hard
Paola :Did you pass ?
Lan : I’m not sure . The examiner didn’t tell me
Paola : What questions did she ask you ?
1
Lan : First she asked me what my name was , and where I came from 2
Paola : They were easy for you , weren’t they ?

3
4
Lan : …then she asked me why I was learning English ,…and if I spoke any other languages
Paola : Go on
5
Lan : ….. Then she asked me when I learned English in my country .
…... And she asked how I would use English in the future 6
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 . 7
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 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 .


*What exactly did the examiner ask
√
Lan?
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.


*Answer the questions:
1. Has Lan finished her exam?
- Yes, she has
2 - How many questions did the examiner ask Lan?
- She asked Lan 7 questions . Besides , she asked Lan
to read a passage.
3 - Were the questions difficult or easy?
- They were difficult.


Which reported sentences are there in the dialogue?
11- She asked me what my name was

22- She asked me where I came from.
3- She asked me where I lived.
4- She asked me when I began studying English
5 5- She asked me why I was learning English.
66- She asked me If I spoke any other languages.
77- She asked me how I learned English in my country.
88- She asked me how I would use English in my future.
99- She asked me what aspect of learning English I found most difficult.
10- She asked me what I was going to learn.
11- She asked me to look at that picture and describe it
12
12- She also asked me to read a passage.


Did the examiner ask Lan’s name?
S1

Lan:

S2

O

V

… she asked me what my name was….
Question word: từ hỏi

The examiner:

S1

“What is your name?”

O

S2

V

Lan: she asked me if I spoke any other languages
whether


* Structures:

1) Reported speech with Yes/ No questions
•

if
S1+ asked + O +
whether

+ S2+ V

V-ed / V2
Was/ were + V-ing
Would+ V(infinitive)
Had + V-ed / V3
V-ed / V2

2) Reported speech
asked with Wh questions :
S1 + O +

(Từ hỏi)
+ Question word + S2 + V

Was/ were + V-ing
Would+ V(infinitive)
Had + V-ed / V3


Lucky
Numbers

1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8


1

HOMEWORK
Write these questions into
reported sentences begine with:
The examiner asked Nam…

Example:
1- The examiner asked
Nam what his name was.