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English is a way to better life James Thurber

English is a way to better life James Thurber. What do you do at your English lessons?. Learn things by heart. Translate texts. Make projects. Write essays. Do tests. Make up dialogues. Sing songs. Read texts. Have grammar drills. Listen to stories. Work on the computer.

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English is a way to better life James Thurber

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  1. English is a way to better lifeJames Thurber

  2. What do you do at your English lessons?

  3. Learnthingsby heart Translatetexts Makeprojects Writeessays Dotests

  4. Make up dialogues Singsongs Readtexts Have grammar drills Listento stories Workon the computer

  5. HOW TO LEARN A LANGUAGE?

  6. listen to the BBC news read books in the original (the more you read, the sooner you will get to feel the language) communicate with the English speaking people (you have to force yourself from the very beginning to think in that language too)

  7. practice grammar together with vocabulary learn a few words at a time and practice them It’s important to learn both formal and informal English look words up in the dictionary and make a note of the most useful ones

  8. Make the Dialogue:

  9. How long have you been learning English? • I've been learning it for seven years. • What do you like most of all? • I like speaking most of all, but I enjoy reading too. • What do you do to improve your speaking skills? • We make up dialogues and discuss different things. • What is the most difficult thing for you? • It is listening. I sometimes can't get the idea of what I hear. • Don't be upset! It takes a lot of time to improve your listening skills. • Yes, I know it takes a lot of practice. • And remember you should do something after classes to better your English. • I know that. I watch a lot of films and cartoons in English.

  10. Why Do You Study English?

  11. Why do you learn English? The results are: • For future profession - 67% • For fun and pleasure - 30% • For communication and corresponding with friends abroad -30% • For listening to popular music groups - 25% • For watching satellite programs - 23% • For exploring Internet - 19% • Because teachers force me - 19% • I am at a loss to answer - 6%

  12. It’s Interesting to Know!

  13. One billion people use some English every day

  14. Half the world's telephones ring in English-speaking countries. 60% of all international telephones calls are made in English

  15. 80% of all information in the world’s computer is in English

  16. Over half the world's 10 000 newspapers are in English.

  17. 157 coun­tries use English for Air Traffic Control

  18. 75 % of the world's letters, faxes and postcards are in English.

  19. LEARNING ENGLISH

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