English is a way to better life

JAMES THURBER

What do you do at your English lessons?

Learn things by heart

Write essaysDo tests

Make projects

Translate texts

Read texts

Listen to stories

Make up dialogues

Have grammar drills

Work on the computer

Sing songs

HOW TO LEARN A LANGUAGE?

listen to the BBC news

read books in the original (the more you read, the sooner you will get to feel the language)

communicate with the English speaking people (you have to force yourself from the very beginning to think in that language too)

practice grammar together with vocabulary

learn a few words at a time and practice them

It’s important to learn both formal and informal English

look words up in the dictionary and make a note of the most useful ones

Make the Dialogue:

How long have you been learning English?I've been learning it for seven years.What do you like most of all?I like speaking most of all, but I enjoy reading too.What do you do to improve your speaking skills?We make up dialogues and discuss different things.What is the most difficult thing for you?It is listening. I sometimes can't get the idea of what I hear.Don't be upset! It takes a lot of time to improve your listening skills.Yes, I know it takes a lot of practice. And remember you should do something after classes to better your English.I know that. I watch a lot of films and cartoons in English.

ENGLISH

To find a job

abroad To watch films in

the original

To be an intellige

nt person

To achieve success in my lifeTo go

abroad on an

xchange program

me

To get a good

profession

To earn a lot of money

To find new

friends

To travel everywhe

rein the world

Why do you learn English?The results are:

• For future profession - 67%• For fun and pleasure - 30%• For communication and corresponding

with friends abroad -30%• For listening to popular music groups

- 25%• For watching satellite programs - 23%• For exploring Internet - 19%• Because teachers force me - 19%• I am at a loss to answer - 6%

It’s Interesting to Know!

One billion people use

some English every day

Half the world's telephones ring in English-speaking

countries.60% of all

international telephones calls are

made in English

80% of all information in

the world’s computer is in

English

Over half the world's 10 000 newspapers are

in English.

157 coun tries use English for

Air Traffic Control

75 % of the world's letters,

faxes and postcards are in

English.

Why?• to study at a university• to communicate with people of the world• to do business• to understand films and songs in English• to get a better job• to want to live in an English-speaking

country• to like the teacher• useful when you travel• gives a chance to meet new people

The best way to learn isto work hard and thought fullyto do exercises carefully and to practice a lotto listen attentivelyto use a dictionary and a CD recorderto read aloudto revise oftento ask to explain/repeatto do difficult (easy) things first/laternot to be lazy and not to miss classes

A good language learner* speaks fluently (fast)* learns easily (fast)* reads fast (quickly)* writes carefully/accurately/ grammatically* feels confident about learn ing the language* can express himself/herself effectively* can speak and is understood by native speakers

Useful learning strategies* reading" English newspapers/magazines/books *watching English films * listening to the BBC World service on the radio using a cassette recorder/* living in a country where it's spoken* speaking with native speakers

LEARNING ENGLISH