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LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES
He, who knows no foreign language, does not know his own one.
Goethe
A) Answer the questions.
1. Is it necessary to learn English?
2. What kind of foreign languages do you know?
3. Is it difficult for you to learn foreign languages?
4. Where do you learn foreign languages?
5. Whom do you learn English with?
6. Who teaches you English?
7. Do you use your knowledge of foreign languages in your life?
8. Where do you use your knowledge of foreign languages?
9. Do you like to learn it?
10. How long does it take you to do your English homework carefully?
11. How many foreign languages do you know?
12. What other languages besides English would you like to learn?
b) Read the dialogue and express the opinion why do you learn foreign language?
Why Do You Learn Foreign Language?
Is it easy for you to learn foreign language?
Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing. It is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and efforts.
Why do you learn foreign language?
Nowadays it is especially important to know foreign language. Some people learn language, because they need it for their work, others travel abroad, for the third studying language is a hobby. Everyone, who knows foreign language can speak to people from other countries, read foreign authors in the original, which makes your outlook wider.
Why do you. learn exactly English?
Nowadays English has become the world's most important language in politics, science, trade and cultural relations.
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Do many people in the world speak English as a mother language (tongue)?
Over 300 million people speak it as a mother tongue. The native speakers of English live in Great Britain, the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official languages in the Irish Republic, Canada, the South Africa Republic. English is one of the official languages of the United Nations Organization and other political organizations.
What language is used by scientists?
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Half of the world's scientific literature is in English. It is the language of computer technology. To know English today is absolutely necessary for every educated man, for every good specialist.
Do you like English?
English language is a wonderful language. It is the language of the great literature. It is the language of William Shakespeare, Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott, Charles Dickens.
Do you know how to learn English better?
Yes, there are some rules of memory. It is necessary to repeat the material you've learnt every three days. If you don't repeat the material within three days most of the information vanishes as if you never learnt it. It is better to memorize material before you go to bed. You'll memorize it more quickly. It's very useful to listen to the material you are learning to memorize the pronunciation. One should also know that we get 90% of information by teaching others, only 20% by listening and 30% by seeing.
c) Translate these sentences into English.
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d) The great German poet Goethe said, "He, who knows no foreign language, does not know his own one." That is why in order to understand oneself and environment one has to study foreign languages. What do you think about Goethers words?
