Unit 9 Lesson 7 Looking back

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English in the world

A Vocabulary:

I Underline the correct word in each sentence: Ex1-P40

1 I m from Viet Nam My  ’m from Viet Nam My  first / foreign  

language is Vietnamese.

2 She spoke English with a strong 

accent / intonation   that I couldn t ’m from Viet Nam My 

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  

languages: English and French.

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 also get by am reasonably good picked up

can have a conversation

also fluent in

am bilingual it s a bit rusty ’s a bit rusty

I (4)   because my father is French and my mother is Spanish

I m (5) _  English because I ’s a bit rusty

work in a multinational company

I (6) _ in Italian,

but (7) .

can t speak a word ’s a bit rusty

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

I (10) of anything else.

III Rewrite these sentences using the phrases in

brackets: Ex3-P40

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 ’m from Viet Nam My 

I picked up a few words of English on

holiday.

My brother is fluent in Italian.

4 I can speak both English and French perfectly (bilingual)

I………

5 I speak enough German for holidays (get by)

(rusty)

My………

I am bilingual in English and French.

I can get by in German 

My Russian is a bit rusty.

IV Use the words from the box to complete sentences: Ex4-P40

mistakes imitate corrects translate - look – imitate – corrects – translate - look – imitate – corrects – translate - look – imitate – corrects – translate - look

up accent communicate - guess– imitate – corrects – translate - look – imitate – corrects – translate - look

It s normal to have a(n) (1)  when we speak English It s ’m from Viet Nam My  ’m from Viet Nam My 

OK other people can usually understand us It s a good idea to – other people can usually understand us It’s a good idea to ’m from Viet Nam My 

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 ’m from Viet Nam My 

(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 ’m from Viet Nam My 

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 ’m from Viet Nam My  ’m from Viet Nam My 

(8) , so don t be afraid to speak!’m from Viet Nam My 

accent

imitate

guess look up

translate

mistakes corrects

communicate

B Grammar:

Put the correct relative pronoun in each sentence: Ex5-P40

Example:  That s the dog ate our dinner ’m from Viet Nam My 

1 Those are the stairs I broke my arm.

and CDs.

English books and CDs.

3 The English couple live next to us can get by in

Vietnamese.

by in Vietnamese.

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

published by Oxford University Press.

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! ’s a bit rusty

E I read and listened a lot I made friends and practised

speaking English with native English speakers.

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! ’s a bit rusty

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 do you feel about your level of English now?

Minh: (3) 

Long: Really? What things did you do to improve your English outside class?

Minh: (4) 

Long: And how did you improve your pronunciation?

Minh: (5) B

A C

E D

soccer

nappy

pavement

highway

underground

rubbish

flashlight

C Homework:

• Do ex in workbook

• Prepare: