GUESSING WORD 1. You can use it when you go abroad 2. It is one of your subjects. 3. It is an international language What is it? IT IS ENGLISH Lesson 4: Reading Practice I. New words + Living language : ( it is still in use) + rank (v): Ex: This week our class ranks the second + Approximately (adv): = about + Periodical (n): newspapers and magazines + Official (adj): + Commerce (n): + Phonetic (adj): + Distinctive (adj) = differrent + Aspect (n): + Mother tongue = the 1 st language Ex: Vietnamese is the 1 st language Chính thức Thương mại Thuộc ngữ âm Khía cạnh Revision -Matching english 1- living language 2- rank 3- periodical 4- official 5- mother tongue 6- approximately 7- commerce 8- aspect 9- distinctive 10- phonetic vietnamese a. Tạp chí xb định kỳ b. chính thức c. Khoảng, xấp xỉ d. Xếp hạng e. khía cạnh f. Tiếng mẹ đẻ g. Thương mại h. Thuộc ngư âm i. Sinh ng j. Khác biệt Lesson 4: Reading Practice Revision -Matching 1- living language i. Sinh ngữ 2- rank d. xếp hàng 3- periodical a. tạp chí xb định kỳ 4- official b. Chính thức 5- mother tongue f. Tiêng mẹ đẻ 6- approximately c. khoảng, xấp xỉ 7- commerce g. Thương mại 8- aspect e. Khía cạnh 9- distinctive 10- phonetic h.thuộc ngữ âm j. sự khác biệt 1-i 2-d 3-a 4-b 5-f 6-c 7-g 8-e 9- j 10-h I. NEW WORDS Lesson 4: Reading Practice In the world today, there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is by far the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China. Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first language. About the same number use it as a second language. It is the English language that is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music.75% of the world’s mail is in English, 60% of the world’s radio station broadcast in English and more than half of the world’s periodicals are printed in English. It is the English language that is used as an official language in 44 countries, and as the language of bussiness,commerce and technology in many others. English is now an effective medium of international communication.However,it is the written English, which is not systematically phonetic,that causes difficulties to foreigners. A number of world varieties of English exist: British, American, Caribbean, West African, East African, Indian, South- East Asian, Australasian among others, having distinctive aspects of pronunciation and usage, by which they are recognized. I.NEWWORDS II. READING Lesson 4: Reading Practice 1. Match the following ideas with each paragraph A. E, an effective medium of international communication B. The rank of E as the mother tongue C. The varieties of English D. The role of English 2. How many living language are there in the world ? 3. How many people speak E as their 1 st language? 4. Is Chinese an international language? Why or Why not? 5. Which language is used as an official language in 44 countries ? 6. What causes difficulties to foreigners ? 7. How many people speak E as their 2 nd language ? 8. In what field is English used ? NOTE : Short answer I. New wo rd s II. READING 1. Match the following ideas with each paragraph A. E, an effective medium of international communication B. The rank of E as the mother tongue C. The varieties of English D. The role of English 2. How many living languages are there in the world ? 3. How many people speak E as their 1 st language? 4. Is Chinese an international language? Why or Why not? 5. Which language is used as an official language in 44 countries ? 6. What causes difficulties to foreigners ? 7. How many people speak E as their 2 nd language ? 8. In what fields is English used ? Para : 3 Para: 1 Para : 4 Para: 2 5,000 to 6,000 Approximately 350 No, it isn’t. Because it is little used outside China. English Written English Approximately 350 Business, commerce and technology in many others Lesson 4: Reading Practice II. Reading I. NEW WORDS Iii . home wo rk Learn by heart the new words Read the reading fluently and translate into Vietnamese Prepare new lesson . phonetic h.thuộc ngữ âm j. sự khác biệt 1-i 2-d 3- a 4-b 5-f 6-c 7-g 8-e 9- j 10-h I. NEW WORDS Lesson 4: Reading Practice In the world today, there are. Revision -Matching english 1- living language 2- rank 3- periodical 4- official 5- mother tongue 6- approximately 7- commerce 8- aspect 9- distinctive 1 0- phonetic