Primero lee las preguntas,
después escucha el
listening
y
contesta.
1. How old was Emilio when he first started studying English?
2. Does Emilio like reading English?
3. How many months did Emilio study English in an academy?
4. Does he like languages?
5. Does Emilio use a dictionary?
Ahora, unas preguntas un poco más
difíciles.
1. Does Emilio speak English with a lot of people?
2. What did he do when he was twenty-eight?
3. What method does Emilio use to keep in touch with English?
4. What does Emilio do when he sees a word, or an expression, he doesn't
understand?
5. Why do you think Emilio advises students to read about things they
are interested in?
¿Podrías
identificar las palabras que faltan?
- Hello Emilio, welcome to Mansion Ingles. Can you tell me
Emilio, how long have you been studying English?
- Erm.. hello well..erm..I’m.. I’ve been
English from..from I was..er.. thirteen years old, but..er..there is a..a great
gap until I …er.. resumed studying English when I was twenty-eight I took
..er..err.. some classes again, and ..er.. from..from..this time I’ve been
studying..er…by my… by myself.
- I see, and how have you to learn? What
systems have you used?
- Well, I…I’ll…I like to..to read..er.. in fact it’s very difficult
to..to..find..er.. people that..er..er.. could …find people that ..er..er..could
speak..er..with me, so I…I try to..to read and to…to watch T.V.
- Have you any formal courses?
- Well yes, as I told you before, I have taken..er..during three
months..er..a short..er..er.. short period I think studying English in a
academy.
- It must have been very difficult learning..er…by yourself so many
years.
- , that’s…that’s true, but I..I…am very
interesting in..in..the English language. I find it..er…er…quite…er interesting
for me and, well I like languages.
- And what do you do to keep in touch with English, to keep in contact
with the language?
- Well, I..I..I..mm.. I live with my..my ears open, and..erm..I try
to..to..to watch every.. every advice..and…or every…every sentence I see in
and..erm..and I try to..to watch T.V., or see or
videos or something...well, this is my method.
- I see, and how do you learn vocabulary, Emilio?
- Well, this is curious, but ..be..because as I told you before,
I..I..like to..to read and when I find a new ,
and..er..I..I.try to..to..erm..to see th..this new word, and I..I go to the
dictionary. I look..I look up the..the word or expression and I try to..to keep
it..err.. very… an..and several times..er.. because..erm.. sometimes you need to
go to the dictionary..er.. several times, not only once.
- I see, and finally Emilio, do you have any
for people who are studying with Mansion Ingles?
- Well, my advice will be..er.. to be very very
on..on English and…and ..th..th..look for the..the
themes you are interested of, and…er…not to stop…mm… sometimes it’s..er..due to
the..the..the themes, not the English, so you have to look your…your own
subjects, the subject that you are interested. This is my advice.
- That’s very helpful. Thank you very much for your time.