Vocabulary

lingua franca	[´liŋgwe ´fræŋke]	язык, составленный из элементов различных языков, и используемый как универсальный для общения разных народов
chief	[t∫i:f]	главный, основной
is suited		подходим
to borrow	[´bכreu]	заимствовать, занимать
the very countries		те самые страны
to expand		расширяться
widespread	[´waidspred]	широко распространенный
to broadcast	[´br כ:dca:st]	передавать по радио, по телевидению
politician	[ֽpכli ´ti∫en]	политик
beyond a doubt	[bi ´jכnd ´daut]	бесспорно

Как бы вы описали английский язык. Приведите свои аргументы.

English is … because …

a second language	an international language
a foreign language	the most widespread language
the working language of	the dominant language
the second most frequently	the world’s language
spoken language	the lingua franca
an official language	the world’s top tongue

Какова будет роль английского языка в 21 веке. Выразите свое мнение по поводу следующих утверждений. Почему.

· English will be the dominant language in world media and communications.

· Before the middle of the twenty-first century another language besides English will become the world’s main language.

· English will remain the world’s language for international communication.

· The role of English in personal development will be very important.

· American English will be the world’s standard variety of English.

· British English will be the dominant variety of English in the world.

· Many languages will die out during the next century.

· There will be a rise of spoken English at the expense (за счет) of written English.

· The most popular foreign language in the future will be Chinese.

English has become the first foreign language that much of the world wants to learn.

Why do people prefer English to other foreign languages?

Почему ваши однокурсники изучают английский язык?

1) Как бы вы ответили на этот вопрос сами (используйте таблицу).

Why? to study at a university (college) to communicate with people of the world to do business to understand films and songs in English to get a better job to like the language to want to live in an English-speaking country to have to study it at school it’s easier than other subjects you could study to like the teacher useful when you travel gives a chance to meet new people		The best way to learn is to work hard and thoughtfully to do exercises carefully to listen attentively to use a dictionary to use a cassette recorder to read aloud to revise often to check for mistakes to take notes to concentrate to ask to explain/repeat to do difficult (easy) things first/later to practise a lot not to be lazy not to make mistakes not to miss classes

	LEARNING ENGLISH

Useful learning strategies reading English newspapers/ magazines/books watching English films listening to the BBC World Service on the radio using a cassette recorder/ VCR studying at a language school in the UK/in your country living in a country where it’s spoken speaking with native speakers by correspondence with a pen friend		A good language learner speaks fluently (fast) learns easily (fast) reads fast (quickly) writes arefully/accurately/ grammatically feels confident about learning the language can express himself/ herself effectively can speak and is understood by native speakers