Level B. Why am I learning English?

Reasons for learning foreign languages

Nowadays, learning of various languages ​​is becoming more and more popular. Some people think that the knowledge of languages ​​is useful and necessary for modern people, others do not agree. As for me, I am for learning foreign languages.
Now I will try to prove my point of view. Firstly, learning foreign languages ​​is absolutely necessary for people nowadays because of our growing international contacts with foreign countries.
Secondly, if you are planning to travel to the countries where the language you learn is spoken, you can communicate with the people there and understand what they say.
Thirdly, if we are working in any branch of science, we naturally wish to read scientific books and magazines in other languages ​​to develop our professional skills.

But not all people agree with it. They think that they can use a personal interpreter or a dictionary. They also say that learning foreign languages ​​is a waste of time for them.

To my mind, as for a personal interpreter, you cannot guarantee the exact interpretation because this person can give you a distort information or understand something in a wrong way.

In conclusion, I would like to stress once again how important it is to speak at least one foreign language either English, or German, or French, or any other one. It trains your memory, and it can be necessary in many situations. So, I have expressed my point of view, but you can agree or disagree. This is your right. Tastes differ, and everyone chooses what he likes more.

Nowadays, it is becoming more and more popular to study foreign languages. Some people believe that knowledge of languages ​​is useful and necessary for modern people, others do not agree with this. As for me, I am for the study of foreign languages.

Next, I will try to prove my point. Firstly, knowledge of languages ​​is absolutely essential for people these days due to increasing international contacts. Secondly, if you plan to travel to the countries of the language you have learned, you can communicate with people and understand them. Thirdly, if you work in any scientific field, you will naturally reveal a desire to read scientific books and journals in the original language to improve your skills.

But not all people agree with this. They believe that a personal translator or dictionary can be used. All in all, it's a waste of time for them.

In my opinion, with regard to a personal translator, you cannot guarantee an accurate translation, because this person may give you distorted information or misunderstand something.

In conclusion, I would like to emphasize once again how important it is to speak at least one language: English, German, French and any other. It trains your memory and may be necessary in some situations. In general, I expressed my own point of view, you can agree or disagree. It is your right. Tastes are different, everyone chooses what he likes.

Topic (essay) in English on the topic "English in life / English in the life"

Why is it so important to learn foreign languages?

I think, nowadays it is very important to know foreign languages. Some people learn languages, because they need them for their work, others travel abroad, for the third it`s just a hobby. People want to know languages, to write to their pen-friends or to communicate with people from different countries, to meet more people and make new friends. Also, they want to read books of famous writers in original, to read newspapers and magazines. It helps them to know more about different events, people`s life, customs and traditions.

Nowadays, English has become an international language. Over 300 million people speak it as a mother tongue. As for me, I learn English from 7 years of age. This language helps me very much, to speak free with people from all over the world, make new friends and participate in international contests.

I like one proverb of Johann Goethe:" He who does not know foreign languages ​​does not know anything about his own." I speak Ukranian, Russian, English, a little Italian and Spanish. And I`m very proud of it, because languages-it`s my second life. Also, I would like to learn Germany, French and Serbian, but this year I dedicate myself to learning Italian.

Personally, I think that to know foreign languages ​​today is absolutely necessary for every educated man, for every good specialist. So let`s to learn foreign languages ​​and discover with them many interesting things in our life!

Translation:

I think nowadays it is very important to know foreign languages. Some people learn languages ​​because they need them for work, others travel abroad, and others just as a hobby. People want to know languages, write pen pals or communicate with people from different countries, meet more new people and make friends. In addition, they want to read books by famous writers in the original, read newspapers and magazines. This helps them learn more about different events, people's lives, customs and traditions.

Learning foreign languages ​​broadens our horizons, people become more educated. In my opinion, languages ​​are especially important for those who work in different areas science and technology, politics. Foreign language helps to learn native language better. People who know many languages ​​are polyglots. We know some names of polyglots: the German professor Schlimmann, the famous writer Shakespeare, the philosopher Socrates and many others.

Nowadays, English has become an international language. About 300 million people speak it as their mother tongue. As for me, I have been learning English since I was 7 years old. This language helps me a lot, speaking fluently with people from all over the world, making new friends and taking part in international competitions.

I like one proverb of Johann Goethe: "He who does not know foreign languages ​​does not know anything about his native language." I speak Ukrainian, Russian, English, some Italian and Spanish. And I'm very proud of it, because languages ​​are my second life. Also, I would like to learn German, French and Serbian, but this year I dedicate myself to learning Italian. You know, my childhood dream was to be a translator and I'm sure I will be.

Personally, I think that knowing foreign languages ​​today is absolutely necessary for every educated person, for every good specialist. Therefore, let's learn foreign languages ​​and discover many interesting things in our life with them!

Kuznetsova Milena

Foreign languages ​​are absolutely necessary for people nowadays, because of our growing international contacts with foreign countries.

There are many reasons why we begin to study foreign languages. One studies a foreign language to be able to communicate with other people who speak this language, other study it for future career.

If we are planning to travel to countries where the language we can speak is spoken, we can communicate with people there and understand what they are saying to us.

If we are working in any branch of science, we naturally wish to read scientific books and magazines in other languages ​​to raise our professional level. Making business nowadays also means the ability of speaking foreign languages.

The ability of speaking one or two or even more foreign languages ​​helps people from different countries to develop mutual friendship and understanding. We can also make our intellectual and cultural horizons wider through contacts with people of another culture.

It is also very interesting to read foreign literature in its original form. We can also read foreign newspapers and magazines and understand films in foreign languages ​​without any help and translation.

As for me I learn English, because English is a very popular language all over the world. It is used in many parts of the world and there is a lot of business correspondence and literature in English.

Also I am going to learn Spanish, because it is also a widely spread language.

I think it is very important to speak at least one foreign language either English or German or French and Spanish or any other one.

There is a saying: the more languages ​​you speak, the more times you are a human being.

Translation of the text: Learning a Foreign Language - Learning a foreign language

Foreign languages ​​are absolutely essential for people nowadays due to increasing international contacts with foreign countries.

There are many reasons why we start learning foreign languages. Some learn a foreign language to communicate with other people who speak that language, others learn it for a future career.

If we are planning a trip to countries where they speak a language that we can speak, we can communicate with people there and understand what they are saying to us.

If we work in some scientific department, we naturally want to read scientific books and journals in other languages ​​in order to raise our professional level. Being in business nowadays also means being able to communicate in foreign languages.

Knowledge of one or two or even more foreign languages ​​helps people from different countries develop mutual friendship and understanding. Through contacts with people of other cultures, we can also develop our intellectual and cultural potential.

As for me, I study English because English is very popular all over the world. It is used all over the world and a lot of business correspondence and literature is written in English.

I'm also going to learn Spanish because it's also a widely spoken language.

I think it's very important to speak at least one foreign language: English or German, French or Spanish or whatever.

There is a saying: the more languages ​​you speak, the more times you are human.

References:
1. 100 topics of oral English (V. Kaverina, V. Boyko, N. Zhidkih) 2002
2. English for schoolchildren and applicants to universities. Oral exam. Topics. Reading texts. Exam questions. (Tsvetkova I.V., Klepalchenko I.A., Myltseva N.A.)
3. English, 120 Topics. English language, 120 conversation topics. (Sergeev S.P.)

The question of learning foreign languages ​​is very important today. Foreign languages ​​are requered especially at the present time when progress in science and technology has led to an explosion of knowledge and has contributed to an overflow of information. The total knowledge of mankind is known to double every seven years. Foreign languages ​​are needed as the main and the most efficient means of information exchange between the people of our planet.
Today English is the language of the world. It is the language of progressive science and technology, trade and cultural relations, commerce and business. It is the universal language of international aviation, shipping and sports. It is also the major language of diplomacy.
Hundreds and undreds of books, magazines and newspapers are printed in English and read all over the world. 75% of the world's mail and 60% of the world telephone calls are in English. Half of the world's scientific literature is written in English. English is spoken by more than 350 million people. Geographically, it is the most widespread language on earth, second only to Chinese in the number of people who speak it.
It is the official language of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the United States of America, of Australia and New Zealand. English is used as one of the official languages ​​in Canada, the Republic of South Africa and the Irish Republic. It is also spoken as a second language in many parts of India and Africa. The number of second-language speakers may soon exceed the number of native speakers. Besides, millions of people study English as a foreign language. In our country English is very popular. It is studied at schools (sometimes even at nursery schools), colleges and universities.
What does it mean to know a foreign language? It is not easy to answer this question. Americans think that you know a foreign language if native speakers understand you. And nobody cares about your mistakes. But of course nobody can call it "good English" and you can use it only if your contacts with native speakers are rare and not very important. If you are connected with foreign countries very closely, especially through your work, you should have a good command of the language. It means that your pronunciation should be standard, you should speak fluently and without mistakes. And of course you should understand your partner correctly. The latter sometimes is the most difficult part of all. As to spelling, it depends whether you have to write or not. If you do then you should do it correctly too.
So far, there is no universal or ideal method of learning languages. Everybody has his own way. Sometimes it is boring to study grammar or to learn new words. But it is well known that reading books in the original, listening to the BBC news, communicating with English-speaking people will help a lot. When learning a foreign language you learn the culture and history of the native speakers. One must work hard to learn any foreign language.
Russia is being integrated into the world community and the problem of learning English for the purpose of communication is especially urgent today.

The problem of learning foreign languages ​​is very important today. Foreign languages ​​are required in society, especially now that scientific and technological progress has led to a breakthrough in knowledge and contributed to an abundance of information. It is known that the general knowledge of all mankind doubles every seven years. Foreign languages ​​are necessary as the main and most effective means of information exchange between the people of our planet.
Today English is the language of the whole world. It is the language of progressive science and technology, trade and cultural relations, commerce and business. It is the unified language of international aviation, shipping and sports. It is also the main language of diplomacy.
Hundreds and hundreds of books, magazines and newspapers are printed in English and are read all over the world. 75% of all mail is written in English and 60% of all telephone calls are made in the world. Half of all scientific literature in the world is written in English. English is spoken by over 350 million people. It is the most geographically spoken language in the world, second only to Chinese in terms of the number of people who speak it.
It is the official language of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official languages ​​in Canada, the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Ireland. English as a second language is also spoken in many places in India and Africa. The number of those for whom English is a second language may soon exceed the number of those for whom it is their mother tongue. In addition, millions of people are learning English as a foreign language. English is very popular in our country: it is studied in schools (and sometimes even in kindergartens), institutes and universities.
What does it mean to know a foreign language? This question is not easy to answer. Americans believe that you know a foreign language if native speakers understand you. Nobody pays attention to your mistakes. But this, of course, by no means can be called "good English", and it can be used only if your contacts with native speakers are rare and not of great importance. If you are closely connected with foreign countries, especially at work, you should have a good command of the language. This means that your pronunciation must meet the standard, you must speak fluently and without errors. And you, of course, should understand the interlocutor correctly. The latter is sometimes the hardest. As for spelling, it all depends on whether you have to write. If you have to, then you should do it, and rightly so.
So far, there is no universal or ideal method learning languages. Everyone does it in their own way. Sometimes it can be boring to study grammar or memorize new words. But everyone knows that reading books in the original, listening to BBC news, communicating with native speakers in English can help a lot. When you study a foreign language, you learn about the culture and history of the people who speak it. To learn any foreign language, you have to work hard.
Russia is part of the world community, and the problem of learning English for communication is especially relevant today.

People in Europe started to learn languages ​​in the 11th century. It is known that Yaroslav the Wise knew a lot of foreign languages. But at those times learning foreign languages ​​was a privilege of rich people.

Today millions of people all over the world learn foreign languages. They are very important in our life. People who know foreign languages ​​are necessary for the development of the technologies, economy and arts in the modern society. For example, a good engineer or a qualified worker should be able to read some technical papers for the imported equipment.

Learning foreign languages ​​is especially important in our country. People want to learn foreign languages ​​to write to their penfriends, or to communicate with them personally. People also want to read works of famous writers in the original, newspapers and magazines. During the classes of foreign languages ​​one can train his memory and thinking. In addition, a foreign language helps to know the native language better. A person who learns a foreign language, at the same time gets acquainted with the culture of the country, its literature, history and geography.

Learning foreign languages

People in Europe started learning languages ​​in the 11th century. It is known that Yaroslav the Wise knew many foreign languages. But in those days, learning foreign languages ​​was the privilege of rich people.

Today, millions of people around the world are learning foreign languages. They play a big role in our life. People who know foreign languages ​​are necessary for the development of technology, economics and art in modern society. For example, a good mechanic or skilled worker should be able to read some technical documents for imported equipment.

Learning foreign languages ​​is especially important in our country. People want to learn foreign languages ​​in order to correspond with their friends, or communicate with them personally. People also want to read the original works of famous writers, newspapers and magazines. At the lessons of foreign languages, memory and thinking are trained. A foreign language even helps to know your native language better. A person who studies a foreign language at the same time gets acquainted with the culture of the country, its literature, history and geography.