Preparing to learn

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LESSON 1

PREPARING TO LEARN. 
The results of the lesson 
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The situations in which you need English 
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The language skills you need in different situatios 
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Which skills you need to improve most 
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Styles of learning 
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Organizing your time 
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Remembering, forgetting and reviewing 
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Learning strategies and learning resources 
Activity 1
Read and learn the words of the text.
Learning styles
Each of use has a different personality. Our personality affects the way we act, 
the way we talk, and even the way we dress. It also affects the way we learn. Because we have 
different personalities we learn in different ways. Psychologists say that there are five main 
styles of learning. 
Visual learning style
If your learning style is visual you learn well from seeing words in books, 
newspapers and magazines and on the blackboard. You prefer to see and read information rather 
than to hear it, and you don`t need a lot of oral (spoken) explanation. You take notes of lectures 
and talks and from library books if you want to remember more. 
Auditory learning style 
If your style is auditory, you prefer hearing words spoken to reading 
them on a page. You may remember information better if you read aloud. You like doing oral 
exercises in class and listening to tapes and lectures. You also enjoy taking part in discussions. 
Physical learning style
People who have a physical learning style learn best when they are 
doing something active and physical. They remember information well if they are using their 
hands and bodies as well as their minds. They like to do role-play in the classroom and enjoy 
acting out situations and dialogues.
Group learning style
Some people dislike working alone and learn more easilywhen they study 
with others. They like groupwork and pairwork and they remember information better when they 
have other people to discuss it with. 
Individual learning style
If you have an individual learning style you learn better when you 
work alone. You anjoy private study and may dislike groupwork. You understand and remember 
information better without others around you.To be successful, a learner needs to be able to 
learn in several different ways. So although you may prefer one learning style to another, you 
will probably learn best if you can use a mixture of styles. 

Activity 2
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Divide these verbs into two groups:
 
Group 1 (verbs which show positive feelings) 
Group 2 (verbs which show negative feelings) 

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Can`t stand …… 2…….. like ……..1……. hate ………………. Don`t like …………. Love 
…………. Prefer ………….. detest ………….. enjoy ……………. Don`t mind
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Activity 3
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Working with words. 
 
Below is a list of words from the text (line numbers in brackets) connected with language 
learning. See if you can match them with the definitions on the right.
Dialogues 
written record of the main ideas from a text or lecture 
Pairwork 
talking about a particular topic 
Private study
conversation 
Discussions
acting out scenes and situations 
Situations 
formal talks given by teachers
Groupwork 
speaking practice
Role-play 
working with a partner 
Lectures 
things that happen in real life ( eg. at the doctor`s) 
Oral exercises
working alone 
Notes
working with a few others