Lang1. Learning on my own: A broad scope Lang 1.1. The venture of vocabulary learning GOAL.

To get new ideas while learning on my own. TASK1. Read the annex1 and underline the ideas you would like to adapt to your own learning. TASK2. Which is the first summary idea that comes to your mind after reading the text? ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ............................................. TASK3. In the text the four aspects of learning are mixed up. Copy three examples of each below. time: ......................... ......................... ......................... ..................................................................... language work: ......................... ......................... ......................... ............................................. emotional attachent ......................... ......................... ......................... ............................................. tasks management: ......................... ......................... ......................... ............................................. TASK4. On a scale of 1 to 7, how much do you agree with these statements you read in the text:
Books are better than ever. It takes longer than expected to become rid of those infamous mistakes. You already have a good bit of incentive if you're interested in going forward. You miss the fun and the rare experience of the foreign language if you limit yourself just to reading it. There is no reason why you can't learn a language on your own. There will be a time when you start feeling stuck on a plateau. Don't expect to be able to express yourself like a native. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 1-2-3-4-5-6-7

TASK6. A couple of items you read may be deserve some attention. Read these expanded passages of what you read. Have you been there?
Point 4. Maintaining motivation will be especially useful to you. So go for extensive use of the language you understand (that is, consuming films, comics, music, or whatever you fancy); as op-posite to get lost in intensive use of it (that is, studying the language: list of words, phrasal verbs).

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Point 5. It is important to learn to think in the language. So test yourself ten minutes taking notes of something you understand , both in audio or text, as you would do in your first language.

......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ............................................. TASK7. On a scale of 1 to 7, how enthusiastic you are to start something alike? Getting your hands on good language materials. Find topics that relate to your personal interests quickly. Make English another ambience language (Internet, MP3, dual TV or DVD). Learning on my own will be a challenging and exciting undertaking. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 1-2-3-4-5-6-7

Annex1. Setting off in a language venture

1. A language is like an ocean: it seems to go on forever. And it does. How far you go depends on your own goals. To be honest with you, it takes longer than expected to become rid of those infamous mistakes and successful enough in our favourite foreign language. The good news is that you don't have to feel alone in your learning. 2. There are some practical realities we take into account. We may have watches but we don not have time! Perhaps, quit sudokus or bonsai commitments. English is in the air. Make it another ambience language. Internet, MP3, dual TV or multilingual DVD are new realities we can not ignore. Books are better than ever (+ CD) and we can borrow from libraries of friends. If you decide to invest in some acquisitions, you can get good advice on what you can put your 120 euros. Your time is free and you can find ways to make the most of your personal study time. 3. Set yourself realistic goals. Don't expect to be able to express yourself like a native. Only when you've lived in a country for years and years will you start approximating what a real native speaker can do. The good news is that you don't have to be a native speaker. You are interested in the practical ability to communicate successfully in the language on those topics that relate to your personal (or professional) interests. So, find them quickly! What you must do is decide how proficient you want to be and how much time you can devote to that effort. You may find as you get into the language that you enjoy the experience so much that you're willing to invest even more time to it. That's great. In the end, practice is the single most important rule for making progress. Read practice = discipline here, please. If

(adapted from a text by G. Fuller) something goes wrong, perhaps change gear or change task. Do something else with English, just do it. 4. There is no reason why you can't learn a language on your own. It may be a heavy undertaking, but a challenging and exciting one. You'll just have to pay extra attention to the problems of keeping up your incentive and getting your hands on good language materials. A few words of caution as you set off on your language venture. You aren't going to be able to operate as well outside your classroom as you were in it. Here are a couple of things to be aware of. The problem of incentive.- Obviously, you already have a good bit of incentive if you're interested in going forward in these upperintermediate stage in our EOI on your own. You clearly know what you want: either you're planning to lead a trip, or to live in a foreign country, or to find another job. Or maybe you just have a lot of intellectual curiosity. There will be a time when you start feeling stuck on a plateau. Then you are going to need extra help in maintaining motivation, so extensive use of the language you understand (that is, consuming films, comics, music, or whatever you fancy) will be especially useful to you. As opposite to intensive use of it (that is, language). 5. I personally feel that you're missing a lot of the fun and the rare experience of the foreign language if you limit yourself just to reading it. But even if this is the case, it's still important to learn to think in the language. So test yourself ten minutes taking notes of something you understand at the same speed you do it in your native language. studying the

Language work-Unit3. One-trip living GOAL. To mark students examples who worked on vocabulary items and phrases according to their success. LANGUAGE STUDY
TASK1. Read the text one-trip LIVING and fill in

............................................................................ ........................................................................... ............................................................................ ........................................................................... ............................................................................ ........................................................................... ............................................................................ ........................................................................... ............................................................................ ........................................................................... ............................................................................ ........................................................................... ............................................................................ ........................................................................... ............................................................................ ........................................................................... TASK4. Have you ever done a similar piece of work?. Describe it. Was it successful? ............................................................................ ............................................................................ . ............................................................................ ........................................................................... FOLLOW UP. Visit the texts you read and enjoyed this term. Produce something similar (33 items) at the end of each unit. You may also bring it to the class. And share your one-trip learning on notetaking.

the table below

WORKING ON VOCABULARY/WORDS/PHRASES a.- work seems: b.- page organisation is: c.- language taken: . spontaneous and easy to follow / excessive / direct/ thoughtful / too elaborated /.. average / chaotic / . selective enough/ comes short or insuficient/

any other comment:

TASK2. Read the text one-trip living and fill in

the table below

Retell the CONTENT using his notes. How would you assess ? a.- my spoken work seemed: spontaneous /direct / thoughtful / . b.- Quantity of information taken: c.- Variety of language recycled: two much / precise / good enough / clearly short . new / interesting / dull .

any other comment: TASK3. Mark/underline 20 items (longer than ONE word) you would like to reuse in a summary of the text. Then, write a short summary. 70-WORD SUMMARY: ....................................................... ........................................................

Onetrip living
The product that most people throw out after using only once is packaging. This is not always true. The pottery or metal container used in most rural areas of the World today is a permanent and valuable item. Unless the container is accidentally broken, it lasts a lifetime, despite the many journeys from home to their destinations (be it market, farm or water well) and back. The growth of large cities and modern methods of food production changes all that. Because the food must be shipped from place to place while it is produced and because of the increased variety of foods available and the convenience of precooked meal, it is impossible for the consumer to collect many foods in their own containers. It costs a great deal to provide a new container each time we buy packaged milk, canned wine beer and other drinks. Yet for a number of reasons the trend towards one-trip bottles for all these items is in full swing. The case of the vanishing returnable soft-drink bottle shows how much these containers add to the rising tide of waste. Until the late 1950s, Americans had to borrow soft-drink bottles by paying a deposit each time they bought one. But several years later, soft-drink bottlers
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decided that it was more convenient for the customer to throw the bottle instead. One returnable bottle lasting 30 or more trips was replaced with 30 one-trip bottles or cans. Sales of soft drinks climbed and the container manufacturers smiled all the way to the bank. Glass companies gave soft-drink sellers a helping hand. A US company, Consumers Glass, made an arrangement with the bottler companies to reimburse them for much of the cost of one-trip bottles.
Other manufacturers have joined in promoting the throw-away spirit. The Aluminium Company of America announced that packages would soon replace pots and pans. Food packages were being designed with their own electric plugs. After you eat the food, you just throw away the pan with the messy camping bonfire old on grease. the last What can day about make with a a the holiday? You

disposable equipment that can now be purchased. In hospitals, there may well be a case on health grounds for disposable syringes. But isn't the use of one-trip sleeping bags and tents taking disposability too far?

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