Speaking topic 7

What sort of life do you think a child film star has? And a celebrity in general? Do you admire any? Are they good role models?

Study skills: COGNATES AND FALSE FRIENDS

True cognates and false friends

Many words in a foreign language will be similar to words in a language you already know. Sure, some of these will be 'false friends', such as English  `eventually´ (meaning 'finally') and Spanish  'eventualmente' (meaning `by chance´). But most cognates - words that look similar in two different languages - are real friends. That means that to remember them all you need is see the similarity with the other word you already know.

The more you study languages, the more attractive it will be to notice these hidden similarities and to use them to recall new foreign language words.

Cognates: words with the same meaning which derive from the same word, e.g. nuit, notte, noche, nacht, night, noite or stella, estel, star, estrella

False friends: pairs of words in two languages that look or sound similar, but differ in meaning.

e.g. :   actual (real, true) ≠ `actual´; carpet ≠ carpeta

Workbook -unit 6

Sample composition: A news report for the school magazine

WORKBOOK -unit 7

Activity correction pg 40 act 4

1.       Because it´s the world´s only rotating boat lift. It makes it possible for boats to travel from the North Sea to the Atlantic ocean.

2.       It lifts boats from the Union Canal to the Froth and Clyde canal.

3.       She wants to be a sports photographer.

4.       So she can get all the Wheel in her photo.

5.       Because she´s doing silly things and she can´t get a good picture.

6.       Because he wants to see the photos of himself.

IRREGULAR VERBS-3

bear

become

burst

can

deal

forbid

forgive

freeze

get

hang

hold

lead

light

mean

meet

pay

put

ride

ring

say

sell

sleep

smell

teach

tell

think

wear

write