An essay

A: Hello, Max!

B: Hi, Jane. What are you doing?

A: I am getting ready for my English lessons now.

B: Do you have a lot to do?

A: Oh, yes. I should read the text and do some exercises.

B: Is that all?

A: No, I should learn all these words for the next lesson. And what about you?

B: Well, I have only one task - to write an essay.

A: What is the theme?

B: “Is it difficult for me to learn English?”

A: Oh, it is an interesting task. What are you going to write about?

B: I don’t know what to write exactly. Can you help me?

A: Ok. What do you usually do at the English lessons?

B: Well, we read the texts, do different exercises and learn grammar.

A: Is it difficult for you?

B: It’s hard to say. I think yes, but I learn a lot of new words and it is interesting for me to read English texts. Also I like to do grammar exercises.

A: Do you listen to English cassettes?

B: Sure, and even watch video.

A: Is it difficult for you?

B: Yes, it is. But we learn to pronounce words and phrases correctly.

A: What else do you do at the lessons?

B: We make dialogues with each other and learn to ask questions and to communicate.

A: So, is it difficult for you to learn English?

B: Yes, it is. But it is a pleasure for me to learn English.

A: So if you write about that, you will get a good mark, I think.

Задание 7. Прочитайте диалог еще раз. Согласитесь или нет со следующими высказываниями.

1. Jane is doing her home task for the English lesson.

2. She can’t help Max to write an essay.

3. At the English lessons Max reads texts, does different exercises, listens to English cassettes and watches video.

4. It is not difficult for him to learn English.

5. He likes to learn English.

Задание 8. Прочитайте диалог еще раз и расскажите о том, как Макс изучает английский язык.

Задание 9. Прочитайте диалог еще раз и разыграйте его с партнерами.

Задание 10. Расспросите вашего друга о том, как он изучает английский язык.

- Does he like to learn English?

- Why does he learn English?

- What does he do at the English lessons?

- How long does it take him to do homework?

- What is he good at?

Следующие слова и выражения помогут вам:

to be interested in a high level of knowledge to speak to foreigners to communicate with other people to learn new words to answer the teacher's questions to make up dialogues to do grammar exercises

to speak on different topics to discuss books, foreign films to translate from English into Russian it takes me ... to get ready for to be good (not bad) at ... to work hard at

Задание 11. Основываясь на информации, полученной из задания 10, расскажите о том, как ваш друг изучает английский язык.

Задание 12. Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык.

1. Я учусь на первом курсе университета. 2. Мы изучаем английский язык с самого начала. 3. Мне не требуется много вре­мени, чтобы сделать домашнюю работу. 4. Я собираюсь сдавать экзамен по английскому языку на втором курсе. 5. Мне трудно изучать английский язык, но очень интересно. 6. Я думаю, что менеджеру компании очень важно знать иностранный язык.

Задание 13. Напишите о том, как вы учите английский язык.

Задание 14. Прочитайте текст № 1 из сборника дополнительных текстов и ответьте на вопросы:

1. Is it easy to learn foreign languages?

2. When did you begin learning English?

3. What was the process of learning?

4. How long did it take you to get ready for your English lesson?

5. Can you speak English well?

6. How can you improve your English?

7. Can you read English books in the original?

8. Have you got any English books and dictionaries at home?

9. Why do you want to learn English?

Задание 15. Прочитайте текст № 2 из сборника дополнительных текстов и ответьте на вопросы:

1. Is learning a foreign language an easy thing?

2. How does the writer's experience of learning the language compare with yours?