Theme 12: Person & Society: Communication

Theme 12: PERSON & SOCIETY: COMMUNICATION (Jazyk ako dorozumievací prostriedok.)

8., 9. ROČNÍK

VOCABULARY

• communication, computer room, dictionary, English classroom, English speaking country, exam, grades, foreign language, have the chance, homework, map, language, lecture, lesson, lessons, library, marks, mistake, period/double period, subject, test, textbook, university, whiteboard

foreign languages: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Spanish

Verbs: - be good/poor/bad at, be interested in

• cheat, choose, communicate, do homework, examine, improve, learn, listen, make a project, pass / fail an exam / a test, pay attention to, practise, read, revise, say,

speak, spell, start/finish lesson, study, take / sit an exam, talk, teach, tell, understand, write

CONVERSATION STARTERS:

1. What comes to mind when you hear the word “English”?
2. What is your favourite foreign language?
3. What foreign language are you the best at?
4. Are you interested in English?
5. Are you good or poor at English?
6. Do you enjoy studying English?

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS:

1. Do you think you have a good education?
2. In which country do you think you can receive the best education of English?
3. What’s the most important thing you learn English at school?
4. Do you think English is a difficult language to learn?

1. Did you have to learn English yesterday? Why?
2. Have you ever spoken English on the phone?
3. What is your favourite way to practice your English?
4. Why are you learning English?
5. How do you use the Internet to learn English?
6. What is your favourite way to practise your English?
7. Which country is the best place to study English?
8. Where could you practice your English?

ROLE PLAY:

A: You think speaking English language is one of the most important things for your future.

B: You think English isn’t very important for Slovak people.

A: You aren’t good at English. You have to improve English because you want to study abroad a lot.

B: You´re really excellent at English. You have learnt it in several ways.