@ a) choose the correcL *.ords

1 Buzan is iD farour ofmaking Lists/cannecting ideas.2 He is irispircd bv thc r'^y sport\ peopLe/.hildrenleat\.3 Buzan\ claims abont mfid nap. te .anvin.ing/ uncLear.a ChiLdreD are bcLicled to lea hest hy naking links/using

s tsruaDs approach is basaLl oi linguistic thea.y/what hebeLieves is self eident.

b) \vork in groups. Discuss these questions.

1 what i]rerhods do )ou use to record vocabulary?z H . ' , ' ' ' . . u . , J r r r r ' l r r a p . D u 1 " u . L r r r . 1 , 1

3 \\buld )ou col)sider using Lhis ncthod ifyou verele.rrning.r ne$ language? Wh) lA&y ror?

a) work in pairs. $'lut do )-ou drink nakes learningEnglish at an advanced level different from other levels?\\4rat do you nced to do in order to be successtul?

b) l-isten to N{ana Pia, an advanced Italianlearn€r of bnglish. Does she agree with what you saidir 4a)? Arswer these questions.

1 wlat did Mafia Pir do tirsl al elementdry lcvel. betorelearning gra'n.rlrr?

2 Whar does s}c sa) ale rhe adrantag* of rcacLingne$sfapers at i nrore ad\anccd levcl?

3 \\ihar dlsadlafrage does ft'adiru the classics lurc?a \\tnL helps hcr 11) kccp Lrp'Lo{atc $ith DeN language?s wlut has sirc Iound usctul rn order to unclcrstanil

diltercrtl Llpes of pronurciatronlb \ 1 , . r . . u r ' . u . l r . I ' a r ' t u r . r r ' n l ' n g

7 WhaL. lor her, is thc best wa) to pur into pra.tic.Lhe hnguagc you ve lcarnecl?

c) I i \ r , n ro Bnrcc ra l l . i | lg abour h i \ c \pcr icn.coflearning languages. According to Bluce, are thefollorving staternents tme or false?

1 Hc has learned lour iarguages, all leri succcssluLll2 He has nelcr likcd leafning langurgcs in a classroom.3 \\ihen )ou arc adunccd ir a l.rL1gu.rgc. you nee.L to be

4 Leaaring a lofeign lrngauge shouklnl tdk€ too loDg.s \iru shouldnl wol) abouL niakng mistakes wiren

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@ a) Listen again to Bnlce an.t answer these quesftns

1 what does Bfuce fca.L in a foreign langlLager2 ln \ahal $a)s does hc thDk reading helpsl3 Whar does he list€n to?a \\ihai does he sav about grammarls \\hal rcchrique does he lule for learning \ocabu1ary?

b) work in pairs. What do the words/phrases rllbold meanl

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c) $rorh in groups. Discuss these questions.

r What do bodr Maria and Bruce xgr.e onl2 Do you stronglt agree/disagree Nith anvthilg eilher

3 Do vou tlink, like Becketl, that somc people talen1ore tuccdom to express rbensclvcs in a foreignlanguage? Do \.ou feel likc a different person rvhenyou are speaking rnglishl

I ts a good idea

Thc n iah th ing . . .

It\ absolureLycsscDiuL to . . .

What l t l do is . . .

Whalerer )ou do.

@ ut t t"r . . a l i . r ol f ic areJ{n $hicl , vou.r i l l nee. lro i rnpro\e your fnAl i \1, . Pul r l 'cm in ordcr olrmponanc€ ror yor'.

b) Work jn groups and talk about hov you are goingto continu€ to improle your English outside thectassroom. Give advice to odrer people.

Take evel'opponunlty to .

Make sure ,vou

Tr) 10 avoi.l ... :

Thukng back, IwouLdnt l iavc . . .

Writing Extension

@ a) \ \ r i rc dn .rcr ion,plJ ' , l , { rhc ncyr l . q Inonrhr.gi ! , rng c\rmple\ ol l r , \ r ) t 'u Jrc going ro, o| | r inufto improve your English.

b) Compare your action plan sift other studenls'plans. Add any usefnl idca-s to vour plan.