REVIEW 3 (UNITS 7-8 -9)
PERIOD 77: SKILLS
1. Reading 1. Read Mi’s email to Nick and do the exercises that follow.
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1. How did the campers choose the dish to cook for
the competition?

2. Where does Chie come from?

3. What prize did they win?

4. Who is the English speaking contest for?

5. What is the topic of Hung’s presentation?
b. Answer the questions.
- They drew lots.
- She comes from a school in Tokyo.
- They won the first prize.
- It’s for non-native English speaking students.
- It’s about his tips on how to learn English.
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EX:
1. ⇒ I haven’t joined any English speaking camp yet but the class excursion I liked best is when my class went to history museum to get information in history lesson. We saw many artefacts and were provided a lot of interesting historic myth, stories and facts by the guilder in the museum. Therefore, we understood more about the past events that we had learned before in history and liked this subject more.
2.  ⇒ I think participating in an English speaking camp serves a good chance to practice speaking English naturally as well as to experience new things. Moreover, during the camp, it is easy to make new friends through exciting activities.


Tips for Learning English
• Reading (1) ……………………………  in English
+ widening (2)  …………………………
+ understanding the context
+ remembering words longer
+ knowing how to use words (3) ……………………
• Practising grammar
+ doing exercises from different (4) …………………
+ good books: Grammar in Use and Active Grammar
• Taking opportunities to speak and write English
+ joining an (5) ………………………………
+ exchanging emails and chatting on Skype 
+ improving skills and widening knowledge of (6) ………………………………
• Being (7) ………………..
+ not being afraid of making mistakes 
+ taking part in class (8) ………………
+ asking your teacher and classmates for help
3. Listening 3. Listen to Hung giving a presentation on his tips for learning English well. Complete the listener’s notes. No use more than THREE words for each blank.
stories and books
vocabulary
correctly
grammar books
international project
different cultures
self-confident
activities
My tips to learn English well are not complicated. Firstly, I usually read stories and books in English. Reading them helps me widen my vocabulary and understand the context where words are used. This way I can remember vocabulary longer and know how to use the words correctly. Secondly, to practise English grammar, I do lots of exercises from different grammar books. I find Grammar in Use and Active Grammar useful because they explain grammar thoroughly, and provide learners with various types of exercise. Thirdly, I take every opportunity to speak and write English because these are my weak points. I`ve joined an international project which connects students from all over the world. I`ve made friends with four students from the USA, Australia, France, and Egypt. We write each other emails and chat on Skype. That way I can not only improve my English skills but also enrich my knowledge of different cultures. My last tip is to be self-confident. Don`t be afraid of making mistakes in the process of learning. In class, you should take part in the activities actively. If there are any things you don`t understand, ask your teacher and classmates for help. These tips have helped me to become a successful English learner.
4. Writing (45)
Here are some of my tips for learning English well. For me, the best way has always been watching films, cartoons, TV shows and certain TV channels like BBC or Sky news. When I was little, I watched Cartoon Network and despite I didn`t understood a word, I kept watching and now I see that it was a good thing to do. About the films, in Việt Nam none of the films are translated, we have subtitles instead. That is a very good thing due to the fact that when you are younger you can associate the words said do the words on the subtitles (I always learned some new words!) and know I challenge myself by only listening to what they say and not read the subtitles.
The second good way to learn English is writing several times the new words we learn, for instance, when I learned the colours or the numbers or even the name of our clothes, the homework was to write each new word five or ten times! This definitely helped me a lot!
A third good way to learn and practise our English is talking with our friends or teacher in class! This way we can practise new vocabulary and at the same time we learn with the mistakes that we might say during our speech. And at the end we always say "I could have said that in a different and better way!"
The next advice is to read more, not only books but newspapers and magazines as well! There is so much good and new vocabulary in a book that we have no idea! That`s why I try to read in English at every opportunity that I have! Even if I don`t understand the meaning of that word, I can understand the meaning of the sentence and by that I can try and guess what that word really means!
Last but not the least, I would recommend all people learning English to go to English speaking countries, to try to have a conversation with native speakers or even listen to them speak! Go shopping, go to the café, go to dinner, to a movie or even the theatre and you will see that this is for sure the best way to really learn English! You also will have the chance to discover a new culture and visit new places that you might not ever forget.
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HOMEWORK:
- Learn by heart the structures
- Rewrite the exercises into the
notebooks
- Prepare for Oral test 3