Learning foreign languages is important nowadays I think that any educated person must learn foreign languages. But I prefer English to other foreign languages. Why? English is becoming a global language. A half of billion people in the world use English at home or work. English is the language which is known for the most part of our fine, magnificent and surprising world. English is so widespread that it has become the standard language for all kinds of international communication.
A lot of problems of the 21st century, such as the problems of war and peace, ecology, can not be solved without speaking the same language.
The English language is now the first language of about 350 million people, the native language of 12 nations and the official language of more than 33 nations. It means that one of seven people in the world speaks English.
Some people learn English because they need it in their work; others to travel aboard and for lots of people learning English is just a hobby.
I have been learning English since the age of 11. I like learning English very much. But I like and know well my native language, Russian. The great German poet Goethe once said: “He, who knows no foreign language, does not know his own one.” I agree with him. The knowledge of English helps me to learn Russian.
A- 1) What a huge school? 2) At what age do children go to school in Russia? 3) The school i go to is rather far from my home. 4) The low red building near the bank is a school. Б- 1) Ben is planning to go to college when he finishes school. 2) What a big college! 3) How many students does the college have? 4) The college that my sister goes to trains managers. С- 1) Look at the hospital! 2) What a tall building the hospital is! 3) I'd like to be a nurse and work in a big hospital. 4) After the operation he is still in hospital but he is feeling much better. Д- 1) Come at any time, I'll be at home after five. 2) Before five I'm at work. I started work when I was sixteen. 3) I walk to work. 4) What do you usually do after work? 5) It is a remarkable work of art.
