Why do we learn English?

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Why do we learn English?
Oh, my language, English language! You are so
difficult and nice. I learn many interesting
things You give me your advice.
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Language is the means of communication. The most
common way of expressing an idea for people is to
say it out loud. Language enables people to
understand each other. At the same moment
language can be a major barrier to understanding
because there are thousands of different
languages on our planet. From the earliest time,
with the development of trade and exchange of
ideas and techniques people saw the necessity of
learning foreign languages. A language that is
used as a means of communication by people of
different nations is called international.
International language helps people of different
nations to understand each other.
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Over 300 million people who live in Great
Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the United
States of America speak English as a native
tongue. English is one of the official languages
in the Irish Republic, Canada, and the South
African Republic. It is also the second official
language used in the former British and U.S.
colonies. English is one of the official
languages of the United Nations Organization and
other political organizations. It is the language
of literature, education, modern music,
international tourism. The dominance of English
in the contemporary world is explained by the
appearance of lots of people who want to learn
English not for pleasure or prestige but because
English has become the key to international
scientific, technological and commercial
innovations of today.
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English is needed as the main and the most
efficient means of information exchange. With the
acceptance of English as the international
language of technology and commerce appears a new
generation of people who know why they are
learning the language.
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Some children start to learn foreign languages
very early, in kindergartens for example. They
are taught ABC English there they sing songs,
recite nursery rhymes and learn to construct some
phrases.
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In Russia people learn English to be able to
exchange the latest information concerning
science, technology and commerce with their
colleagues to be able to read foreign newspapers
and books. Learning foreign languages is
especially popular among young people.
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Specialists should know foreign languages to
communicate with their colleagues at the
conference, through books and journals or the
Internet. Today it is not enough for a
professional to know only one foreign language.
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Generation of 90-th is really lucky because it
has new opportunities and future. Young people
can travel all over the world, can consort to the
people of the same age from different countries,
and can study culture of capitalistic nations.
Certainly, it is impossible to do it if you dont
speak foreign language. I suppose that the most
useful language in modern world is English. It is
spoken in many countries, millions of people
speak English because it is their own language,
millions of people study it, because it is
probably impossible to make a good career in any
branch if one doesnt speak English.

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In Russia just few last generations realized the
necessity of studying English. I think, it partly
depends of computerizing of our country.
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I think that communication with English-speaking
people is very important and unvalued for pupils,
who learn English. Opportunity of communication
with English-speaking was a real luck for me. And
Id like to have meetings with guests from
England in my own school. My parents remember
Even in soviet time we had meetings at our
schools, where we could talk to foreigners,
though we lived far away from the capital! Now,
when Russia is opened for the West, it is not
really difficult to invite to school foreigner,
isnt? More over we live in Tatarstan, which is
full of foreigners. Im sure, that such a meeting
could be very interesting for pupils.

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English is one of the most important lessons in
school. If I speak English, it is easy for me to
read books of English writers.
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The results are 1.For future profession
62 2.For fun and pleasure 27 3.For
communication and corresponding with friends
abroad 31 4.For listening to popular music
groups 28 5.For watching satellite programmes
-22 6.For exploring Internet 21 7.For reading
foreign writers and poets in original
15 8.Because teachers force me 20 9.I am at a
loss to answer 7
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