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Перекласть текст только нормально 18:01Ваня Why do we learn foreign languages Our time is an epoch of serious and global international relations. It makes people to live according to some special rules and settings. One of them is learning a foreign language. It is an actual vital problem nowadays. There are people who agree to this fact, and there are people who do not. I will try to introduce the former point of view. I think, learning a foreign language is necessary for every modern person. Firstly, it gives a great professional choice. Knowing a foreign language, I will be able to live and work abroad in future. Secondly, for me it is more important that it broadens my outlook. I can read books and watch films in their original version. And thirdly, learning a foreign language also teaches to think logically and understand the world of another, not your country’s, culture. But I know many people who do not support this opinion. For them learning of a foreign language is useless because they are not planning to live abroad as it is not patriotically. As for me, we should know any languages besides our native Russian independently of our plans. And on the contrary, it is a manifestation of a real patriotism because with the help of a foreign language we can promote our country, make it more progressive in foreigners’ opinion. In conclusion, I would like to say in particular about my foreign language. I study English. It is one of the most spread languages of the world. Without English it is impossible to communicate with other people all over the planet.
The future of English. Have you ever wondered how many people there are who speak English? Its quite a number! Geographically, English is the most widespread language on earth, and it is second only to Chinese in the number of people who speak it. It is spoken in the British Isles, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and much of Canada and South Africa. That"s about 400 million people. English is also a second language of another 300 million people living in more than 60 countries. If you add to this the enormous number of people who learn to understand and speak English (like yourself), you will realise that English is indeed a "world language". In Shakespeares time only a few million people spoke English. All of them lived in what is now Great Britain. Through the centuries, as a result of various historical events, English spread throughout the world. Five hundred years ago they didnt speak English in North America: the American Indians had their own languages. So did the Eskimos in Canada, the aborigines in Australia, and the Maoris in New Zealand. The English arrived and set up their colonies ... Today, English is represented in every continent and in the three main oceans — the Atlantic, the Indian and the Pacific. English is mixing with and marrying other languages around the world. It is probably the most insatiable borrower. Words newly coined or in vogue in one language are very often added to English as well. There are words from 120 languages in its vocabulary, including Arabic, French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. Other languages absorb English words too, often giving them new forms and new meanings. So many Japanese, French and Germans mix English words with their mother tongues that the resulting hybrids are called Japlish, Franglais and Denglish. In Japanese, for example, there is a verb Makudonaru, to eat at McDonalds. One of the many "Englishes" spoken and written today is Euro-English. Euro- English has its origins in the political arena of the European community. A century ago, some linguists predicted that one day England, America, Australia and Canada would be speaking different languages. However, with the advent of records, cinema, radio, and television, the two brands of English have even begun to draw back together again. Britons and Americans probably speak more alike today than they did 50 or 60 years ago. (In the 1930s and 1940s, for example, American films were dubbed in England. Its no longer the practice today). People have long been interested in having one language that could be spoken throughout the world. Such a language would help to increase cultural and economic ties and simplify communication between people. Through the years, at least 600 universal languages have been proposed, including Esperanto. About 10 million people have learned Esperanto since its creation in 1887, but English, according to specialists, has better chances to become a global language. So why not learn it? Last Updated (Friday, 19 February 2010 16:39)
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