ENGLISH 9 English in the world UNIT 9

ENGLISH 9 English in the world

UNIT 9: ENGLISH IN THE WORLD Period 75: Lesson 7: Looking back + Project

A. Vocabulary: I. Underline the correct word in each sentence: Ex 1 -P 40

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 languages: English and French.

II. Fill each blank with a phrase in the boxes: Ex 2 -P 40 can also get by am reasonably good picked up My first language is Vietnamese, but I live in a neighbourhood where there 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.

also fluent in am bilingual can have a conversation 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. I (6)___________ in Italian, but (7)_______.

know a few words can’t speak a word 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: Ex 3 -P 40 1. I don’t know any French. (speak a word) II…………………………… can’t speak a word of French. 2. I learned a few words of English on holiday. (picked) II…………………………… picked up a few words of English on 3. My brother can speak Italian very well. (fluent) holiday. My brother is fluent in Italian. My……………………………

4. I can speak both English and French perfectly. (bilingual) II…………………………… am bilingual in English and French. 5. I speak enough German for holidays. (get by) II………………on can get by in German holiday. 6. I haven’t practised my Russian for a long time. (rusty) My…………………………… My Russian is a bit rusty.

IV. Use the words from the box to complete sentences: Ex 4 -P 40 mistakes – imitate – corrects – translate - look up – accent – communicate - guess accent 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 imitate speakers to make your pronunciation better. If you see a new word guess and you don’t know what it means, you can sometimes (3)_____the meaning from words youup know, or you can look (4)_______the word in a dictionary. A lot of good English translate 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 mistakes to make (6)______. When yourcorrects teacher (7)_______a mistake in your writing or speaking, think about it and try to see why it’s wrong. But it’s more communicate important to (8)_______, so don’t be afraid to speak!

B. Grammar: Put the correct relative pronoun in each sentence: Ex 5 -P 40 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 book and CDs. There’s a shop where 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 dictionary which/that has just been published by Oxford University Press.

C. Communication: Choose A-E to complete the following conversation. Practise the conversation with your partner: Ex 6 -P 41 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.

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) D Long: Congratulations! Would you mind sharing with us your experience of learning English? Minh: (2) C Long: How do you feel about your level of English now? Minh: (3) A Long: Really? What things did you do to improve your English outside class? Minh: (4) E Long: And how did you improve your pronunciation? Minh: (5) B

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C. Homework: • Do ex in workbook • Prepare: