Learning a foreign language is not easy. It is a long and slow process that requires a lot of time and effort. Nowadays it is especially important to know foreign languages. ..some people learn languages because they need them for work, others go abroad, for others, learning languages is a hobby. ..everyone who knows foreign languages can communicate with people from other countries, read foreign writers in the original, which broadens their horizons. It is not surprising that many intellectuals and educated people are polyglots. I am learning English. ..nowadays English has become the most important language in politics, science, trade and cultural relations. More than 300 million people speak it as their first language. ..native English speakers live in the UK, United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official languages in the Republic of Ireland, Canada, and the Republic of South Africa. ..English is one of the official languages of the United Nations and other political organizations. Half of the world's scientific literature is written in English. It is the language of computer technology. ..to know English today is absolutely necessary for every educated person, every good specialist. English is a wonderful language. This is the language of great literature. ..it is the language of William Shakespeare, Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott, Charles Dickens. The great German poet Goethe once said: "He who does not know a foreign language does not know his own." ..therefore, to understand yourself and the environment, you need to learn foreign languages. 2. ask a few questions
2. Does she live in Russia or in Australia?
3. They do not speak English, do they?
4. Where did Mary go last year?
5. What did he have?