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Read, think and answer. Discuss with a partner.

1    What's your favourite school subject? Why?

2    What languages can you speak?

3    Who's your English teacher?

4    Where do you do your English homework?

5    What is your favourite part of an English lesson: reading, listening, writing or speaking?

Tick (V) the things you do.

read in English listen to English write in English speak English learn and remember new vocabulary

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Where students share ideas!

We learn English at school. This can help us speak to other people in English. How can we be GOOD learners of English? Here are five top tips!

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I read in English. I read comics in English. Comics are good because they are short and they ⁱve got pictures. I think reading helps me learn new words and phrases.

I watch TV in English, When I watch TV in English, I can also put on English subtitles so I can read what they say, tom This helps me understand more.

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I've got an English pen pal, a friend I write to. Every month I write letters to him in English and he writes letters to me He's a friend of my family. He lives in England.

I listen to music in English. There is lots of pop music in

English and I like pop music. I listen to music on my way to school in my wheelchair. Sometimes, I read the words and listen, too. And I usually sing in English!

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At home, I do my English homework in my bedroom. My brothers and sisters speak and watch

TV in the living room, so I can'twork in the living room. When I do homework, I stop and take a break every 15 minutes.

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Read the messages again Read the sentences below and tick (V ) or cross

To bea good English learner, you can

1                    read in English.

2                    listen to your own language. 3 write to an English friend.

4                     , dance to English pop music,

5                     learn the words to English pop music.

6                     watch TV when you do your homework.

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Make phrases. Match the verbs 1—5 to the words a-e. Look at the messages again to check.

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Label the picture. Use the phrases from Exercise 5.

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Listen to people talking about learning English. Answer a, b or c.

What does Pablo want help with? a reading in English b learning vocabulary in English c doing English homework

Listen again. Under!ine the suggestions you hear.

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Complete the sentences in the Useful Langu age box. Use the phrases below. Listen again and check,

• put words on things learning words in groups is making vocabulary cards

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put the words in order, use the Useful Language box above.

1     vocabulary / having/ notebook / What/ a / about / ?

2     dictionary / good / a / is / using/ idea / a

3     word / You I a/ sentence / in / write / the / can