1. Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Zdeňka Hrstková. Slezské gymnázium, Opava, příspěvková organizace. Vzdělávací materiál byl vytvořen v rámci OP VK 1.5 – EU peníze středním školám. Learning English VY_32_INOVACE_150207 22. dubna 2013

2. Starter Try to make a list of things that may help you learn a foreign language: Put these suggestions in order from the most useful one to the least useful.

3. Listening You are going to listen to 2 people who are discussing things that hepled them learn English. http://elllo.org/english/1151/T1189-Jana- Learning.html Listen and decide whether the following statements are true or false.

4. 1.Peter's teacher was interesting and not very strict. 2.Peter thought that he would never be able to speak as well as his teacher. 3.Peter's motivation to read in English was to learn some new words. 4.Peter hated the idea that there were books he couldn't read in his house. 5.Jana started learning English because she had a lot of time and needed a new hobby. 6.Peter used to do English homework for his classmates. 7.Both Peter and Jana used to have inspiring English teachers. 8.Peter's English friends refused to speak any other language than English to him to improve his skills. 9.Jana thinks that talking to native speakers is the best way of getting better at English.

5. What do you remember? Can you remember everything that Jana and Peter considered helpful? Compare their suggestions with yours. How many matches did you get?

6. Vocabulary – match with examples 1.Simile 2.Idiom 3.Phrasal verb 4.Proverb 5.Collocation 6.Synonyms 7.Opposites 8.Quotation 9.Overstatement 10.Understatement „To be or not to be, that is the question.“ Jack is really into football. As usual, she asked millions of questions. Nothing is just black and white. She was on cloud number nine. John left us yesterday. The funeral is on Friday. What is your biggest achievement or success? He was hungry as a wolf. Let sleeping dogs lie. Stop making noise and start doing your homework.

7. Can you say the Czech counterparts of these proverbs? 'Every cloud has a silver lining' 'Out of the frying pan into the fire' 'Don't look a gift horse in the mouth' 'The grass is always greener on the other side‚ 'Don't cross your bridges before you come to them' 'Where there's a will, there's a way' 'The best advice is found on the pillow' 'You can't judge a book by its cover' 'Birds of a feather flock together' 'The way to a man's heart is through his stomach'

8. Can you complete these idioms with one word? Y ou’ve hit the nail on the..................... I think it is time to call it a......................... I am afraid hip-hop isn’t my cup of............. Break a................. in tonight’s performance. My new car cost me an............. and a................. He is feeling rather.................... these days. I decided to tell a......................... lie. It’s raining....................... and......................... She had.......................... in her stomach before the job interview. We need to tighten our................... and start saving some money. blue – head – belts – arm – tea – leg – leg – white – butterflies – dogs – day – cats

9. Speaking How do you learn English vocabulary? What is the most difficult thing about English grammar? Is a good teacher necessary to get you interested in a subject? Do you try to read in English? Do you have any foreign friends? Which English-speaking country would you choose for work or studies? Why?