The problem of learning foreign language is very important today. Students should learn foreign languages. They became important especially at the present time. Foreign languages are needed as the main and most efficient meansof information exchangebetween the people of our planet.
Today English is the language of the world. Over 350 (three hundred and fifty) million people speak it as a mother tongue. The native speakersof English live in Great Britain, in the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official languages in the Irish Republic, Canada and South African Republic. As a second language it is used in the former British and US colonies.
It is the majorinternational language for communication in such areas as science, technology, business and mass media. English ought to be used as one of the official languages of the United Nations Organisation and other political organisations. It is the language of computer software, literature, education, modern music, international tourism.
Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing. It is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and patience. But every educated person, every good specialist has to know English, because it is absolutely necessary nowadays.
It is well known that reading books in the original, talking with the English speaking people will help a lot. When learning a foreign language you are to learn the culture and history of the native speakers. You may learn any foreign language. They are all important
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an admiral, a bobby, a film maker, a lawyer, a mathematician, a police officer, a secretary, a soldier, an actress, an artist, a construction worker, a designer, a housewife, a job, a kindergarten, a litter man, a mechanic, a nanny, a nurse, an operator, a postman, a profession, a relief worker, well/poorly paid, a boss, to make paintings/drawings, a milkman, to do badly in (a subject).
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1. Someone who cooks food in a restaurant called a . | chef manager cook |
2. A person who builds furniture is called a . | builder carpenter architect |
3. Someone who plays professional sports is called an . | artist athlete accountant |
4. A person who takes care of people in a hospital is called a . | nurse barber scientist |
5. Someone who helps you learn in school is called a . | doctor learner teacher |
6. Someone who makes beautiful paintings is called an . | artist editor intern |
7. A member of a symphony orchestra is called a . | plumber musician singer |
8. A person who crops and raises animals is called a . | farmer fisherman chef |
9. The person who takes care of your teeth is called a . | doctor biologist dentist |
10. Someone who cuts mens hair is called a . | hairdresser barber fire-fighter |
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1) A: Hallo, .! Where are you going?
B: Hallo, A.! Haven't seen you for ages! I am going to the Institute.
A: Oh! You are a student now! What Institute have you entered?
B: I've entered the Polytechnic Institute.
A: Good for you! And what faculty do you study at?
B.: I study at the Electrical Engineering Electronic ComputersFaculty.
A: You liked mathematics at school, didn't you? They say one should know that subject well to study your specialty.
B: You're right. Mathematics was my favourite subject at school.
A: And you know already what a computer is, don't you?
B: Yes, I do. A computer is a machine which performs a sequence.
Note: the Electrical Engineering Faculty -
2) - What does a secretary have to do?
- A secretary has to help a boss to plan a schedule, answer the telephone and organise meetings.
- It's not easy to do, I think. Besides, a secretary has to use a computer well.
3) - Ted is mad about computers.
- Yes. He dreams to invent something as great as the computer mouse or keyboard.
- Really? I think that people had invented everything important by 2000.
- I'm afraid, you are wrong. I think we'll hear about Ted when he grows up.
4) - Nancy, what would you like to be when you grow up?
- I don't know yet. I know definitely what I wouldn't like to be.
- What?
- I don't want to be a businesswoman like my mother.
-Why?
- She is always busy. She is always bothering about her business. She can't find time for me. She can't organise the house. I don't want such work.
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Job | What do they do? | Where do they work? |
Accountants / Bookkeepers | look after the finances in an organization | in an office |
Bakers | bake bread | in a bakery |
Barbers | shave mens beards and cut mens hair | in a barbershop |
Barmen / barwomen | serve drinks | in a bar, pub or restaurant |
Butchers | prepare and sell meat | in a butchers shop |
Chambermaids | clean and tidy rooms | in a hotel |
Chefs | prepare and cook food | in a restaurant kitchen |
Dentists | look after peoples teeth | in a dental office |
Doctors | look after peoples health | in a hospital or surgery |
Fishmongers | prepare and sell fish | in a fishmongers |
Flight attendants | look after passengers | in an airplane |
Hair dressers | cut and style peoples hair | in a hair salon, or beauty shop |
Judges | judge and sentence people | in a law court |
Lawyers | defend and prosecute people | in a law court and in a low office |
Nurses | look after patients | in a hospital or doctors surgery |
Opticians | look after peoples eye sight | in a eye sight optician |
Porters | carry other peoples bangs and luggage | in a hotel or train station |
Receptionists | meet and greet visitors | in reception at a hotel |
Sales assistants | sell goods and look after customers | in a shop |
Secretaries | arrange appointment, type letters and organize meetings | in a office |
Surgeons | operate on people who are sick | in a hospital |
Vets | look after peoples animals | in a veterinary surgery or office |
Waiters / waitresses | serve people food and drink | in a restaurant or office |
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What is: 1) Education? 2) Formal Education? 3) Informal Education? 4) Different Kinds of Formal Education?