Unit 4:
LEARNING A FOREIGN
LANGLUAGE
Lesson 1: getting startes
& listen and read
Trường: THCS Bình An
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I. GETTING STARTED
How do you learn English? Check () thighs you do from the list. Add more things you do or you want to do. Then work with a partner and compare your list.
Do the homework
Do more grammar exercises in grammar books
Read short stories or newspaper 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
Practice listening to English tapes or English programs on the radio
Watch English TV programs
Learn to sing English songs
Do the homework.
Do more grammar exercises in grammar books.
Read short stories or newspaper 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.
Practice listening to English tapes or English programs on the radio.
Watch English TV programs.
Learn to sing English songs.
I. GETTING STARTED
II. LISTEN AND READ
New Words:
Foreign language (n) : ngoại ngữ
- Examiner (n) : giám khảo
Go on (v) : tiếp tục
- Attend (v) : tham dự
- Aspect (n) : mặt, khía cạnh
- Terrible (adj) : khủng khiếp
- Oral examination (n) : kì thi vấn đáp
- Stage (n) : giai đoạn
- Candidate (n) : thí sinh
- Pass (v) : thi đậu, vượt qua
- Hobby (n) : sở thích
- Exactly (adv) : một cách chính xác
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: 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 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 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.
a) Practice the dialogue with a partner
b) Answers. What exactly did the examiner ask Lan? Look at the list of questions and check () the boxes
ROYAL ENGLISH COLLEGE
Examination in English as a foreign language
State One: Oral Examination 
(This list must not be show to the candidates.)
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 language?
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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