Transcript A class agreement of 'The rules of behaviour'

What do you do at your
English lessons?
Write essays
Make up dialogues
Listen to stories
HOW TO LEARN A LANGUAGE?
listen to the BBC news
read books in the original (the more
you read, the sooner you will get to
feel the language)
communicate with the English
speaking people (you have to force
yourself from the very beginning to
think in that language too)
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practice
grammar
together
with
vocabulary
learn a few words at a
time and practice them
It’s important to learn
both
formal
and
informal English
look words up in the
dictionary and make a
note of the most useful
ones
Make the Dialogue:
How long have you been learning English?
I've been learning it for seven years.
What do you like most of all?
I like speaking most of all, but I enjoy reading too.
What do you do to improve your speaking skills?
We make up dialogues and discuss different things.
What is the most difficult thing for you?
It is listening. I sometimes can't get the idea of what I hear.
Don't be upset! It takes a lot of time to improve your listening
skills.
Yes, I know it takes a lot of practice.
And remember you should do something after classes to
better your English.
I know that. I watch a lot of films and cartoons in English.
Why do you learn English?
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The results are:
For future profession - 67%
For fun and pleasure - 30%
For communication and corresponding
with friends abroad -30%
For listening to popular music groups 25%
For watching satellite programs - 23%
For exploring Internet - 19%
Because teachers force me - 19%
I am at a loss to answer - 6%
It’s Interesting
to Know!
One billion
people use
some English
every day
Half the world's
telephones ring in
English-speaking
countries.
60% of all
international
telephones calls are
made in English
80% of all
information in
the world’s
computer is in
English
Over half the
world's 10 000
newspapers are
in English.
157 countries
use English for
Air Traffic
Control
75 % of the
world's letters,
faxes and
postcards are in
English.
Why?
Useful learning strategies
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to study at a university
to communicate with people of the world
to do business
to understand films and songs in English
to get a better job
to want to live in an English-speaking
country
• to like the teacher
• useful when you travel
• gives a chance to meet new people
* reading" English
newspapers/magazines/books
*watching English films
* listening to the BBC World service on the
radio using a cassette recorder/
* living in a country where it's spoken
* speaking with native speakers
LEARNING ENGLISH
The best way to learn is
to work hard and thoughtfully
to do exercises carefully and to practice a lot
to listen attentively
to use a dictionary and a CD recorder
to read aloud
to revise often
to ask to explain/repeat
to do difficult (easy) things first/later
not to be lazy and not to miss classes
A good language learner
* speaks fluently (fast)
* learns easily (fast)
* reads fast (quickly)
* writes carefully/accurately/ grammatically
* feels confident about learning the
language
* can express himself/herself effectively
* can speak and is understood by native
speakers