II. Active Vocabulary

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 449.

Unit 4 Language

I. Comment on the statement:

Learning a language is like driving a car.

II. Explain the meaning of the following:

bilingual, accent, dialect, native speakers, to fall behind, to keep up with, to predict, spelling, dead languages, extinct, migration,official language, rural communities.

III. Answer the questions:

1. What people are the best language learners?

2. What personal characteristics of a person can help in learning a language?

3. What is easier for you: speaking, reading and translating, listening? Why?

4. Why do languages die out?

5. Should we care about languages dying out? Why?

6. What can the government do to protect the native language?

7. Should the government spend more money on promoting the languages used by a minority of the population?

IV. Translate into English:

1. Важно учить словосочетания, произносить целые фразы вместо того, чтобы использовать отдельные слова.

2. Не стоит очень переживать (беспокоиться) по поводу своего акцента, если люди понимают то, что вы говорите.

3. Важно повторять то, что было выучено на занятии: это позволит лучше запомнить материал, который вы прошли по учебнику, который вы используете.

4. Грамматика тоже важна, но если вы будете слишком много думать о ней, то будете бояться что-либо говорить.

5. Важно быть достаточно уверенным, чтобы пытаться говорить на языке, не особенно беспокоясь по поводу ошибок.

6. Важно не только знать слово, но и то, как оно употребляется в предложения, а также его сочетание с другими словами.

7. Самым трудным аспектом языка, по мнению многих обучаемых, является аудирование, поэтому чтобы развить эти навыки, необходимо слушать как можно больше речи на иностранном языке.

8. Важна и разговорная практика: чем чаще вы будете говорить на языке – на занятиях, с коллегами, друзьями, по Интернету - тем лучше вы будете владеть языком, который вы уже знаете.

VII. Use the following vocabulary in dialogues/monologues of your own:

make as much progress as others

not to worry too much about accent

to adapt to different dialects

to be able to do more than just to get by

to be able to use a word and to know its meaning

to be confident enough to say things

to be scared to say anything

to cover all aspects of the language

to fall behind

to get an accent

to get better at using the language you already have

to hold intelligent conversation with native speakers

to keep up with the group

to learn a lot of words and phrases

to learn collocations

to learn easily

to learn the language you need for every situation

to listen to as much English as you can

to be confident enough to say things

to make a fool of smb

to make learning easier and faster

to make sure you know how to use words

to mean different things in different contexts

to perfect one's accent

to pick up the basics of the language

to pronounce whole phrases or words together

to revise what you study in class

to speak English fluently

to try to learn single words

to worry about grammar all the time

to worry about making mistakes

VIII. Agree or disagree and give your arguments:

1. Any person can learn a foreign language perfectly.

2. Learning a foreign language can be a challenging task.

3. The government should encourage people to learn a foreign language rather than protect its country's language.

IX. Speak on the points:

1. Tips for learning foreign languages.

2. Advantages and disadvantages of speaking a foreign language.

3. Reasons for languages disappearing.

X. Dialogue:Two friends are discussing the problem of learning a foreign language. One is asking for a piece of advice. He has been learning a language for a year already and hasn't had any results yet. Discuss together and decide:

ñ the best way of learning a foreign language

ñ what tips could be suggested for getting a better result