«Роль английского языка в современном мире»
Автор публикации: П. Дроздова, ученица 8 класса
Research work
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«The Role of the English Language in the Modern World» «Роль английского языка в современном мире» is done by a student of the 8-th form Polina Drozdova,
secondary school №80 Project Manager: Kargapolova T.M. English teacher | | ||||
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I think that knowledge of English can be very useful in my life. Wherever you are on the globe, you will probably hear English everywhere. English, which is the most taught language, does not replace other languages, but complements them: 300 million Chinese - more than the entire population of the United States - learn English; In 90 countries English is either a second language or is widely studied; In France in public secondary schools for students must be studied within four years of English or German, the majority - at least 85% - choose English; In Japan, students must learn English for six years before graduating from high school. In Russia, where learning foreign languages for children is compulsory, most learn English. In Norway, Sweden and Denmark necessarily learn English. Of all European countries, not different territories, about the historical processes of rapprochement and divergence of the carriers of different dialects and languages. English is one of the Germanic languages of the Indo-European language family. About 410 million people use English as a native language, around 1 billion people (including those for whom English is the second language) speak English in English.
First, knowing English, we can get more information from different media, where
all the technical information is written in English, then you can read books in the original context, the translation does not always objectively reflect the true feelings and emotions that the author has put into the novel.
Secondly, you will always have the opportunity to talk with interesting people on a wide variety of topics in English, besides, you can always travel abroad by a tourist, which is much more convenient and cheaper.
You are dreaming of being an international businessman. And how here without English? After all, all the international negotiations, trading on the exchanges, they are all conducted in English, and after all you want to take part in international conferences, communicate with business people, read international magazines and newspapers about business, in which case, of course, you must know English.
And if your dream is to become a famous scientist? Then in this case, you must know English as your own native language, in any case - not worse. After all, you will need to communicate with colleagues from other countries, to attend, and perhaps also to hold international symposiums, conferences, seminars and forums.
And your hobby? After all, everyone has a hobby - everyone has it's own, but everyone loves music and a song, it's not a secret. And knowing the English language, you will always know exactly what the American singer is singing.
And movies? In this case, you also do not need an interpreter at all. And the Internet? It is generally a bottomless ocean of information - but most of the most necessary, just in English.
By the way, more than one and a half billion people speak exactly in English, and the same number is being studied. After all, almost all international conferences and competitions are held in English. Recall only the contest "Miss World" and the Olympic Games. But even in international organizations, like the UN, NATO, UNESCO, the WTO - English is the main language.
By the way, thanks to the English language, you can also earn money by translating texts not only for your acquaintances, but also open your own bureau for translating various literature from English into Russian and vice versa.
First of all, English is a programming language and computers. The keyboard of all computers has keys in English.
English words and expressions come from our television screens. Some television programs have names in English (Comedy Club - comedy club; Comedy Woman - funny woman; The Smurfs - Smurfs, my favorite cartoon; Animal Planet - Animal Planet, Discovery - Discovery, channels on TV).
English is in every our house (Fairy dishwashing detergent - Fairy, Head and Shoulders shampoo, on notebooks you can often see the word Notebook. How easy it is to learn the name of new countries by looking at the clothing label, which also says what material the thing was made from and how it should be washed (made in China, made in Germany, 100%, wash at a temperature of 30 - 40 degrees, etc.).
Practical part
Study of the reasons for learning English.
Questions of the questionnaire.
1.Do I need to learn English?
A) Yes
B) No
2.Why do I need to learn English?
A) Understand the songs in English
B) Read books in English
C) Travel and communicate in English
3. What is English for you?
A) lesson at school
B) the need for life
4. How often do you meet English words in your life?
A) often
B) rarely
C) never
5. Would you like to have a friend by correspondence overseas?
A) yes
B) no
B) a friend of correspondence is
6. Do you always write down your English homework?
A) always
B) Sometimes I forget
7. Do you always do your homework in English?
A) always
B) sometimes I do not fulfill
8. Do you like learning English?
Yes
no
Not really
Conclusion
As shown by the survey, 83% of students believe that English should be studied. 34% of students need English to understand foreign songs, 11% of students want to read books in the original, 81% of students admitted that English is a must for them, and only 17% of students perceive English as a lesson in school. 76% of students often meet English words in their lives, while 24% rarely.
Thus, English does not end with the end of the lesson at school, it surrounds us always and everywhere!
Literature
1.www.wikipedia.org
3.http://www.lopbible.narod.ru
4.http://engblog.ru/
5.Британские курсы «Future Learn»
