- •Воронежский государственный архитектурно-строительный
- •Л.В. Лукина сферы общения
- •Ббк 81. 2 Англ я 7
- •1. 2. Тексты для самостоятельной работы по теме «Student Life»
- •My Biography
- •Leonardo Da Vinci
- •Student Jobs
- •Typical Students
- •English Houses
- •Keep Fit
- •Super Food
- •Places to Shop
- •Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •2. 2. Тексты для самостоятельной работы по теме «Our University»
- •Higher Education in Britain
- •British Universities
- •University Education in Britain
- •Colleges, Faculties and Departments
- •Us Universities
- •Distance Education
- •Economics of Education
- •Our city
- •Our city (voronezh)
- •Our city
- •3.3. Review Unit 3
- •City facts
- •Ten Facts about Sao Paulo
- •Cambridge
- •Famous Cities
- •Toronto
- •3.5. Тексты для самостоятельной работы по теме «Our City»
- •Technology and Culture
- •Travel and Tourism
- •Marco Polo
- •Fallingwater
- •Sky City 1000
- •Urban Transport around the World
- •Winds from the East: Chinese Inventions
- •Washington, d.C.
- •New York
- •4.1. Our country (russia)
- •Our country
- •Our country
- •Our country
- •4.3. Review Unit 4
- •4.4. From the history of russia
- •From the history of russia
- •5.1. Britain
- •Britain
- •5.2. Тексты для самостоятельной работы по теме «Our Country and the World»
- •The United States of America (the usa)
- •Wales – the Land of Song
- •Scotland
- •Australia
- •Iceland
- •English-Speaking Countries: Culture and Traditions
- •Cultural Differences
- •Famous Buildings
- •Frank Lloyd Wright
- •6.2. Тексты для самостоятельной работы по теме «Professional Activity»
- •The Language of Cross Cultural Communication
- •Last Words
- •Is Globalisation a Good Thing?
- •Globalisation of World Economy
- •Technology: Always a Force for Good?
- •How the Internet is Changing Lives Forever
- •Growth of a Global Giant
- •Заключение
- •Библиографический список
- •Оглавление
- •Людмила Владимировна Лукина сферы общения
- •394006 Воронеж, ул.20-летия Октября, 84
6.2. Тексты для самостоятельной работы по теме «Professional Activity»
ТЕМАТИКА ОБЩЕНИЯ: 1. Язык как средство межкультурного общения.
2. Глобальные проблемы человечества и пути их решения.
3. Информационные технологии 21 века.
4. Избранное направление профессиональной деятельности.
TRANSLATION
The Language of Cross Cultural Communication
English is one of the most widely used languages in the world. Today knowledge of foreign languages is important because they are the main and the most efficient means of information exchange between the people of the world. Over 337 million people in the world speak English as their mother tongue, and about 350 million people speak it as a second language. English is an official language in over 75 of the world's territories. The native speakers of English live in Great Britain, in the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official languages in the Irish Republic, Canada and South African Republic. As a second language it is used in the former British and US colonies.
English is the major international language for communication in such areas as science, technology, business and mass media. English is used as one of the official languages of the United Nations Organisation. It is the language of computer software and video games, literature and education, popular music and satellite broadcasting, academic conferences and international tourism.
English is the language of international commerce. Over 80 per cent of the world's electronically stored information is in English and two-thirds of the world's scientists read in English. English words are borrowed to add to other languages. Almost all computer terms in Russian are taken from English.
Every good specialist has to know English because it is necessary nowadays. When learning a foreign language you learn the culture and history of the country where this language is spoken.
WRITING TASK
Write about areas in what English is mostly used. What are the main difficulties for you in learning English?
TRANSLATION
Last Words
There are around 6,000 living languages in the world – and at least half of those are in danger. In every part of the world, languages are disappearing. In the past 500 years 4,5 percent of languages have died out. Greek and Latin are among them. 417 languages in the world are spoken by a few people. If very few people
speak a language, it will probably die out.
Languages may be lost through migration, as people move from small rural communities to urban centres. Natural disasters can also devastate populations and their language. Governments also play a role in the extinction of languages. The need to establish “official languages”, for a country to educate its children, conduct its political affairs and carry out its business had a disastrous effect on small languages.
As languages are lost, whole ways of life and knowledge may be lost along with them. If you grow up not speaking your language, you won't know who you are.
WRITING TASK
Write about reasons for language disappearing. Why should we care about our language?
TRANSLATION