I. WE LEARN TO... | 2. LEARNING OF foreign languages helps to... | 3. WE LEARN with the help of /through |
Master the language | Develop outlook | |
Be educated | Develop abilities and memory | Teachers & textbooks |
Discover and understand different cultures | Develop communicative skills | The Internet |
Communicate with foreigners | Authentic literature | |
Find a better job | Surf the net | Tape recorders |
Read books and watch films in original versions | Understand different cultures | Mass media |
Make e-mail friends | Computers | |
Travel abroad | Lead a more interesting life | Radio & television |
Cooperate with people | Discover the world | Through communication |
Find the way out of any situation | Make scientific research | Oral & written practice |
Get a promotion at work | Video films | |
Speak to foreigners | Take part in international meetings and conferences | Learning songs |
Make friends around the world | Language courses | |
Understand that the world is wonderful | Travelling or living abroad | |
Study & work abroad | ||
Enter any university | Keep up with the latest ideas |
F O R E I G N L A N G U A G E S
4. SOME PEOPLE... | 5. TO GET RESULTS you should |
Are lazy at times | Believe in yourself and be optimistic |
Don’t work on the regular basis | Have a good motivation |
Have no wish or abilities to learn | Work regularly and organize well your time |
Miss language lessons | Communicate and practice the knowledge |
Have no motivation | Work with dictionaries, authentic literature |
Are satisfied with the routine of life | Watch. Listen. Read and Speak |
Are afraid of difficulties / changes in life | Learn grammar, vocabulary and practice them. |
Are very shy to show their ignorance | Learn rhymes, poems, songs, words by heart and be open to the world! |
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Outlook – кругозір
Ability – здатність
Memory - пам’ять
Scientific research - наукове дослідження
Mass media - засоби масової інформації
Oral – усний
Lack – недостача, брак
Miss – 1) пропустити, 2) скучати
Ignorance – необізнаність, незнання
Believe – вірити
By heart – напам’ять
Wisdom – мудрість
Opportunity – можливість
Сonnect – з’єднувати
Point of view - точка зору
Practice –Vocabulary in use
Task 1: Translate the words of wisdom and comment on them. How are these words connected with the title of the conversational topic? Do you agree /disagree with these sayings? Why? Support your ideas.
· “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” (Sir Winston Churchill)
· “A different language is a different vision of life.” (Federico Fellini)
Task 2: Read the ideas of the 1st part of the module then put them in order of importance from your point of view.
Task 3: Use some ideas from the module in a situation “My ambition to learn English.”
Example: I think people learn foreign languages to discover other cultures and communicate with foreigners. It helps them to lead a more interesting life and not to feel isolated from the world. Personaly, I want to find friends around the world. Also I learn a foreign language to develop my outlook and to keep up with the latest ideas in technolodies. Some people are lazy at times and have troubles at meeting difficulties. Luckily, I’m different. I’m an optimistic person and I want to realize myself in many projects.