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LEARN A LANGUAGE IN A MONTH
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Lead in

What are the

rules in class?
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have to, don’t have to, must, mustn’t 7C

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You have to/ You must

You mustn’t

You don’t have to

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She has to speak English at work.

 General obligation (at work, at school, law, …)

He doesn’t have to work on Sundays.

 No obligation
She must tidy her room before she goes out.

 Personal obligation
I mustn’t forget to call her tonight.

 Prohibition
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has to
have to

Does have to

have to
have to

Doesn’t
have to
have to/ must

Do have to
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must, mustn’t
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a. Listen to these sentences. Which letter is not
pronounced in mustn’t?

You must use a dictionary. You mustn’t use a dictionary.

MUSTN’T
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b. Listen and write five sentences.

1. I mustn’t forget her birthday.

2. She must help you.

3. We must call him at work.

4. You mustn’t tell her husband.

5. He mustn’t be late.
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Reading 7C

Do you think
people from our
country are good at
learning foreign
languages?
Why (not)?

Are English people

good at learning
language?
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Read about Max, a British journalist who did an intensive
Spanish course . Answer the questions. 7C
1. What reputation do the British have?

2. What experiment did Max’s newspaper want to do?

3. Why did Max choose to learn Spanish?

4. Where did he do the course? How long was it?

5. What did he find easy and difficult about Spanish?

6. What were the four tests? What were the rules?

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I will survive (in Spanish)… or will I? 7C
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Read about Max, a British journalist who did an intensive
Spanish course . Answer the questions. 7C
1. What reputation do the British have?
 They have a reputation for being at languages.
2. What experiment did Max’s newspaper want to do?
 To learn a new language in a month.
3. Why did Max choose to learn Spanish?
 Because he would like to visit Spain and Latin America.
4. Where did he do the course? How long was it?
 In London for one month.
5. What did he find easy and difficult about Spanish?
 Easy: vocabulary: some words are similar to English words.
 Difficult: Grammar: the verbs change for each person; pronunciation.
6. What were the four tests? What were the rules?
4 Tests: order drink and a sandwich; ask for directions; get a taxi to a
famous place; leave a message on a phone
Rules: You mustn’t use a dictionary or phrase book, speak no English, and
you mustn’t use your hands, mime, or write anything.
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Reading
Reputation (n) /ˌrep.jʊˈteɪ.ʃ ə n/
Experiment (n) //ɪkˈsper.ɪ.mənt/
Survive (v) /səˈvaɪv/
Situation (n) /ˌsɪt.juˈeɪ.ʃ ə n/
Intensive (a) /ɪnˈten t .sɪv/
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c. Which test do you think was the easiest and the most difficult
for Max?

 The easiest test was getting a drink and a sandwich in a bar

 The most difficult was getting a taxi to a famous place.

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d. Listen again and mark the sentences True (T) or False
(F). Correct false information.

F (The waiter understood him first time)

F (It was 6 euros ninety)

F (It was the 2nd street on the right)

F (He didn’t understood)

T
F (His final mark was seven.)

F (You can’t learn Spanish in a month, but

you can learn enough to survive)
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Homework Speaking 7C

Make a 2-minute talk about the following topic, using have to/ don’t have
to/ must/ mustn’t:

DESCRIBE A PERSONAL RULE THAT YOU FIND USEFUL IN

YOUR LIFE.

You should say:

what rule it is.

when you started to have that rule.

why you think you should follow that rule

and how useful that rule is for your life.

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Vocabulary 7C
Modifiers
My pronunciation in the test wasn’t very good. I was
feeling a bit nervous.
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Modifiers 7C
COMPLETELY FAIRLY

REMARKABLY COMPLETELY

INCREDIBLY VERY

EXTREMELY INCREDIBLY
REALLY EXTREMELY
VERY
A BIT
FAIRLY
REALLY
A BIT
REMARKABLY
a bit
We only use “a bit” before negative adjectives and adverbs. For example:
a bot difficult, a bit slowly
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Modifiers

incredibly
really

quite
a bit
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Talk to a partner 7C
HAVE YOU EVER…
 spoken to a tourist in English? When? Why?

 had to speak in English on the phone? Who to? What about?

 seen a film or video clip in English? Which? Did it have subtitles? How much
did you understand?
 read a book or magazine in English? Which one(s)?

 asked for directions in English in a foreign city? Where? What happened?

 used an app or website to improve your English? Which one?

 learnt another foreign language? How well can you speak it?
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Vocabulary 7C

v
v

v
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asking for information 7C

 Sender Address
 Recipient Address
 Subject
 Salutation
 Paragraph 1:
o Explain why you are writing this email
o Give some personal information relevant to the problem you want to ask
about
 Paragraph 2:
Ask your questions
 Ending
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Writing a formal email 7C

Formal Informal
Dear Sir/Madam, Hi,/ Hi there,/ Hello,
I am writing I’m writing
I would like I’d like
I look forward to hearing Look forward to hearing
from you. from you.
Yours faithfully, Lots of love,
Love,
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Subject
Keep it short and sweet
Keys words about the email topic
Don’t capitalize every letter
Salutation
Dos Don’ts
Dear Sir/ Madam, Dear Madam Janet!!!!!!!
Dear Ms. Janet, Dear, Janet
Dear,
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Useful Expressions
 Explain why you are writing this email

o I am writing to ask for information about…

o I am writing this email to enquire about…

 Ask your questions:

o Could you please…

o I would also like some information about…

o We would be very grateful if you could provide us with…

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Ending
I look forward to hearing from you.
Dear Sir/ Madam,  Yours faithfully,
Dear Mr. A,  Yours sincerely,
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Writing Practice 7C