TOPIC: TALKING ABOUT HOW TO LEARN ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Phần I. Giới thiệu bản thân

- Name, age, job, place you live, hobby
Cách giới thiệu bản thân: Tại đây
Phần II. Nội quy lớp học
Class Rules (Nội quy lớp học)
1. Use English only (Chỉ nói tiếng Anh)
2. Practice speaking on a topic under the guidance of the teacher (Thực hành nói theo
chủ đề dưới sự hướng dẫn của giáo viên)
3. Don’t do personal things in the class (Không làm việc riêng trong lớp)
Phần III: Trả lời câu hỏi
1. Vocabulary game: Put the words into the boxes to have the correct
pronunciations.
Answers:
• /æ/: Practice, Vocabulary, App
• /e/: Suggestion, Remember, Sentence, Question, Definition

2. What are some ways to improve and expand your vocabulary?

(Có những cách nào để cải thiện và nâng cao vốn từ vựng)
Answers:
- Read magazines, newspapers, essays, novels, etc.
- Write new words in a notebook.
- Review and say new words many times.
- Use new words in your own speaking or writing.
- Read, read, and read.
- Keep a dictionary and thesaurus handy.
- Use a journal.
- Learn a word a day.
- Go back to your roots.
- Play some games.
- Engage in conversations.

3.Discuss with your partner the questions: Is learning English vocabulary

through pictures a good idea? Why/Why not?
(Hãy thảo luận với bạn của bạn những câu hỏi sau: Việc học từ vựng qua tranh ảnh có
phải là một ý tưởng hay không? Tại sao/ Tại sao không?)

Suggestions:
Yes:
· Because your brain tends to remember pictures and recall them faster than words
or symbols.
· Words are rather difficult for the brain to retain.
· Pictures have many colors that also help your brain memorize easier.
4. Role-play
A: Ask your friend how to learn English vocabulary.

B: You are student A’s friend. Talk with him/her.

(Hãy hỏi bạn của bạn cách học từ vựng Tiếng Anh)

Suggestions:

A:
· I'm having trouble learning English vocabulary. Can you help me?

· Well, I can remember new words and their meanings, but I don’t know how to use
them.

· I just try to learn new words by heart.

· How should I practice them?

B:
· Sure. What do you think the problem is?
· How do you usually learn new words?

· That’s not the best way to learn new words. You have to practice using them.

· You should try to make sentences with them or use them as much as possible
when you speak.