What do we need foreign languages for? — Почему нам нужны иностранные языки?

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1. International languages — Интернациональные языки As far as you know, there are lots of languages in the world, and some of them fall into category of international languages or languages of wider communication, such as French, English, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian and Arabic. All these languages are the official languages of the UN. All of them fall into the category […]...
2. Вильям Шекспир, different english topics Nowadays people seem to read newspapers mostly. Many people are fond of reading detective stories or spy thrillers. I myself prefer books about politics, history, travel-books and biographies. It is my dream to become a student of the department of foreign languages and to be able to read the books by my favourite English and […]...
3. Foreign Languages in Our Life. Иностранный язык в нашей жизни Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing. It is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and efforts. Nowadays it is especially important to know foreign languages. Some people learn languages because they need them for their work, others travel abroad, for the third studying languages is a hobby. […]...
4. International languages and English — Интернациональные языки и Английский There are approximately 5000 different languages and many dialects or local versions of major languages in the world. The oldest written language is Egyptian, but now Egyptian is not a widely spread language. The most popular languages are Chinese, English, Hindi, Spanish and Russian. The most difficult languages are North American Indian language of Minnesota […]...
5. English Today. Английский язык сегодня Modern world is becoming smaller all the time. Every day distances between different countries seem less. For this reason it’s becoming more and more important to know different languages, especially English. One billion people speak English today. That’s about 20% of the world’s population. 400 million people speak English as their first language. For the […]...
6. English as a world language — Английский как всемирный язык Today, when English is one of the major languages in the world, it requires an effort of the imagination to realize that this is a relatively recent thing — that in Shakespeare’s time, for example, only a few million people spoke English, and the language was not thought to be very important by the other […]...
7. My Favourite Writer. Мой любимый писатель William Shakespeare, the greatest and most famous of English writers, and probably the greatest playwright who has ever lived, was bom on the 23d of April, 1564, in Stratford-on-Avon. In spite of his fame we know very little about his life. At the age of six he was sent to school, but had to leave […]...
8. Биография Winston Churchill The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS, PC was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. At various times a soldier, journalist, author and politician, Churchill is generally regarded as one of the most important leaders in British and world history. […]...
9. Топики по английскому образование, Education — Образование Education is very important in our life. An educated person is one who knows a lot about many things. He always tries to learn, find out, discover more about the world around him. He get knowledge at school, from books, magazines, from TV educational programs. The pupils can get deeper knowledge in different optional courses […]...
10. Why do we learn the English language? — Зачем мы изучаем английский язык? Some time ago some newspaper reporter called the modem Earth «a world village». It really means that year by year the earth is getting smaller with the development of communication and increase in international trade. People of different countries and nations have to get along well with the progress in world trade and technology as […]...
11. Standard English and its dialects — Стандартный английский язык и его диалекты Standard variety is the variety of a language which has the highest status in a community or nation and which is usually based on the speech and writing of educated native speakers of the language. A standard variety is generally: used in the news media and in literature; described in dictionaries and grammars; taught in […]...
12. Modern technology is creating a single world culture. Современные технологии создают общую культуру для всего мира I strongly agree with the statement that modern technology is creating a single world culture. Modern technology like computers and the Internet is bringing people together, and making the world smaller. First of all, with the development of modern technologies such as computers, English is becoming the most important language in the world, and the […]...
13. Биография Бенджамина Франклина на английском языке, Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was one of the most prominent of Founders and early political figures and statesmen of the United States. Considered the earliest of the Founders, Franklin was noted for his curiosity, ingenuity and diversity of interests. His wit and wisdom is proverbial to this day. More than anyone else, he shaped the American Revolution […]...
14. Английский не имеет равных, topics english On the 5th of September 1977, the American spacecraft Voyager One blasted off on its historic mission to Jupiter and beyond. On board the scientists who knew that Voyager would one day spin through distant star systems had installed a recorded greeting from the people of the planet Earth. A brief message in fifty-five different […]...
15. Ирландский язык и литература Топик — Topic The Irish language and literature Ирландский язык впервые пришел в Ирландию с кельтами во второй половине первого тысячелетия до нашей эры. Ирландский считается кельтским языком, принадлежащим к более крупной семье языков, известной как индоевропейская. Как и все другие языки, ирландский менялся с течением времени. Развитие ирландского языка, начиная с первых дней появления и до настоящего времени, делится на четыре четких […]...
16. William Shakespeare — Вильям Шекспир William Shakespeare, the greatest and most famous of English writers, and probably the greatest playwright who has ever lived, was born on the 23d of April, 1564, in Stratford-on-Avon. In sprite of his fame we know very little about his life. At the age of six he was sent to school, but had to leave […]...
17. Биография Mark Twain, биография марка твена Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. At his peak, he was probably the most popular American celebrity of his time. William Faulkner wrote that Twain was «the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs». […]...
18. Британская литература Топик — Topic British literature Те, кто занимается изучением британской литературы, исследуют литературу и литературную историю англо-говорящих людей Британских островов, начиная с зарождения английского языка и до настоящего времени. Однако британская литература относится не только к литературе, ассоциируемой с Соединенным Королевством, а также и с Англией, Ирландией, Шотландией и Уэльсом. Большая часть английской литературы написана на английском языке, но есть […]...
19. Биография Jesus Christ, биография Иисуса Христа Jesus, or Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ, is Christianity’s central figure, both as Messiah and, for most Christians, as God incarnate. In Islam and the Bahá’í Faith, he is regarded as a major prophet. The primary sources about Jesus are the four canonical Gospel accounts, which depict him as a Jewish preacher, […]...
20. Биография Henry Kissinger Henry Alfred Kissinger is a German-born American diplomat and statesman. He served as National Security Advisor and later Secretary of State in the Nixon administration, continuing in the latter position after Gerald Ford became President in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. An admirer of Realpolitik, Kissinger played a dominant role in United States foreign […]...
21. English and me — Английский и я The English language has become a world language in politics, sciense, trade and cultural relations. It is the language of computer technology. So most things are published in English, and if you want to keep up with the latest ideas in any subject, you need English. The native speakers of English live in Great Britain, […]...
22. Биография Эмили Дикинсон на английском языке, Emily Dickinson Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Though virtually unknown in her lifetime, Dickinson has come to be regarded with Walt Whitman as one of the two great American poets of the 19-th century. Her life has inspired numerous biographers and voluminous speculation; mostly about her sexuality, of which little is definitively known. Life. Dickinson […]...
23. Charles Dickens — Чарльз Диккенс In 2012, the whole civilized mankind will mark the 200th anniversary since the birthday of the world-famous English novelist Charles Dickens. He was one of the brightest representatives of critical realism in English and world literature and showed the many-sided life of English society of his time. His books gained an enormous popularity all over […]...
24. British Isles — Британские острова The British Isles haven’t always been a separate part of Europe. Long time ago Britain was a part of the European continent. Then about ten thousand years ago during the end of the last Ice Age, when the climate grew warmer, new rivers and sees were formed Europe slowly moved into its present shape. The […]...
25. Артикли с именами собственными / Use of Articles with Proper Names Общие правила Имена существительные собственные употребляются без артикля. Являясь названиями предметов, единственных в своем роде, или личными именами, они сами по себе выделяют определенное лицо или предмет, не нуждаясь в артикле Moscow Москва Europe Европа Peter Петр John Smith Джон Смит Географические названия, представляющие собой сочетание существительного Нарицательного С предшествующим определяющим слово, употребляются с определенным […]...
26. Should children start learning a foreign language early? Стоить ли детям рано начинать изучать иностранный язык? Nowadays, some may hold the opinion that children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start school, but others have a negative attitude that learning a foreign language early will pose too much pressure on kids and will affect their mother-tongue learning. As far as I am concerned, I agree that bilingual […]...
27. The English Language. Английский язык English is spoken practically all over the world. It is spoken as the mother tongue in Great Britain, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. A lot of people speak English in China, Japan, India, Africa and other countries. It is one of 6 official languages of the United Nations. It is […]...
28. William Caxton William Caxton is the first English printer. He was born in Kent in 1422. His father was a farmer. William did not want to become a farmer like his father. So his father sent him to London. He worked in an office which traded with different countries. William liked to read new books which were […]...
29. Learning Foreign Languages. Изучение иностранных языков People in Europe started to learn languages in the 11th century. It is known that Yaroslav the Wise knew a lot of foreign languages. But at those times learning foreign languages was a privilege of rich people. Today millions of people all over the world learn foreign languages. They are very important in our life. […]...
30. English writers — Английские писатели I like to read books. Literature helps us to live in this world and we learn a lot from books. Lately I have been interested in English literature very much. English books teach us to understand the English language the way Englishmen speak. Such books as «Romeo and Juliet» by William Shakespeare help us to […]...
31. St. Petersburg — Санкт-Петербург, английский топик санкт петербург Saint Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as the window to Europe. Thousands of workmen were brought from all parts of Russia to build a new city on the swampy land at the mouth […]...
32. The Republic of Belarus — Республика Беларусь The Republic of Belarus is situated in the centre of Europe. It borders on Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, the Ukraine, Russia and Poland. Its present population is about 12 million people. Belarus is a land of vast plains and picturesque hills, thick forests and green meadows, deep blue lakes and flowing rivers. Forests cover 2/5 of […]...
33. Английский язык топики 9 класс, My school — Моя школа My school is very big and not very old. It is named after V. V. Mayakovski. On the ground floor there are several classrooms of English for the Primary school and workshops, a cloakroom and a canteen, a library and a headmaster office. There are a lot of interesting books in the library. In the […]...
34. The role of school in our life — Роль школы в нашей жизни No doubt that school is our second home. We spend a lot of time at school acquiring deep knowledge, which can help us to understand our life better. It plays an important role in our lives. It is here that characters and views are formed. It is at this time that they grow and make […]...
35. Биография Альберта Эйнштейна на английском языке, Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born Jewish theoretical physicist of profound genius, who is widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20-th century and one of the greatest scientists of all time. He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect in 1905 and «for his services to […]...
36. Родина Шекспира Stratford-on-Avon, where Shakespeare was bom, is now one of the most popular tourist centres. But it was not so many years ago. In the 18th century only a few relics of Shakespeare were left — his tomb, New Place, the mulberry tree that he had planted, and his birthplace. People from London and other places […]...
37. Outstanding People of Great Britain. Выдающиеся люди Великобритании Great Britain made a great contribution to the science, literature, music and arts of the world. It gave mankind a lot of outstanding scientists, writers and poets, musicians and painters. Thomas More, who lived in the 15th century was an outstanding humanist, scientist and statesman. His work «Utopia» brought him worldwide acknowledgement. Many prominent people […]...
38. Immigration. Иммиграция Immigration has existed during the whole history of mankind. At distant times tribes roamed in search for new pastures for their livestock, new places for hunting and fishery. Today migration still takes place in the world, people are forced to change their places of living due to different natural and man-made calamities. So migration is […]...
39. The Council of Europe Not long ago Russia became a member of the Council of Europe. And what does the term «The Council of Europe» mean? For over 50 years the Council of Europe has been working to build a Europe United on the basis of freedom and democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The Council was […]...
40. Choosing a Career. Выбор профессии Let me introduce myself. My name is Masha. I have finished school this year. It is my dream to become a student of the English department. I want to study English, German and maybe French. Knowledge of a foreign language opens a new world for us. If you know a foreign language, you can speak […]...