Unit 9 Lesson 7 Looking back

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A Vocabulary:

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 

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.

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

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

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.

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 

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 ’ ’

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.

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

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!’

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

sweets

soccer

nappy

pavement

highway

underground

rubbish

C Homework:

• Do ex in workbook