English is a way to better life JAMES THURBER
Feb 12, 2016
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