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Learning English

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This document discusses language and communication. It provides examples of common collocations in English and asks the reader to identify which word does not collocate. It also lists common frustrations language learners face such as not having enough time to study or finding pronunciation difficult. The document asks questions to help improve English skills such as ways to enhance vocabulary, reasons for English's prominence as a global language, and methods for advancing to a higher language level.

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unit 1 LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
Learning English
Learning English
YOUR TURN Learning a new language is like….
LEARNING ENGLISHLEARNING ENGLISH Common collocations: Which word in each group doesn’t collocate? Native spoken Mono First speaking Multi - LINGUAL Second LANGUAGE ENGLISH - speaker Bi Foreign Un Mother Official Fluent Beginner SPEAKER Native
Common learners’ frustrationsCommon learners’ frustrations 1. “There just aren’t enough hours in the day!” 2. “English pronunciaiton is so difficult.” 3. “I understand the grammar, but I still make lots of mistakes.” 4. “I don’t feel I’m making any progress and that’s so frustrating.”  Do you identify with any of the commom frustrations above?  What advice woul dyou give to anyone suffering from any of them?
What’s the meaning of the expressions in bold? Why do you think English has become a “lingua franca” to communicate around the world? What factors contributed to its rise as a global language? Think of three ways to improve your level of English. Have you ever experienced a language barrier? Do you think they will exist in the future? Can you name a dead language? Can you name a country where the official language is different from the everyday language?
What do you think you can do in English?What do you think you can do in English? ARGUE SWEAR COMPLAIN EXPRESS YOURSELF FLIRT PAY A COMPLIMENT SHOW AFFECTION Have you ever used English for any of these purposes? Talk about your experience.
Go to page 13, 5 Speaking What do you want to be able to do in English? What level of English do you hope to reach? How often do you review what you have learned? How often do you watch or read things in English? How often do you communicate with native speakers? What are you doing at the momento to learn English? Are you having any problems with English at the moment?
YOUR TURN
The one thing that would really improve the level of English here would be if they stopped dubbing all the American films and series, and had them in English with subtitles.
You cannot learn to speak English properly unless you spend some time living abroad.
It’s OK if you speak fluently but you make a lot of grammar mistakes. If people can understand you , why worry about goo grammar?
In Spanish we use a lot of English words, like “fashion”, “heavy”, “hobby”, “hacker”... and words like that. I personally hate it. We should use our own words.

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  • 4. YOUR TURN Learning a new language is like….
  • 5. LEARNING ENGLISHLEARNING ENGLISH Common collocations: Which word in each group doesn’t collocate? Native spoken Mono First speaking Multi - LINGUAL Second LANGUAGE ENGLISH - speaker Bi Foreign Un Mother Official Fluent Beginner SPEAKER Native
  • 6. Common learners’ frustrationsCommon learners’ frustrations 1. “There just aren’t enough hours in the day!” 2. “English pronunciaiton is so difficult.” 3. “I understand the grammar, but I still make lots of mistakes.” 4. “I don’t feel I’m making any progress and that’s so frustrating.”  Do you identify with any of the commom frustrations above?  What advice woul dyou give to anyone suffering from any of them?
  • 7. What’s the meaning of the expressions in bold? Why do you think English has become a “lingua franca” to communicate around the world? What factors contributed to its rise as a global language? Think of three ways to improve your level of English. Have you ever experienced a language barrier? Do you think they will exist in the future? Can you name a dead language? Can you name a country where the official language is different from the everyday language?
  • 8. What do you think you can do in English?What do you think you can do in English? ARGUE SWEAR COMPLAIN EXPRESS YOURSELF FLIRT PAY A COMPLIMENT SHOW AFFECTION Have you ever used English for any of these purposes? Talk about your experience.
  • 9. Go to page 13, 5 Speaking What do you want to be able to do in English? What level of English do you hope to reach? How often do you review what you have learned? How often do you watch or read things in English? How often do you communicate with native speakers? What are you doing at the momento to learn English? Are you having any problems with English at the moment?
  • 11. The one thing that would really improve the level of English here would be if they stopped dubbing all the American films and series, and had them in English with subtitles.
  • 12. You cannot learn to speak English properly unless you spend some time living abroad.
  • 13. It’s OK if you speak fluently but you make a lot of grammar mistakes. If people can understand you , why worry about goo grammar?
  • 14. In Spanish we use a lot of English words, like “fashion”, “heavy”, “hobby”, “hacker”... and words like that. I personally hate it. We should use our own words.