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Learning languages
The problem of learning languages is very important today.
Foreign
languages are socially demanded especially at the present
time when the
progress in science and technology has led to an explosion
of knowledge
and has contributed to an overflow of information. The total
knowledge
of mankind is known to double every seven years. Foreign
languages are
needed as the main and most efficient means of information
exchange of
the people of our planet.
Today English is the language of the world. Over 350 million
people
speak it as a mother tongue. The native speakers of English
live in
Great Britain, the United States of America, Australia and
New Zealand.
English is one of the official languages in the Irish Republic,
Canada,
the South African Republic. As a second language it is used
in the
former British and US colonies.
It is the major international language for communication
in such
areas as science, technology, business and mass entertainment.
English
is one of the official languages of the United Nations Organization
and
other political organization. It is the language of the
literature,
education, modern music, international tourism.
Russia is integrating into the world community and the
problem of
learning English for the purpose of communication is espicially
urgent
today. Learning a foreing language is not as easy thing.
It is a long
and slow process that takes a lot of time and patience.
But to know
English is absolutely necessary for every educated person,
for every
good specialist.
It is well known that reading books in the original , listening
to
the BBC news, communicating with the English speaking people
will help a
lot. When learning a foreign language you learn the culture
and history
of the native speakers. One must work hard to learn any
foreign
language.
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