2-“Talking About Languages”

Module 2, Unit 2 – “Talking About Languages”
Base Sentences – (166-180)

166 Do you speak English? คุณพูดภาษาอังกฤษได้หรือไม่?
167 Yes, a little. ใช่แล้วนิดหน่อย
168 Does your friend speak English? เพื่อนของคุณพูดภาษาอังกฤษได้หรือไม่?
169 Yes, he speaks English perfectly. ใช่เขาพูดภาษาอังกฤษได้อย่างสมบูรณ์แบบ
170 What’s his native language? ภาษาพื้นเมืองของเขาคืออะไร?
171 I don’t know what his native language is. ฉันไม่รู้ว่าภาษาพื้นเมืองเป็นภาษาใด
172 How many languages do you speak? คุณพูดภาษาอะไร?
173 My friend reads and writes several languages.
เพื่อนของฉันอ่านและเขียนภาษาต่างๆ
174 How well do you know French? คุณรู้จักภาษาฝรั่งเศสได้อย่างไร?
175 He speaks French with an American accent.
เขาพูดภาษาฝรั่งเศสด้วยสำเนียงอเมริกัน
176 My parents speak English fluently. พ่อแม่ของฉันพูดภาษาอังกฤษได้คล่อง
177 Mr. Jones can read French pretty well. นายโจนส์สามารถอ่านภาษาฝรั่งเศสได้สวยดี
178 Sometimes I make mistakes when I speak English.
บางครั้งฉันทำผิดพลาดเมื่อพูดภาษาอังกฤษ
179 I have a lot of trouble with pronunciation. ฉันมีปัญหาเกี่ยวกับการออกเสียงมาก
180 How is her accent in French? สำเนียงของเธอเป็นภาษาฝรั่งเศสอย่างไร?

Questions and Answers

1. JOHN: Do you speak English? GEORGE: Yes, a little. I speak a little English.
2. BILL: Does your friend speak English?
JOHN: Yes, he does. He speaks English perfectly.
3. BILL: What’s your friend’s native language?
JOHN: I don’t know what his native language is.
4. HELEN: How many languages do you speak?
MARTHA: I speak several languages.
5. FRED: Does your friend speak several languages?
ED: Yes, he does. He speaks four languages.
6. PAUL: Does your friend know several languages?
HENRY: Yes, he reads and writes three languages.
7. BILL: How well do you know French? JIM: I know French pretty well.
8. BETTY: Does Mr. Jones read French very well?
GEORGE: Yes, he can read French pretty well.
9. JACK: Do you make mistakes when you speak French?
JOHN: Yes, I do. Sometimes I make mistakes.
10. HARRY: Do you speak English very well?
GEORGE: I have a lot of trouble with pronunciation.
11. JOHN: How is Helen’s accent in French?
GEORGE: Her accent in French is very good.
12. BILL: What’s George’s native language? JOHN: His native language is French.
13. MARTHA: Do you know what Jack’s native language is?
HELEN: I think his native language is French.
14. FRED: How is my accent in French?
GEORGE: Your accent is very good. You speak French very well.
15. ED: How many languages does your friend speak?
JOHN: He speaks, reads and writes four languages.

Word/Phrase Substitution Drills

1a I don’t understand English. Do you speak English?
1b He doesn’t understand English. Do you speak English?
2a My friend doesn’t understand English. Do you speak Spanish?
2b My friend doesn’t speak English. Do you speak Spanish?
2c My friend doesn’t read English. Do you speak Spanish?
2d My friend doesn’t write English. Do you speak Spanish?
3a No, I don’t speak French.
3b No, we don’t speak French.
3c No, they don’t speak French.
3d No, he doesn’t speak French.
3e No, she doesn’t speak French.
3f No, Helen doesn’t speak French.
4a Does your friend speak English?
4b Does your friend speak German?
4c Does your friend speak Italian?
4d Does your friend speak Spanish?
5a He speaks French perfectly. That’s his native language.
5b He speaks Japanese perfectly. That’s his native language.
5c He speaks Chinese perfectly. That’s his native language.
5d He speaks Russian perfectly. That’s his native language.
6a What’s your friend’s native language? Is it Japanese?
6b What’s his native language? Is it Japanese?
6c What’s Helen’s native language? Is it Japanese?
6d What’s her native language? Is it Japanese?
6e What’s Helen and Bill’s native language? Is it Japanese?
6f What’s their native language? Is it Japanese?
7a I don’t know what his native language is . Do you know?
7b I don’t know what his native tongue is . Do you know?
7c I don’t know what his mother tongue is . Do you know?
8a How many languages do you speak?
8b How many languages do they speak?
8c How many languages does she speak?
8d How many languages does he speak?
8e How many languages does George speak?
9a My friend John Smith, reads and writes several languages.
9b My friend Bill Jones, reads and writes several languages.
9c My friend Mr. Green, reads and writes several languages.
10a How well do you know French? Do you speak it fluently?
10b How well do you know Greek? Do you speak it fluently?
10c How well do you know Arabic? Do you speak it fluently?
10d How well do you know Portuguese? Do you speak it fluently?
11a He speaks French with an American accent.
11b He speaks French with an Italian accent.
11c He speaks French with an Arabic accent.
11d He speaks French with a Japanese accent.
11e He speaks French with a Spanish accent.
11f He speaks French with a Greek accent.
11f He speaks French with a Spanish accent.
12a My parents speak English fluently.
12b My mother and father speak English fluently.
12c My mom and dad speak English fluently.
13a Mr. Jones can read French pretty well, can’t he?
13b Mr. Jones can read French very well, can’t he?
13c Mr. Jones can read French extremely well, can’t he?
13d Mr. Jones can read French exceptionally well, can’t he?
14a Sometimes I make mistakes when I speak English. Do you?
14b At times I make mistakes when I speak English. Do you?
14c Often I make mistakes when I speak English. Do you?
14d Once in a while I make mistakes when I speak English. Do you?
15a I have a lot of trouble with pronunciation. Do you?
15b I have a lot of trouble with spelling. Do you?
15c I have a lot of trouble with grammar. Do you?
15d I have a lot of trouble with reading. Do you?
15e I have a lot of trouble with writing. Do you?
16a I don’t have any trouble with spelling. I have trouble with pronunciation.
16b I don’t have a lot of trouble with spelling. I have trouble with pronunciation.
16c I don’t have much trouble with spelling.  I have trouble with pronunciation.
17a How is her accent in French? Is it very good?
17b How is her pronunciation in French? Is it very good?

Conversation

1. MR. GREEN: Do you speak Japanese, Mrs. Brown? MRS. BROWN: Yes, I do. I speak a little Japanese. MR. GREEN: Does your husband speak Japanese, too? MRS. BROWN: Yes, a little. Mr. Brown speaks a little Japanese. Brown MR. GREEN: How well do you know French, Mrs. Brown? MRS. BROWN: Pretty well. But I have a lot of trouble with spelling. MR. GREEN: How many languages do you speak? MRS. BROWN: I speak four languages. How many do you speak? MR. GREEN: I speak three languages. I don’t speak Japanese. MRS. BROWN: What languages do you speak? MR. GREEN: I speak French, Greek, Arabic and English. MRS. BROWN: Do you read and write those languages? MR. GREEN: Yes, I do. But sometimes I make mistakes in spelling. MRS. BROWN: So do I.

2. PAUL: What’s your friend’s native language? FRED: His native language is Greek. PAUL: Does he speak English, too? FRED: Oh yes. He speaks English fluently. FRED: How well does your friend know English? PAUL: Pretty well. He has trouble with pronunciation. FRED: Does he speak English fluently? PAUL: No, he doesn’t. He speaks a little English. FRED: My friend speaks, understands, reads and writes English.
3. HELEN: Does your family speak French? MARTHA: Yes. My parents speak French fluently. HELEN: How well does your brother speak French? MARTHA: Pretty well. But he speaks French with an American accent. HELEN: Do you make mistakes when you speak French? MARTHA: Yes. Very often I make mistakes in grammar. HELEN: Do you understand your parents when they speak French? MARTHA: Yes. I understand them perfectly. HELEN: How many languages do your parents speak? MARTHA: Two. They speak both French and English. HELEN: How many languages do you speak? MARTHA: I speak two languages fluently.
4. PAUL: Your friend’s native language is Japanese, isn’t it? EDWARD: Yes, it is. But he speaks English very well. PAUL: Does he speak English with a Japanese accent? EDWARD: Yes, he does. He has a Japanese accent. PAUL: My friend’s native language is Spanish. EDWARD: Does your friend speak English, too? PAUL: Yes, he does. He speaks English pretty well. EDWARD: Does he have much trouble with pronunciation? PAUL: Yes, he does. And he has a lot of trouble with spelling. EDWARD: My friend has a lot of trouble with spelling, too. PAUL: Does your friend make a lot of mistakes in English? EDWARD: Once in a while he makes mistakes. PAUL: Can your friend speak Spanish and Portuguese, too? EDWARD: No, he can’t. He speaks Japanese, English and Chinese.

5. JOHN: Let’s have some coffee, Bill. BILL: Fine. I’d like to have some. Let’s sit down. JOHN: You sit over there, and I’ll sit here. BILL: I’d like to have a cup of coffee and a piece of pie. JOHN: I’ll have a cup of coffee and a piece of cake. BILL: Who are those people over there? JOHN: The tall man on the left is George. BILL: He speaks French, doesn’t he? JOHN: Yes. His mother tongue is French. He speaks English, too. BILL: Your parents speak French, don’t they, John? JOHN: Yes, they do. Mom and Dad speak French perfectly. BILL: My mother and father speak Spanish very well.

6. ALICE: Who are those people over there? BETTY: Mr. and Mrs. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are there, too. ALICE: Mr. Jones can speak Spanish exceptionally well, can’t he? BETTY: Yes, he can. Mrs. Jones speaks Spanish well, too. ALICE: Does Mr. Smith speak Spanish or French? BETTY: French. He speaks extremely well. ALICE: Does Mr. Jones speak French? Do you know? BETTY: Yes, he does. He speaks French extremely well. ALICE: Do you know how to speak Spanish? BETTY: No, I don’t. But I know a little French. ALICE: Do you study French in school? BETTY: Yes, I have a French class every day. ALICE: How about Mrs. Smith? Does she speak French, too? BETTY: Oh, yes. Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith speak French very well.

Reading Practice – Mr. W. R. Jackson

My name is W. R. Jackson. My first name is Willard and my middle name is Ross.
I was born in November, 1937, in a small town near here. My native language is English. I speak a little Spanish, a little German and a little Japanese.
I don’t speak these languages very well. I often make mistakes when I speak these languages.
My wife’s name is Jane Jackson. Her family name was Smith.
My wife’s native language is English, but she speaks several languages. She speaks French exceptionally well. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese, too. She speaks a little Arabic.
Her father’s native language is English, but her mother’s native language is French. My wife’s father is an engineer and so am I.
My wife’s father was in the hospital last year and so was I. He was in the hospital for three weeks during the month of April, and I was in the hospital for two weeks during the month of July.

Questions

[Note: Answers are in italics]
1. Do you know my name? Yes, your name is Willard Jackson.
2. What’s my first name? What’s my middle name?
Your first name is Willard. Your middle name is Ross.
3. When was I born? Do you know where I was born?
You were born in November, 1937. Yes, you were born in a small town near here.
4. Do you know what my native language is? Yes, your native language is English.
5. What languages do I speak?
You speak a little Spanish, a little German, and a little Japanese.
6. How well do I speak Spanish, German and Japanese? Not very well.
7. Do you know what my wife’s native tongue is? Yes, your wife’s native tongue is English. 8. How many languages does my wife speak? Do you know?
Yes, your wife speaks five languages: English, French, Spanish, Portugese, and Arabic.
9. How well does my wife speak French? Your wife speaks French very well.
10. Does she speak Spanish, Portuguese and German too?
She speaks Spanish and Portugese, but not German.
11. Is my wife’s father a farmer? No, your wife’s father is an engineer.
12. Am I an engineer? Yes, you are.
13. Who was in the hospital last year? Your wife’s father and you.
14. My wife’s father was in the hospital for eight weeks, wasn’t he?
No, he was in the hospital for three weeks.
15. My wife’s father was in the hospital during the month of May, wasn’t he?
No, he was in the hospital during the month of April.
16. When was I in the hospital? You were in the hospital during the month of July.
Do you know what hospital I was in?
No, I don’t. You didn’t say which hospital you were in.

Word List

accent /ˈæksɛnt/ = สำเนียง
a little /ə ˈlɪtəl/ = นิดน้อย
a lot of /ə lɑt ʌv/ = (สำนวน) มาก
American /əˈmɛrəkən/ = อเมริกัน
any /ˈɛni/ = เลย
Arabic /ˈærəbɪk/ = ภาษาอาหรับ
Chinese /ʧaɪˈniz/ = ภาษาจีน
dad /dæd/ = คุณพ่อ
English /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ = ภาษาอังกฤษ
exceptionally /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəli/ =
extremely /ɛkˈstrimli/ =
fluently /ˈfluəntli/ =
French /frɛnʧ/ = ภาษาฝรั่งเศส
German /ˈʤɜrmən/ = ภาษาเมอรมัน
Greek /grik/ = ภาษากรีค
Italian /ɪˈtæljən/ = ภาษาอีทลี่
Japanese /ˌʤæpəˈniz/ = ภาษาญี่ปุ่น
language /ˈlæŋgwəʤ/ = ภาษา
mom /mɑm/ = แม่
mother tongue /ˈmʌðər tʌŋ/ = ภาษาเดิม
much /mʌʧ/ =
native /ˈneɪtɪv/ =
often /ˈɔfən/ =
parents /ˈpɛrənts/ =
perfectly /ˈpɜrfəktli/ =
Portuguese /ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz/ = ภาษาโปรตุเกส
pronunciation /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ = การออกเสียง
reading /ˈrɛdɪŋ/ = การอ่าน
Russian /ˈrʌʃən/ = ภาษารัสเซีย
sometimes /səmˈtaɪmz/ = เวลาหน
Spanish /ˈspænɪʃ/ =
spelling /ˈspɛlɪŋ/ =
when /wɛn/ = เวลาหน
writing /ˈraɪtɪŋ/ = การเขียน
mama /ˈmɑmə/ = แม่

VERB FORMS

make, makes /meɪk, meɪks/ =
read, reads /rid, ridz/ =
speak, speaks /spik, spiks/ =
write, writes /raɪt, raɪts/ =

EXPRESSIONS

at times =
have trouble (with) =
make mistakes =
once in a while =