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Unit 7: Knowing a second language

Online session 1

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Unit 7: Knowing a second language

Session 1 communicative objective

• By the end of this session, you will be able to talk about the importance of
knowing a second language.

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 Knowing a second language

• Complete these sentences with words from the box on the left.

1. If you speak and understand two languages very well, you are . Word bank

2. I speak English very well, but I’m not a . a. culture

3. refers to ideas, behaviors and customs of a particular society. b. multilingual
c. bilingual
4. You know so many words in English now. Your really improved. d. native speaker
5. When you use slang words, you are speaking in an way. e. formal
f. informal
6. My boss is . He speaks English, French, Italian and Chinese. g. vocabulary
7. Journalists write articles in a style. h. personality
i. monolingual
8. People say their changes when they speak foreign languages. j. raise
9. When you learn a new language, you also cultural awareness of the people who speak it.
10. If you want to get better jobs, it is not a good idea to just be _ .

5-7 minutes
Warm up
PartA whole class 3
 Knowing a second language

• Check your answers.

1. If you speak and understand two languages very well, you are .
2. I speak English very well, but I’m not a .
1) bilingual
2) native speaker 3. refers to ideas, behaviors and customs of a particular society.
3) culture 4. You know so many words in English now. Your really improved.
4) vocabulary
5) informal 5. When you use slang words, you are speaking in an way.
6) multilingual
6. My boss is . He speaks English, French, Italian and Chinese.
7) formal
8) personality 7. Journalists write articles in a style.
9) raise
8. People say their changes when they speak foreign languages.
10) monolingual
9. When you learn a new language, you also cultural awareness of the people who speak it.
10. If you want to get better jobs, it is not a good idea to just be _ .

2 minutes
Warm up
Part B whole class 4
 Benefits of knowing a foreign language
Pre • Watch the following video twice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0cUNFPN4YU (2’ )
production 1
• Take notes of the benefits of knowing a foreign language and write them down in the box.

Benefits of knowing a foreign language

8 minutes

whole class

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 Benefits of knowing a foreign language
• Work in pairs.
Production 1 • Discuss the benefits you listed after watching the video.
• Agree on the top three benefits to present to your class.
• Explain.
• Use your own words.

Word bank
I think the first top benefit is … • culture
• multilingual
I agree with you because… • bilingual
• native speaker
• formal
• informal
• vocabulary
Language bank • personality
The first advantage of … is … • monolingual
The first benefit of … is … • raise
12 minutes There are many advantages to … and one of them is…
Another positive thing is …
Another advantage is …
pairwork

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 Benefits of knowing a foreign language

Feedback Share the top benefits here.

3 minutes

whole class

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 Languages and you
• Share your answers to these questions.
Pre
production 2
When did you start learning a foreign Which skills do you like to practice more:
language? speaking, listening, reading or writing?

I started … I like …

6 minutes How can you improve your foreign

language skills?

You can…

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 Languages and you

Production 2 • Work in pairs.

• Ask and answer these questions about learning and knowing a foreign language.

1. How many languages do you speak? Word bank

2. Does anyone in your family speak a different language?
3. Do you enjoy learning new languages? Why?Why not? a. culture
b. multilingual
4. How do you learn vocabulary? c. bilingual
5. Are you reading any books or magazines in English? d. native speaker
6. Are you watchingTV programs in foreign languages these days? e. formal
f. informal
7. Do you find it easy to read in a foreign language?
g. vocabulary
8. Did you ever live abroad when you were a child? h. personality
9. What language would you like to learn next? i. monolingual
j. raise
12 minutes

pairwork

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 Languages and you

Feedback Share your experiences here.

3 minutes

whole class

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Summary

Now I can…
√talk about the importance of knowing
a second language.

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Preparation for
next class

Reinforce Unit 7.
Do Grammar Practice component exercises.
Work on the Enrichment Practice component.

Study the Use of English file.

Check out the Practice Resources folder.

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Sources

🞄https://thenounproject.com/
🞄https://www.shutterstock.com/
🞄English Discoveries Student platform

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