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Verbs: Studying a language
I can listen to interviews about learning a language.
THINK! Do you like learning languages? Look at the things in the box. What things do you like and dislike?
| vocabulary grammar pronunciation reading listening speaking writing |
Are you a SUPER language student?
Answer the questions. Score 1 point for every YES answer. Then look at the key.
1. Do you ever listen to English when you're out of school?
2. Do you know the alphabet? Can you spell your name in English?
3. Do you check words in a dictionary or a wordlist?
4. Do you repeat a new word if you want to learn it?
5. Do you ever practise your pronunciation?
6. Do you revise before an exam?
7. Do you ask questions when you don't understand?
8. Do you usually concentrate when you do your homework?
9. Do you make notes about grammar or write new vocabulary in your notebook?
10. Do you ever read books, articles or comics in English?
a b c d e f g h i
Key:
0-3: Not brilliant! How can you improve?
4-7: Quite good, but you can probably improve.
8+: Well done! That's a very good score.
1. 🎧1.43 Look at the quiz. Check the meanings of the verbs in blue. Match questions 1-10 to pictures a-j. Then listen and check.
2. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 1. Then check your scores in the key.
3. 1.44 Read the introduction. Then listen to the interviews. What are the people learning? Use the languages in the box.
| Italian Kanji English Arabic Russian |
Interviews: Learning languages
Interviews with Londoners who are learning languages.
1. Mario ___________
2. Mark and Peter ___________
3. Hannah ___________
4. 🎧1.44 Listen again and answer the questions for Mario, Mark and Hannah.
1. What is he/she doing now?
2. What does he/she think is difficult?
| STUDY STRATEGY |
| Thinking about learning Thinking about how you learn can help you to learn better. |
5. Read the Study Strategy. Then make a table with your answers in exercise 2. What good and bad learning strategies have you got?
| I do these things | I don't do these things |
| I revise before an exam. | I don't listen to English when I'm out of school. |
6. 
USE IT! Work in pairs. Compare the answers in your table in exercise 5.
I revise before an exam, but I don't listen to English when I'm out of school.
