Вопрос № 222857 - Английский язык

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Knowledge of foreign languages is especially important because they are the main and the most 1_______ means of information exchange between the people of our planet. Students should learn English as a 2_______ language because today English is the language of the world. Over 350 million people speak it as a 3_______ tongue. The native speakers of 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 4_______ British and US colonies.

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English has become the world’s most important 1______________ in politics, science, trade and cultural relations, aviation, international sport and pop 2____________. It is nowadays second only to Chinese. It is the official language in 44 countries: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Australia, New Zealand and others. It is used as one of the 3_____________ languages in Canada, the Irish Republic. It is also spoken as a second language by many 4_____________ in India, Pakistan and numerous countries in Africa, to say nothing of people all over the world who know English as a foreign language.

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English is the major international language for 1____________ in such areas as science, technology, business and mass media. English is used as one of the 2____________ languages of the United Nations Organization and other 3____________ organizations. It is the 4____________ of computer software, literature, education, modern music and international tourism.

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Learning a 1_______________ language is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and patience. But every 2______________ person, every good 3_______________ has to know English because it is absolutely necessary nowadays. It is well known that reading books and magazines in the original, watching films and talking with the native 4______________ helps a lot. When learning a foreign language you learn the culture and history of the country where this language is spoken.

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There are numerous 1_______________ about the difficulties of people travelling in foreign countries without 2_______________ of the language of that country. Here's the story of a Frenchman travelling in the United States who, while eating in a restaurant, wished to order some mushrooms. Unable to make himself 3_______________, he asked for a pencil and paper and carefully drew a picture of a mushroom. His drawing, however, was not too good, for the puzzled waiter 4_______________ in about ten minutes, not with an order of mushrooms, but with a large man's umbrella.

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There are numerous anecdotes about the difficulties of people travelling in foreign 1___________ without knowledge of the language of that country. A story concerns two Americans 2__________ in Spain. They were both unable to speak a word of Spanish and one day, while eating in a 3___________ in a small village, they were having considerable difficulty in 4__________ to the waiter what they wanted. One of them wanted a glass of milk. The waiter seemed unable to understand. Finally, on the back of the menu the man drew a picture of a cow. The poor waiter, however, still seemed puzzled. Finally he left and was gone from the restaurant for half an hour or so. He returned very pleased with himself. There were two tickets for a bullfight in his hand.