Transcript English has no equals!

English –
the language of the world
ENGLISH
HAS NO EQUALS!
ENGLISH
is a language that came
from nowhere
to Conquer the World
Is it useful to learn foreign
languages ?
Use these word combinations:
- knowledge of foreign language
- widely spoken language
- the mother tongue
- to communicate with each other
- necessary for success in business
- tourist destination
- tourist attractions
- software
- to overestimate the importance of language
- to be up-to-date
- to be better qualified
English in the World
international
 foreign
 widespread
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PART 1
Is English an
International
Language?
The mother tongue
a language which a child
learning naturally,
in his/ her family,
not as a foreign language
The official language
a language which is spoken on
radio, TV, and by official people,
and usually by most of the
people in the country
English – a mother tongue
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
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The United States of America
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Canada
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Australia
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New Zealand
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PART 2
WHY SHOULD WE
STUDY ENGLISH?
What are reasons for learning English?
Why Learn English?
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It is a subject in the curriculum
To study at a university/college
To study/ work or live abroad
To get a better job in the future
To do business
To read books, magazines and newspapers in
English
To understand films and songs in English
To travel abroad
To communicate with people of the world
It is a chance to meet new people and friends
LISTENING
Japan
Switzerland
 Senegal
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LISTENING
A. Are the following statements true or false?
 The person from Japan is a doctor.
TRUE
TRUE
 The meeting is in Europe.
 English is the first language of nearly 600 million people. FALSE
 English is useful for international communication.
TRUE
 Many papers in special fields are in English. TRUE
 All specialists learn English. TRUE
B. Fill the blanks with the correct prepositions.
 He is a doctor ________
medicine.
OF
AT an international meeting.
 They are _______
WITH
 He wants to communicate _______ them.
OF people ____________
AROUND the world use English.
 Millions _______
OF these people speak English as their first language.
 Half ______
IN special fields are _______
IN English.
 Many books _______
IN the field of medicine.
 He is a specialist _______
 There were specialists FROM
_______ different countries at the meeting.
PART 3
DIFFICULTIES IN
LEARNING ENGLISH
Difficulties in
Learning English
Idioms
Phrasal verbs
Pronunciation
IS PRONOUNCIATION SO
IMPORTANT?
IS PRONOUNCIATION SO
IMPORTANT?
PAY ATTENTION!
SHEEP-SHIP
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 BED-BAD
 THIS-THESE
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IDIOMS
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to bark up the wrong tree означает «лаять не у того
дерева», «обращаться не по адресу».
to pick up a language – «нахвататься», выучить
разговорный язык на слух.
Mexican carwash – оставить машину под дождем
to have the blues – хандрить
to be in the blues – быть в плохом настроении
Read the idioms and choose the right
variant
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1. to be in the blues
a) to like the music in the style of blues
b) to be in the bad mood
c) to take part in music club
2. to pick up the language
a) to learn language by listening to native speakers, without learning grammar
rules
b) to collect different language dialects
c) to study various meanings of one word
3. nitty - gritty
a) good weather
b) funny situation
c) details and facts of any situation
4. Mc Coy
a) real, original thing
b) clever boy
c) interesting film
5. Mickey Mouse
a) famous American cartoon
b) funny, not very serious thing
c) a kind of clothes
Keys
1.-b,
2.-a,
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I have very little money !
How can I get by on it ?
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I’ve always wanted to start
learning Japanese but can
never get round to it.
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Return, usually to your home
get back
Say unkind and unfair things to or criticize
somebody
get at somebody
Begin doing smth seriously
get down to doing smth
Manage to continue your way of life
get by
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Have a friendly relationship with someone
get on with somebody
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Arrive somewhere
get to
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Have problems
get into trouble
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Find time to do something
get round to doing smth
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1. It took him ages to get his
point of view across.
2. Get me up at seven, would
you ?
3. Don’s pretty upset but
he’ll get over it.
4. She soon found that it
wasn’t easy to get ahead in
the movie business.
5. He got on a wrong bus and
soon had to get off it.
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A) to have a success in
one’s career
B) to feel well again after
an illness or difficult
situation
C) to take or leave a
bus/train, etc.
D) to explain smth,
succeed in communicating ideas
E) to wake up and leave
one’s bed
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Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions:
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How can teachers get
He has got
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lots to do.
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on their salary ?
with all his classmates.
to work soon – I’ve got
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I have very little
money !
How can I get to
live on it ?
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have very little
money !
How can I manage
to live on it ?
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I’ve always wanted
to start learning
Japanese but can
never get round to
it.
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always wanted to start learning
Japanese but can never find any time.
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John gives us the information about learning
English. What are the strategies he uses
to learn English?
Use these words:
risk, enjoy, don’t mind, advise, makes, need, has offered, fail,
helps, refuses, want, suggest
mind
I enjoy
______ learning vocabulary by listening to songs in English. I don’t
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listening to songs several times and writing the words down. I often _______
need
to look up words in the dictionaries and sometimes, when I get stuck, I ask my
teacher. She has_____
offered to work with me on a song if I don’t have the lyrics.
We listen to the song together and if _____
I fail to get the word or line, she helps
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me to understand it. She often makes
_____ me listen to one bit a few times. She only
refuses
_____ to listen to hip hop. If you want
_____ to do the same as me, I suggest
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listening to singers like David Gray and Norah Jones because you can
actually hear the words. I don’t advise
_____ you to listen to heavy metal because the
lyrics often don’t mean much and you _____
risk learning incorrect grammar forms!
PART 3
HOW TO STUDY
ENGLISH?
Home task:
Tips for those who
starts studying
English
Tips for those who starts studying English
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Pay attention to
Practise
Don`t forget
Look up
Make notes
English Makes the World Smaller
It is a Small World
Hopes, smile, world, small, sun, after all, moon, oceans
It's a ____of laughter, a world or tears
its a world of____, its a world of fears
there is so much that we share
that its time we're aware
its a small world after all
CHORUS:
its a ____ world after all
its a small world after all
its a small world ____
its a small, small world
There is just one ___and one golden ___
And a ___means friendship to everyone.
Though the mountains divide
And the ___are wide
It's a small small world
It is a Small World
English has a beginning
but no end
Thank you for your attention!