Unit

9

WORLD ENGLISHES
LESSON 6: SKILLS 2

OPTION 1

WARM-UP

Questions:
- How long have you learnt English?
- What are some difficulties you have met
when learning English?

BRAINSTORM

LISTENING
1 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

LISTENING
1 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Questions:
1.What are the girls in the pictures doing?
2.How can these activities help them learn English?
1st picture: a girl is looking up words in a dictionary. She can
understand the meaning and use of the words together with
some expressions with the words, etc. This helps her learn
vocabulary better.
2nd picture: a girl is writing new words in a notebook. This helps
her remember the words better.

LISTENING
Listen to Trang talking. Decide if the statements are true (T) or
2
false (F)
T F
1. Trang has studied English for seven years.

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2. She talks about how she has learnt English vocabulary
and grammar
3. She has learnt new words from reading English books
4. She is confident about her English vocabulary now

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√

LISTENING
3 Listen again and fill in each blank with no more than TWO words.
Using a good dictionary
– Checking the meaning and
pronunciation
(2) ______

Reading English books
– Guessing the (1) meaning
______

Tips to improve
English vocabulary
learning

(3) Copying all new words into a notebook

(4) Speaking
______ in English
– Trying to use the words learnt
and (5)______ picking
more
up new
words.

I've learnt English for six years and I usually find it challenging to learn
its vocabulary. Here are some tips I've tried to improve my vocabulary
learning. Firstly, I spend time reading different kinds of English books,
from short stories to novels. When I see a new word, I try to guess its
meaning from the sentence. Secondly, I use a good dictionary. My
mum bought me an English-English dictionary three years ago.
Whenever I cannot find the meaning of a new word, I look it up, check
its meaning and pronunciation in the dictionary. The dictionary also
helps me understand better when to use the word. Thirdly, I've made
my own vocabulary notebook. I have the habit of copying all new
words into a notebook. This way I can know how many words I've
learnt and can revise the words easily. Finally, I take every opportunity
to speak with people in English. I try to use the words I've learnt and
pick up more new words from these conversations. I've done these
things regularly and now I'm quite confident about my English
vocabulary.

Transition from Listening to Writing:
Questions:
1.What is the thing Trang finds most challenging when learning
English?
2.What has she done to improve it?

WRITING

4

Work in pairs. Discuss the questions below

- Work in pairs to answer the questions in the book
1. What is the thing you find most challenging when learning
English?

Grammar

2. What have you done to improve it?

Study in grammar books.
Read English book.
Learn from teachers and friends.

WRITING
Write a paragraph (100 - 120 words) about the most challenging thing
5 you face when learning English and what you have done to improve it

- Use the ideas in Activity 4 for your writing.
- You can start your paragraph as follows:
When learning English, I find ______ the most challenging, and I
have done several things to improve it. Firstly, _________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

WRITING
Example:
When learning English, I find grammar the most challenging and I have
done several things to improve it. Firstly, I have a good grammar book. I do
the exercises in the book, and whenever I have a grammatical question, I
quickly refer to it. The book makes me more confident in writing and
speaking. Secondly, I read English books. When I read, I come across
different grammar rules. This helps me learn and remember grammar
naturally. Finally , I learn grammar from teachers and friends. Sometimes I
meet a difficult grammatical point and cannot understand it even after I
refer to my grammar book. In this case I ask my friends and teachers for
help. These are the three things I have done to improve my English
grammar. (130 words)

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Listen for specific information about ways to improve
one's English vocabulary;
 Write a paragraph about ways to improve an area of
English learning.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Rewrite the paragraph in the notebooks.
- Do exercises in the workbook.

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