Grammar Expansion: Functional usage of the tenses revised in communication.
D. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Perfect):
I finished (finish) school last year and now I ____ (be) a first year student at the university. I _____ (choose) economics as my future field of occupation for I ____ (be interested) on economics since my school years. To enter the Department of Economics I ______ (have to study) a lot at school and _____ (have to take) entrance exams which _____ (be) very challenging.
Now I really _____ (enjoy) being a student. Students’ life ______ (appear) very exiting although it _____ (be) not easy to combine studies with social activities at the university. I ____ (already become) a member of a students’ club and as I____ (be keen) on sports since childhood I ____ (take part) in different sports competitions. Recently I _____ (just win) a football competition with my university team.
I _____ (always be) an industrial person and hope to be able to take great challenges in my life.
What challenges in your life influenced your choices in terms of future profession, field of occupation, personal interests and social activities? Expand on these factors.
E. In pairs ask each other questions about your students’ life. Report your findings to the group.
V. Listening. Learning English as a second language.
Visithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohJCdihPWqc , watch the video and answer the following questions:
1. Why do we need to learn English?
2. What are the main rules of learning any language in general and the English in particular?
3. What does the proverb “no pain … no gain” mean?
4. What are the main strategies of learning a language?