LEARNING A LANGUAGE

Watch the video to get a general idea.

Now watch it again and fill in the blanks with one or two words. Then check the KEY below.

Learning a foreign language in an English school

-          Whatever foreign language students choose they have 3 to 4 __________classes every week

-          Students have to __________and answer questions__________.

-          The teacher doesn’t __________and students have to obey the __________.

Learning English as a foreign language in England

-          Both the teacher and the students __________have fun and lots of the activities __________in pairs and groups.

-          The teacher must be active, __________and hard-working.

-          What does Caroline like best about her job? ___________with people

                                                                                __________them with their learning

                                                                                __________them get on in life with their English

-          What does she like least about it? __________and correcting homework and essays.

-          People from the __________and the Middle East and have problems with writing and reading because they have to learn a new alphabet.

Italian, Spanish and French students have problems __________

-          The German and the Swiss have to be careful with their __________so as not to sound__________.

-          What should students do outside the classroom to improve their English?

-          ____________the homework

-          __________over what they learnt in the class

-          __________the Internet

-          ___________films in English

-          __________a book in English

-          __________with people

-          __________because when you do this you often end up speaking in English to people.

KEY

Learning a foreign language in an English school

-          Whatever foreign language students choose they have 3 to 4 40-minute classes every week

-          Students have to take notes and answer questions on worksheets.

-          The teacher doesn’t allow chatting and students have to obey the rules.

Learning English as a foreign language in England

-          Both the teacher and the students try to have fun and lots of the activities involve speaking in pairs and groups.

-          The teacher must be active, enthusiastic and hard-working.

-          What does Caroline like best about her job? Being with people

                                                                                Helping them with their learning

                                                                                Helping them get on in life with their English

-          What does she like least about it? Marking and correcting homework and essays.

-          People from the Far East and the Middle East have problems with writing and reading because they have to learn a new alphabet.

-          Italian, Spanish and French students have problems with pronunciation.

-          The German and the Swiss have to be careful with their intonation so as not to sound rude.

-          What should students do outside the classroom to improve their English?

-           Do the homework

-          Go  back over what they learnt in the class

-          Go on the Internet

-          Watch films in English

-          Read a book in English

-          Socialize with people

-          Travel because when you do this you often end up speaking in English to people.