Learning to learn
English all around you
You already know a lot of English word. Think of English word you see on posters or on TV. Think of English words you hear in song. In groups, make a list.
Party, marketing, club, Internet, windsurf
Tip: Keep adding words to your list
Learning to learn
Listening to dialogue.
Try to listening to a dialogue without looking at the text. Listen two or three times.
1. Work out where the people are.
2. Work out what’s happening or what the people are talking about.
3. Write down key words, and compare your list with your partner’s.
4. Then read while you listen. Ask about words or phrases you don’t understand.
Tip: Don’t panic! Listen for familiar words.
Learning to learn
Speaking
Dialogues: Act out the dialogues from the book.
1. Listenning carefully to how the words are pronounced.
2. Act out dialogue while reading it.
3. Act out small sections of the dialogue with your books closed. Then record it. Listen to yourself speaking English!
Tip: Don’t worry about making mistakes! We learn by making mistakes.
Learning to learn
Reading
Reading a text two or three times.
1. What sort of text is it? Is it a description? Does it give you somebody’s opinion?
2. Look at the word or phrases you don’t understand. Can you guess what they might mean? Compare your partner’s.
3. Check your guesses with your teacher.
Tip: Note down in your vocabulary book words that you think are useful to learn.
"The secret of success in life is to be ready for your opportunity when it comes."
- - Benjamin Disraeli - -
- - Benjamin Disraeli - -
