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Learning Foreign Languages

Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing. It is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and effort. Nowadays it is especially important to know foreign languages.

English is one of the most speaking languages in the world. Over 300 million people speak English as a mother tongue. It is the national language of Great Britain, the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. It is also one of the official languages in Canada, the Irish Republic and the Republic of South Africa. As a second language it is spoken in India, Singapore, Pakistan and many other former British and US colonies in Africa and Asia.

Millions of people speak English as a foreign language. It is the major international language of communication in politics, science, business, education, mass entertainment and international tourism. Half of the world’s scientific literature is in English. It is also the language of computer technology.

English is one of the official languages of the United Nations Organization. English is a wonderful language. It is the language of William Shakespeare, Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott, Charles Dickens.

The great German poet Goethe said, “He, who knows no foreign language, does not know his own one”. To know English today is absolutely necessary for every educated man, for every good specialist.

Vocabulary

a foreign language иностранный язык

the national language государственный язык

a mother tongue родной язык

mass entertainment массовая культура ( развлечения )

science, n наука

scientific, adj научный

technology, n техника

important, adj важный

necessary, adj необходимый

I. Read the text ‘Learning Foreign Languages’ and answer the questions:

1. Is it easy for you to learn a foreign language ?

2. Why do people learn foreign languages ?

3. Why do you learn exactly English ?

4. Do many people in the world speak English as a mother tongue ?

5. What language is used by scientists ?

6. Do you like English ? ( Are you fond of English ? )

UNIT 2

Grammar: 1. Construction there + be 2. Indefinite and Negative Pronouns 3. Indefinite (Simple) Tenses. Present Indefinite Tense (Active) Texts: A. Education in the Russian Federation В.University Education in Great Britain

Грамматический материал

1. Конструкция there + be

Конструкция there + be (быть, находиться, существовать) употребляется для выражения наличия (или отсутствия) в определенном месте какого-либо лица или предмета. Данный оборот стоит в начале предложения, за ним следует подлежащее, выраженное существительным, т.е. имеет место обратный порядок слов.

There is a book on the table.

There is подлежащее обстоятельство места.

Обратите внимание!

Глагол to be в данном обороте может употребляться в различных временных формах:

There has been a meeting at our faculty this week. There was a woman and two girls in the room There will be 3 lectures tomorrow

На этой неделе на нашем факультете было собрание. В комнате находились женщина и две девочки. Завтра будет 3 лекции

Отрицательные предложения с оборотом there + be могут образовываться двумя способами (см. таблицу).