Unit 16: Learning languages
Dialogues :learning French
Unit 16 Track 1 Homework
P=Paula J=Jenny
J: What homework do you have?
P: French,I have to translate a song into English, Can you help me with it?
J: I'll try but I don't speak French
P:Don't you?
J:No.
P:But you are a teacher.
J:Yes ,but I studied Spanish in school, not French
P:All the teachers in my school can speak French.
J:Can they?
P:Yes,all English people learn some French.
J:Oh,perhaps I should go to a French class.
P:What? At my school?
J:No, an evening class for adults
P:Oh.
J:What homework do you have?
P:English
J:Oh, that's better.What do you have to do?
P:Em, here it is.
M:Look at the sentence"The young boy kicked a ball in the street", answer these questions:
What is the subject of the sentence?
What is the object of the sentence?
Can you find
A: three nouns B: a verb C: a preposition D:a definite article E:an indefinite article.
J:Right,let's look at the first question: What is the subject of the sentence?
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Track 2 The new students
A=Alon J=Jenny M=Michel D=David R=Ruth
A:Now, Mrs.Hunter,you
J:Oh,please call me Jenny
A:Oh,right.And I'm Alon. Now, You want to study French?
J:Yes, that's right.
A:Do you know much French?
J:No, I'm a complete beginner.
A:Oh, I see.
J:Is that a problem?
A:No,not at all. Do you speak any other languages?
J:Yes,Spanish.
A:How well?
J:my spoken Spanish is fluent and I understand it well. But my written Spanish is not quite so good.
A:Well, your Spanish will help you when you learn French.
J:Good
A:And Jiz is to learn a third language,then a second language.
J:Is that true?
A:Yes,definitely.Can you come to a class on Tuesday evenings?
J:Yes,
A:What about tonight? Right now?
J:Em, yes ,Ok.
A:Good, it is the beginners' class that just started.I'll take you to the classroom and all introduce you to the teacher.
J:Oh,thank you very much.and ,and that's the verb "to go"
A:Michel, I'm sorry to disturb you
M:That's all right.
A:I have a new student for you.Jenny Hunter. Jenny this is Michel.
J:Banjul, I, here, I'm Banjul.
A:Well,I'll leave you then, Jenny. You'll be fine,Michel?
M:Yes, thank you very much.
J:Now,Jenny, sit here.this is David and this is Ruth.
D/R: Banjul
R: Banjul,we are just looking at the"allay" which is the verb "to go"
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Situations Track 3 Talking about language
M:Susan, do you speak Chinese?
W:NO,no.I only speak English.but I want to learn Chinese.
M:I can teach you some Chinese.
W:That would be nice. Yes,yes ,I do.I've lived in China for five years.
M:Great ,maybe you can help me with English.
W:Sure ,what do you want to know?
M:Well, do you say " cuire au four" in English?
W:Oh, that's easy,"grilled".
M:How do you spell "grilled"?
W:G-r-i-l-l-e-d
M:And do you pronounce the "B-a-k-e-d"
W:[beikid]
M: What does "baked" mean?
W:It means cooked in the oven without adding oil or fat.
M:Do you mind if I ask you one more question?
W:Not at all
M:What's this called in English?
W:It's called a "ball".
M:Sorry, did you say "bore" or "ball" ?
W:I said "ball".
M:Thanks for your help.
W:Don't mention it.
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Vocabulary
Words to describe languages
Track 4 grammar words
Noun, adjective, adverb, pronoun, relative pronoun, preposition, conjunction, article, indefinite article, definite article, verb, auxiliary verb(情态动词）,possessive, transitive verb, in transitive verb, term, tense, pass , present, future, simple, continuous(进行时, active, passive, positive, negative, interrogative(疑问句）, imperative(祈使句), singular, plural, comparative, superlative, phrase, clause, sentence, statement, question, subject, object.
Track 5.other language relative words.
Stress, intonation, pronunciation, accent, dialect, fanatic, fanatics, fanatic transcript, phoneme , sound, spelling, vowel, paragraph, vocabulary, speaking ,listening, reading , writing, fluent, fluency, beginner, intermediate, advanced.
