A different language is a different vision of life

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AIMS:
1. To study new vocabulary on the topic
“Language”.
2. To learn how to use question forms in
speech.

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More than onefifth of
the population
had German
as their …

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MOTHER TONGUE
More than one-fifth of
the population
had German
as their MOTHER
TONGUE.

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MOTHER TONGUE /'mʌðə tʌŋ/
= the
first language that
you learn when you
are a child
Syn. native language

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One of the most
effective language …
is listening to
podcasts.

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LEARNING STRATEGIES
One of the most
effective language
LEARNING
STRATEGIES is
listening to podcasts.

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LEARNING STRATEGIES [ˈstræt.ə.dʒiz]
= plans, activities,
techniques that people
use to help them learn
o To develop / plan a strategy
o Good / effective strategy

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Can you speak any
… languages?
- Yes, I can. I speak
German and
Chinese.

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FOREIGN
Can you speak
any FOREIGN
languages?
- Yes, I can. I
speak German
and Chinese.

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FOREIGN /ˈfɒrɪn/
= belonging to or coming
from another country,
not your own (adj.)
o Foreign language / student /
country
o A foreigner /ˈfɒrənə/ - noun

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For the spoken
English, students
are taught by …
(Americans).

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NATIVE SPEAKERS
For the spoken
English, students
are taught by
NATIVE
SPEAKERS
(Americans).

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NATIVE SPEAKERS /ˈneɪtɪv ˈspiːkəz/
= someone who
speaks a language
as their first
language
o
a native speaker of
English

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‘Skint’ is … for
“having no
money"

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SLANG
‘Skint’ is
SLANG for
"having no
money"

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SLANG /slæŋ/
= informal language,
often language that is only
used
by people who belong to
a particular group
o
Slang word/expression/
term
o
To use slang

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When you first learn
about computers,
there is a whole lot
of … to understand.

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JARGON
When you first
learn about
computers, there is
a whole lot
of JARGON to
understand.

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JARGON /ˈdʒɑːɡən/
= words and expressions used
in a particular profession or by
a particular group of people,
which are difficult for other
people to understand
o To use jargon
o Technical / computer
business jargon
/

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One of the requirements
of the job is … in
English and German.

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FLUENCY
One of
the requirements
of the job is
FLUENCY in
English and German.

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FLUENCY /ˈfluː.ən.si/
= the ability to speak or write
a language easily, well,
and quickly, (noun)
o Speak English fluently (adv.)
o To be fluent in English
o To achieve fluency in English

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One very easy way
to improve your … in
English is to read
any type of English
material on a daily
basis.

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ACCURACY
One very easy way
to improve your
ACCURACY in
English is to read
any type of English
material on a daily
basis

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ACCURACY /ˈækjʊrəsi/
= the ability of speaking a foreign
language without making mistakes
o I am accurate (adj) in English.
o I speak English accurately (adv).
o Accuracy (n) is more important
than fluency for me.
o To improve accuracy in English

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You should watch
more films in
English to
develop your
listening …

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SKILL
You should watch
more films in
English to
develop your
listening SKILLS

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SKILL /skɪl/
= an ability to do
an activity or job well, especially
because you have practised it
o
Important / useful skills
o
Language skills
o
Technical / professional /
computer skills
o
To develop a skill

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People in
Belarus are mostly
… in Belarusian and
Russian.

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BILINGUAL
People in
Belarus are mostly
BILINGUAL in
Belarusian and
Russian.

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BILINGUAL /baɪ'lɪŋgwəl/
= speaking two languages
fluently
o Be bilingual in English and
Spanish
o Bilingualism

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Share your
impressions

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HW
Next lesson we’re going to talk
about languages and learn the
vocabulary to discuss our
experience of learning a new
language.