Why Are You Learning English?

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Intermediate

Learning Objectives

In this lesson you will:

Improve your ability to talk about learning English.

Exercise 1

Warm-up

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor. If you don't know a word, ask your tutor to read the definition and example sentence.

reading

Noun

writing

Noun

speaking

Noun

listening

Noun

vocabulary

Noun

grammar

Noun

pronunciation

Noun

spelling

Noun

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor which of the vocabulary items you usually practice in your English lessons and which you don't usually practice.

For example:

"I usually practice reading in my English lessons."

"I don't usually practice spelling in my English lessons."

Exercise 2

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor. If you don't know a word, ask your tutor to read the definition and example sentence.

fun

Adjective

boring

Adjective

difficult

Adjective

easy

Adjective

hard

Adjective

tiring

Adjective

useful

Adjective

dull

Adjective

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor which of the vocabulary items are positive and which are negative.

"Fun is positive."

"Boring is negative."

Can you think of any more words to describe learning English? If so, tell your tutor! If not, go to the next exercise.

Exercise 3

More Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these phrases with your tutor.

to meet new people
to get a better job
to make money
to make my parents happy
because it is interesting
because it is a company requirement
because I want to travel

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor which of the items on the list are reasons for learning English, which are reasons for teaching English, and which can be both.

For example:

"To meet new people is a reason for learning English."

"To make money is a reason for teaching English."

Exercise 4

Dialogue

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor, then answer the questions.

	Teacher Why are you learning English, Haruto?
	Haruto I'm learning English to meet new people. Also, to make my parents happy!
	Teacher What do you like about learning English?
	Haruto Well, I like speaking English. I also like practicing pronunciation. But there are some things I don't like. I don't like learning English grammar at all. It's very boring and difficult.
	Teacher What else do you find difficult about English?
	Haruto I think learning English vocabulary is difficult and tiring. I think writing is difficult, too. And boring!
	Teacher What do you find easy about learning English?
	Haruto I find listening easy. Speaking is easy, too. What do you like about teaching English?
	Teacher I like speaking with my students.

Check Your Understanding

Why is Haruto learning English?

Does Haruto like learning English grammar?

What does Haruto find easy about learning English?

Exercise 5

Complete the Sentence

Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence, then read it aloud.

Why are you English?

A.
learning
B.
learn
C.
learns

Why you teaching English?

A.
are
B.
do
C.
is

What do you about learning English?

A.
likes
B.
like
C.
liking

I don't like .

A.
write
B.
writes
C.
writing

What do you difficult about learning English?

A.
find
B.
finding
C.
finds

I think vocabulary is easy.

A.
learns
B.
learn
C.
learning

Practicing English pronunciation tiring and difficult.

A.
are
B.
is
C.
be

I learning English is easy.

A.
thinking
B.
think
C.
thinks

Exercise 6

Fill in the Blanks

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor and fill in the blanks. You will be Ling.

	Teacher Why are you learning English?
	Ling I'm (1) English to meet new people and to get a better(2).
	Teacher What do you like about learning English?
	Ling I really (3) learning the grammar. It's interesting and useful.
	Teacher What do you find difficult about learning English?
	Ling I find English spelling and pronunciation really (4).
	Teacher What do you find easy?
	Ling I think learning grammar is (5). How about you? (6) are you teaching English?
	Teacher I'm teaching English to make some money and meet new people.