IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Britain has been proved to be the dunce of Europe when it comes to learning foreign languages, according to a recent report by the European Commission. More than half of other Europeans can speak at least one foreign language, and often two. However, 66 % of the British population has absolutely no knowledge of any language apart from English and 51 % thought that it would just be too difficult.
Not everyone seems to have such a negative attitude. Compare these figures with Luxembourg, where only 2 % could not speak a foreign language. Or Sweden, Denmark and Holland, where 80 % of the population claims to speak English. To be fair, not all the other European countries were as good at languages. Fifty-six percent of the Portuguese, 53 % of the Spanish and 51 % of the French spoke only their own languages. According to the report, 18 % of Britons claimed some knowledge of Spanish and 10 % some German. None of this was in evidence recently when the British Tourist Centre (BTC) carried out a little experiment. BTC hired researchers to pretend to be monolingual Spanish and German speakers.
They had to contact hotels to ask questions about accommodation. Eighty-five percent of the hotels contacted were unable to answer even one question in Spanish, and 90 % were unable to answer anything in German. Even more embarrassingly, many of the hotel staff thought Deutsch meant the same as Dutch.
Unsurprisingly, the representative from the BTC was not pleased. The European Commission report found that 69 % of people across the EU believed that everyone in the Union should be capable of speaking English as a foreign language. Is that really an excuse for our ignorance?
1. Britain has proved to be the leader of Europe when it comes to learning foreign languages.
2. Less than half of other European countries cannot speak another foreign language.
3. Not all other European countries were as good at languages as Sweden, Denmark and Holland.
4. Two percent of people in Luxembourg speak a foreign language.
5.The BTC experiment concluded that less than 18 % of Britons spoke Spanish or German.
6. Besides England, Portugal speaks the lowest number of foreign languages.
7. Ninety percent of the hotel staff contacted could not answer questions in German.
8.Many of the hotel staff in Britain thought Deutsch meant Dutch.
9. The representative from the BTC was not pleased that a minority of people speak English in the EU.
10.At the end of this text, our is a pronoun referring to the Britons.
WHY DO WE STUDY ENGLISH..INDEPENDENT WORK NO. 1-2
Read the text below. Translate it. Choose from (AH) the one which best fits each space (1621). There are two choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. Translate words in bold type.
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With thousands of English Language Studying Programmes (16)_____, students often have a difficult time identifying the ideal programme for them. So, in order to make the right choice, students should consider a number of factors.
First, find a programme that will help you to reach your goals, whether they are for business, entrance to a university, or pleasure. Look over the programmes website and see if you can find a statement which should reveal the programmes own goals. Ask for a copy of a class syllabus to see (17) _______. Talk to current or former students to see what their experiences were like. Second, look into the teachers qualifications to see not only (18) _______, but also what experiences they have had working with international students. Do the teachers have experience working overseas?
Do they speak another language? If so, they might have a better understanding of the educational backgrounds of their students. Third, ask about the student composition of the programme.
How many nationalities are represented in the classes? A broad mix of students will give you a variety of opportunities to speak English and learn about other foreign cultures. However, even if there are students
(19) _______, you can still have a very positive experience, especially if the teacher encourages the use of English in class. On the other hand, dont choose a programme solely based on classroom composition. Remember that you will only be in class a few hours a day, so youll actually have more time outside of class (20) _______, so THAT is your real classroom. Then, compare the prices of programmes in the area you want to live. Just remember that price is not the best indicator of a programmes quality, though keep in mind that better and more experienced instructors are often paid more, and thus, the tuition reflects this. Also, the school might provide good computer, recreational, and educational facilities (21) _______ to a good learning atmosphere, and thus, this can be added to your tuition cost. Thus, as the experience shows, you get what you pay for.
A how long they have been teaching
B that can contribute
C what will be studied in the class
D to interact with people in the community
E high standards of excellence
F caused by the poor preparation
G who speak your language
H spread out around the world
WHY DO WE STUDY ENGLISH?.........................................................................................................LESSON 7-8
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1. In which city is the language school? Liverpool London
2. How many courses are there?
three four
3. When can you practise speaking?
weekdays weekends
4. How much is the writing course?
£30 £95
5. How long is the listening course?
30 hours 50 hours
6. How many students are there in a speaking class?
maximum 10 maximum 20
7. What time does the school open on Wednesday?
9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
8. What time does the school close on Sunday?
8:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
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Excercise 2.Check your understanding: matching sentence halves. Match the two sentence halves in a table and write a-h next to the number 1-8.
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Lanley School is a in London
2. You can practise listening b. closes early.
3. You can practise writing c. every day
4. A listening course d. lasts 50 hours
5. A speaking course e.very experienced.
6. The teachers are f. on Saturday
7. At weekends, the school g. reading course
8. Lanley School doesn't have a h. lasts 30 hours
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Exercise 1. , Possessive Case.
1. the pen that belongs to Jack; 2. the camera that belongs to my friend; 3. the books that belong to her pupils; 4. the shoes that belong to the girl; 5. the flats that belong to the workers; 6. the car that belongs to this miner; 7. the coat that belongs to his brother; 8 the watch that belongs to the teacher.
Exercise 2. , .
1. I like... (Borys / car). 2. What is... (the name / this village)? When is... (your mother / birthday)? 4. Do you like... (your father / car)? 5. Put your signature... (the bottom / page). 6. What is... (the telephone number / Olena)? 7. What was... (the cause / the accident)?... is near the city centre. (the flat / my friend). 9.... is very good. (Svitlana / knowledge / history). 10. For me the afternoon is (the best part / day for learning). 11.... is very interesting. (the book / this writer). 12... is very luxurious. (the design / this room).
Exercise 3. , .
1.Whose bag is this? (my brother) 2. Whose daughter lives in Lviv? (my neighbour) 3. Whose book is on the desk? (my friend) 4. Whose marks are good? (their son) 5. Whose name is Vika? (my sister) 6. Whose car is this? (his father) 7. Whose is this umbrella? (Tetiana) 8. Whose is this idea? (Mykola) 9. Whose are these clothes? (his brother) 10. Whose poetry do you like best? (Ivan Franko) 11. Whose are these uniforms? (the soldiers) 12. Whose is this pen? (her friend).
Exercise 4. .
1. I stepped on (the tail of the dog, the dogs tail). 2. (The test of Maria, Marias test) was written without mistakes. 3. (The leaves of the trees, trees leaves) are green. 4. Have you seen (the newspapers of yesterday, yesterdays newspaper)? 5. Where is (the cats food, the food of the cat)? 6. When is (the doctors visit, the visit of the doctor) arranged? 7. Be careful, (the back of the car, the cars back) is very close to the building. 8. The students have (two months holidays, holidays of two months) in summer. 9. Where did you last see (the glasses of your mother, your mothers glasses)? 10. Is that (his fathers car, the car of his father) over there? 11. (The houses roof, the roof of the house) is red. 12. (The suns rays, the rays of the sun) are very hot at the Equator.
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WHY DO WE STUDY ENGLISH?............................LESSON 9-0
Exercise 1. .
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| Pavement | Film | Packet of crisps | Can of soda |
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Exercise 2. . . .
