LESSON 11

Last summer, my family and I went on a Last summer, my family and I went on a trip to France. Firstly, we visited the trip to France. Firstly, we visited the wonderful countryside. The travel wonderful countryside. The travel agency arranged various to agency arranged various to make our journey easier and more make our journey easier and more enjoyable. They prepared a tent which enjoyable. They prepared a tent which had good conveniences such as, AC,TV had good conveniences such as, AC,TV and Internet access. and Internet access.

Something that Something that makes life makes life

easier or more easier or more enjoyableenjoyable

But because we are , But because we are , we had trouble we had trouble adjusting to life in the adjusting to life in the country. We really missed country. We really missed our house. our house.

The place The place where people where people

livelivedwell(v)dwell(v)

Unfortunately, there was an abrupt Unfortunately, there was an abrupt change in the weather. Consequently, change in the weather. Consequently, our tent was by the wind. our tent was by the wind. The continual heavy rains ruined the The continual heavy rains ruined the whole camp. whole camp.

To put an end to To put an end to the existence of the existence of

somethingsomething

In short, the high winds and heavy In short, the high winds and heavy rains the crowd. They rains the crowd. They circulated the cars on the circulated the cars on the streets ,which caused a real streets ,which caused a real disaster. disaster.

To cause to move in To cause to move in many different many different

directions, scatterdirections, scatter

dispersed (adj.)dispersed (adj.)

Then, we visited the most Then, we visited the most

place in Paris, Eiffel place in Paris, Eiffel Tower, which is a commonplace Tower, which is a commonplace monument that attracts tourists. monument that attracts tourists.

existing existing widely or widely or commonlycommonly

prevalence (n) prevalence (n)

After that, we transferred to After that, we transferred to Cannes to enjoy the Cannes to enjoy the

astonishing view of the . astonishing view of the . This dock is always full of This dock is always full of

boats and yachts.boats and yachts.

A place where boats A place where boats arrive to take on or arrive to take on or

land cargo and land cargo and passengerspassengers

When we registered in our course we When we registered in our course we first passed the placement test. The first passed the placement test. The results were analyzed to put students results were analyzed to put students in three levels, , intermediate in three levels, , intermediate and advanced. Usually, the primary and advanced. Usually, the primary level focuses on basic grammar. level focuses on basic grammar.

Simple in Simple in structure, structure,

easy to doeasy to do

Hard work , perseverance and Hard work , perseverance and patience are the basic patience are the basic of success. These components of success. These components will help us to achieve our goals will help us to achieve our goals

effectivelyeffectively . .

A part of the A part of the wholewhole

elemental (adj)elemental (adj)

If we want to improve our English If we want to improve our English language, we have to language, we have to some positive beliefs such as, some positive beliefs such as, learning a new language can be learning a new language can be fun and exciting, some people fun and exciting, some people could speak seven languages or could speak seven languages or more. When we highlight these more. When we highlight these vigorous ideas, we will definitely vigorous ideas, we will definitely be fluent speakers. be fluent speakers.

To show that To show that something is something is

especially especially important or important or exceptionalexceptional

On the other hand, we should On the other hand, we should some negative beliefs such as, English some negative beliefs such as, English is complicated, and although I’ve is complicated, and although I’ve studied English since I was in studied English since I was in intermediate school, I can’t speak it intermediate school, I can’t speak it fluently. We have to delete all these fluently. We have to delete all these terrible ideas to achieve our aims. terrible ideas to achieve our aims.

To remove, To remove, free one self of free one self of

somethingsomething

Some researches Some researches different methods to improve different methods to improve our English language. They our English language. They remark many ways such as, remark many ways such as, using flash cards, reading using flash cards, reading newspapers and watching newspapers and watching movies. movies.

To say; relate in written To say; relate in written formform

mention (n)mention (n)mentioned (adj)mentioned (adj)

Using flash cards is a perfect method Using flash cards is a perfect method to memorize the verbs. to memorize the verbs. There are many examples of these There are many examples of these inconsistent verbs. For instance, inconsistent verbs. For instance,

write wrote writtenwrite wrote writtenfight fought foughtfight fought foughtrun --------- ----------run --------- ----------go --------- ---------- go --------- ----------

No regular pattern in No regular pattern in thinking or thinking or movement, movement,

changeable without changeable without reasonreason

erratically (adv)erratically (adv)

Those researches emphasize that Those researches emphasize that students shouldn’t the students shouldn’t the difficulty of reading texts. They difficulty of reading texts. They shouldn’t overstate the complexity shouldn’t overstate the complexity of new words they come across . of new words they come across .

To make To make something more something more than what it isthan what it is

exaggerated (adj)exaggerated (adj)exaggeration (n)exaggeration (n)

encircled (adj)encircled (adj)

The new movie was just The new movie was just . Let’s watch it as . Let’s watch it as a first step to improve our a first step to improve our language in easy and fun language in easy and fun ways.ways.

To allow to come To allow to come out;out;

to give freedomto give freedom

By Salwa Burzangi By Salwa Burzangi