Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at

primary school rather than secondary school. Do the advantages of this outweigh the

disadvantages?

Traditionally, children have begun studying foreign languages at secondary

school, but………introducing…………………… giới thiệu them earlier is recommended
by some…………educationalists………………………… nhà giáo dục học. This policy
has been ………………………….áp dụng, thực hiện by some…………educational
authorities……………………. chính quyền giáo dục or individual schools, with both
positive and negative………out come……………………… kết quả.

The obvious argument in its favour is that young children…………………………….. bắt

đầu học languages much more easily than teenagers. Their brains are
still……………………. học, hiểu to ………achiveable……………… đạt
được their………mother tongue…………………. tiếng mẹ đẻ,
which…………………… làm cho dễ dàng learning another language, and unlike……
adolescents…………….. thanh thiếu niên, they are not………………….. hạn
chế by……self conciousness……………….. sự tự ý thức.

The greater………flexible………….. sự linh hoạt of the ………………primary

timetable…………… thời khóa biểu của tiểu học allows for more frequent, shorter
sessions and for ……a play-centred approach……………………… cách tiếp cận lấy trò
chơi làm trung tâm, thus maintaining learners’ ……enthusiasm………………… sự hăng
hái and …………progress………………….. sự tiến triển. Their………………command
of the language………………… sự làm chủ ngôn ngữ in later life will benefit from
this sự tiếp cận sớm, while learning other languages subsequently will be easier for
them. They may also……gain a better understanding of………………………’’’ hiểu
biết rõ hơn về other cultures.

here are, however, some disadvantages. Primary school teachers are ………………
generalists……………. người bao hàm, and may not have the necessary language skills
themselves. If…………specialists………………………. chuyên gia have to be brought
in to…………deliver…………………….. truyền đạt these sessions, the flexibility
referred to above is…………diminished………………… giảm bớt. If primary language
teaching is not tiêu chuẩn hóa, secondary schools could be faced with a great variety of
levels in different languages within their………………intake……………….. lượng
thông tin lấy vào, resulting in a classroom experience which………………undoes the early
gain……………………………… hoàn trả lại những gì đã nhận được. There is no
advantage if enthusiastic primary pupils become…………
demotivated………………………. nhụt chí, giảm bớt động lực as soon as they change
schools. However, these issues can be…………………pick up……………… chỉ ra,
nhắm vào strategically within the policy adopted.

Anything which encourages language learning benefits society culturally and economically,
and early exposure to language learning……………contributes………… đóng góp to
this. Young children’s…………innate abilities………… khả năng bẩm sinh should be…
harnessed……………. khai thác to make these benefits more………
achiveable…………….. có thể đạt được.

Task 2: Luyện viết câu

1. traditionally / , / child / have / begin / study / foreign / language / at / secondary / school / , /
but / introduce / them / earlier / be / recommend / by / some / educationalist / .
Traditionally, the child have begun studying a foreign language at secondary school,but
introducing them earlier is recommended by some educationalists

2. this / policy / have / be / adopt / by / some / educational / authority / or / individual /

school / , / with / both / positive / and / negative / outcome / .

This policy has been adopted by some educational authorities or individual schools,with both
positive and negative outcomes.

3. the / obvious / argument / in / it / favour / be / that / young / child / pick / up / language /

much / more / easily / than / teenager / .

the obvious argument in it’s favour is that young children pick up a language much more
easily than teenagers

4. their / brain / be / still / program / to / acquire / their / mother / tongue / , / which /

facilitate / learn / another / language / , / and / unlike / adolescent / , / they / be / not / inhibit /
by / self-consciousness / .

Their brain are still programmed to acquire their mother tongue,which facilitates learning
another language,and unlike the adolescent, they are not inhibited by self –consciousness.

5. the / great / flexibility / of / the / primary / timetable / allows / for / more / frequent / , /
short / session / and / for / a / play-centred / approach / , / thus / maintain / learner / ’ /
enthusiasm / and / progress / .

The great flexibility of the primary timetable allows for more frequent , short session and for
a play centred approach,thus maintain to learner enthusiasm and progress

6. their / command / of / the / language / in / late / life / will / benefit / from / this / early /
exposure / , / while / learn / other / language / subsequently / will / be / easy / for / them / .

Their command of the language in the late life will benefit from this early exposure,while
learning other languages subsequently will be easy for them.
7. they / may / also / gain / a / good / understanding / of / other / culture / .
there / be / , / however / , / some / disadvantage / .

they may also gain a good understanding of other cultures there are,however there are some
disadvantages

8. primary / school / teacher / be / generalist / , / and / may / not / have / the / necessary /
language / skills / themselves / .

primary school teachers be generalists and may not have the necessary language skills by
themselves.

9. if / specialist / have / to / be / bring / in / to / deliver / these / session / , / the / flexibility /

refer / to / above / be / diminish / .

if the specialist have to brought to deliver of these sessions,the flexibility refer to above will
be diminished

10. if / primary / language / teaching / be / not / standardise / , / secondary / school / could / be

/ face / with / a / great / variety / of / level / in / different / language / within / their / intake / , /
result / in / a / classroom / experience / which / undo / the / early / gain / .

if primary language teaching is not standardised,secondary school could be faced with a great
variety of the level in different languages within their intake ,result in a classroom,experience
which undo the early gain.

11. there / be / no / advantage / if / enthusiastic / primary / pupil / become / demotivated / as /

soon / a / they / change / school / .

there are no advantage if enthusiastic primary pupils become dimotivated as soon as they
change their school

12. however / , / these / issue / can / be / address / strategically / within / the / policy / adopt / .

however,these issuea can be addressed strategically within the policy adopted

13. anything / which / encourage / language / learn / benefit / society / culturally / and /
economically / , / and / early / exposure / to / language / learn / contributes / to / this / .

anything which are encourage language learning benefits society culturally and
economically,and early exposure to language learning for contributes to this.

14.young / child / ’ / s / innate / ability / should / be / harness / to / make / these / benefit /

more / achievable / .

\young child’s who innate ability should be harnessed to make these benefits more
achievalbe