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    The document provides advice and exercises from a 1950s English course book. It includes sections on language skills, question forms, relationships, and talking about yourself. The exercises cover topics like using the right words to complete sentences about language learning strategies, identifying and correcting errors in sample questions, rearranging letters to identify types of relationships, and completing conversational exchanges.

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    LOOKBACK

    LANGUAGE

    I- Read the advice from a 1950´s English course book. Complete the sentence ith
    the words in the box.

    Foreign strategy jargon bilingual skill


    mother tongue

    Native speakers fluency slang accuracy

    1. U sing the right method, __skill__ in the target language is possible after just a
    few weeks.

    2. Students should talk with _native__ __speakers__ only. Exposure to other


    learners will result in ne errors.

    3. To improve ____slang____, the students should copy out several pages from
    the textbook every day.

    4. The student´s biggest problem is translating every Word of English into his
    ___mother____ __tongue___.

    5. The best __strategy__ is for the student to imitate the recordings for an hour at a
    time.

    6. It is unnecessary to learn __foreign__ words unless learner needs them for a


    specific job.

    7. It is impossible to become __bilingual__ unless the second language was learnt


    in childhood.

    8. Students should avoid ___jargon___ because it isn`t proper English.

    9. The ____accuracy____ student needs to be corrected every time he makes a


    mistake.
    QUESTION FORMS

    II- Find and correct the mistakes in the questions below. Four of the questions are
    correct.

    1. When you started studying English?

    2. Who did helped you to learn English?

    3. What annoys you about your job or your studies?

    4. Did you to learn to anything important at school?

    5. Do you be enjoy learning languages?

    6. In your job or studies, is there anything you are not happy with?

    7. When you imagine the perfect career, what do you think of?

    8. What keeps you awake at night?

    1. When you started to study English?

    2. Who helped you to learn English?

    4. Did you learn anything important at school?

    5. Do you be enjoyed learning languages?

    RELATIONSHIPS

    III- Put the letters in the correct order to find the names of twelve types of people.

    1. tomdogher-godmother

    2. niface- fiance

    3. ilupp-pupil

    4. nraterp-partner

    5. ceanife-fiancee

    6. breemm-member
    7. stamcasel-classmate

    8. dethagorf-godfather

    9. sobs-boss

    10. emeyloep-employee

    11. trenom-mentor

    12. maatteme-teammate

    TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF

    IV- Complete the conversations. Write an expression from the box in the correct
    place in the sentence.

    Query about like to to say you about I ask thing I`d

    1. A: I have a Query about the class. Do I have to bring a pen?

    B: No, it`s a computer class.

    2. A: Could to say a question? Where does the tennis class meet?

    B: At the tennis courts.

    3. A: I`d have I`m not sure you`re qualified. I ask why should we employ you for the
    library position?

    B: Because I`m good with children and animals.

    4. A: There are a couple of things I`d like to ask. Firstly, can you work on
    Saturdays?

    B: Is that at the weekend?

    5. A: One like to say you about is that you look good for your age. How old are
    you?

    B: Thirty.

    6. A: Can thing I`d Iask your latest film, Philadelphia? Where is it set?

    B: In Philadelphia.

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