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Vocabulary:
(4)1 I m from Viet Nam My
’
first / foreign
language is Vietnamese.
2 She spoke English with a strong
accent / intonation
that I couldn t
’
understand.
3 The Yorkshire
dialect / language
is one of
many in England.
4 Most students learned English as their
official / second
language
5 Canada has two
foreign / official
(5)II Fill each blank with a phrase in the boxes: Ex2-P40
My first language is Vietnamese, but I live in
a neighbourhood where there are a lot of
English families, so
I (1) at English
I (2) _ in French We went
to Paris last summer and I
(3) _the basics.
(6)can have a conversation
also fluent in
am bilingual
it s a bit rusty
’
I (4) because my father is
French and my mother is Spanish
I m (5) _ English because I
’
work in a multinational company
(7)can t speak a word
’
know a few words
am quite bad at
To be honest,
I (8) _languages
I (9) of English that I
learned from my grandfather, but
(8)III Rewrite these sentences using the phrases in
brackets: Ex3-P40
1 I don t know any French (speak a word)
’
I
………
2 I learned a few words of English on holiday
(picked)
I
………
3 My brother can speak Italian very well (fluent)
My
………
I can t speak a word of French.
’
I picked up a few words of English on
holiday.
(9)4 I can speak both English and French perfectly
(bilingual)
I
………
5 I speak enough German for holidays (get by)
I
………
on holiday.
6 I haven t practised my Russian for a long time
’
(rusty)
My
………
I am bilingual in English and French.
I can get by in German
(10)IV Use the words from the box to complete
sentences: Ex4-P40
mistakes imitate corrects translate - look – – – up accent communicate - guess– –
It s normal to have a(n) (1) when we speak English It s ’ ’ OK other people can usually understand us It s a good idea to – ’ listen to CDs or watch DVDs and try to (2) other
speakers to make your pronunciation better If you see a new word and you don t know what it means, you can sometimes ’
(3) the meaning from words you know, or you can (4) _the word in a dictionary A lot of good English
learners try not to (5) things from their first language Translation is sometimes a good idea, but try to think in the foreign language if you can! It s normal to make (6) When your ’ teacher (7) _a mistake in your writing or speaking, think about it and try to see why it s wrong But it s more important to ’ ’
(11)B
Grammar:
Put the correct relative pronoun in each sentence:
Ex5-P40
Example:
That s the dog ate our dinner.
’
That s the dog
’
which
ate our dinner.
1 Those are the stairs I broke my arm.
Those are the stairs
where
I broke my arm.
2 There s a shop you can buy English books
’
and CDs.
(12)3 The English couple live next to us can get by in
Vietnamese.
The English couple
who/that
live next to us can get
by in Vietnamese.
4 There s a shop near my house sells cheap DVDs.
’
There s a shop near my house
’
which/that
sells
cheap DVDs.
5 Look up the new words in the dictionary has just
been published by Oxford University Press.
Look up the new words in the
(13)C
Communication:
Choose A-E to complete the following conversation
Practise the conversation with your partner: Ex6-P41
A I can speak English comfortably in almost any situation.
B I often listened to CDs and imitated the pronunciation.
C Not at all.
D That s right!
’
(14)A I can speak English comfortably in almost any situation.
B I often listened to CDs and imitated the pronunciation.
C Not at all.
D That s right!
’
E I read and listened a lot I made friends and practised
speaking English with native English speakers.
Long: I heard that you got an IELTS score of 8.0?
Minh: (1)
Long: Congratulations! Would you mind sharing with us your
experience of learning English?
Minh: (2)
Long: How you feel about your level of English now?
Minh: (3)
Long: Really? What things did you to improve your English
outside class?
Minh: (4)
Long: And how did you improve your pronunciation?
Minh: (5)
B
A
C
(15)sweets
soccer
nappy
pavement
highway
underground
rubbish
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