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5. Retell the text.

6. Top Sixteen Reasons for Studying a Foreign Language: give your reasons for studying languages and fill in the gaps.

  1. In case you end up becoming a ________________ for your government.

  2. In case you end up becoming _________________ on international flights.

  3. To correctly ____________ at a foreign food restaurant.

  4. To study _____________.

  5. To understand the words to foreign songs like _____________ and ______________.

  6. To be able to ________________.

  7. To travel ________________ with more ease.

  8. To increase your chances of getting ________________.

  9. Learning foreign languages opens up _________________________ that didn’t even exist several years ago.

  10. In case your _________________ is from another country

  11. To impress _____________.

  12. Businessmen want to pick up foreign languages because ________________________ on a large scale over the world.

  13. Some people learn foreign languages just to _______________________ during their spare time. They want to __________________________in different languages.

  14. People also read _______________________ that helps them open a new world, to learn about other peoples’ cultures, because language is a manifestation of the culture.

  15. Students ____________________ to be better educated.

  16. Scientists and engineers must learn foreign languages in order not to _________________. They are greatly interested in the achievements in the science and technology in other countries. Besides, a lot of handbooks, manuals and technical specifications are _____________________.

POINT OF GRAMMAR

The Articles

an + vowel [әn]: an umbrella, an ocean, an economist

a + consonant [ә]: a ball, a boy, a book

The Indefinite Article.

-a = 'one'.

• a (or an) is used with countable nouns to indicate one.

Can I have a cup of tea?

I've got a daughter and two sons.

• a is not used before a plural noun (NOT I've got a sons).

• a is not used before uncountable nouns (NOT I want a petrol, please). But we use it when there is an adjective which describes the noun: a highly educated population, an important role

Don't forget a:

  • Do you want a cup of tea? (not 'Do you want cup of tea?')

  • Alice works in a bank, (not 'in bank')

  • I want to ask a question, (not 'ask question')

  • When I was a child, I liked reading stories.

- Birmingham is a large city in central England.

-an (not a) before a/e/i/o/u:

  • They live in an old house, (not 'a old house.')

  • A mouse is an animal. It's a small animal.

  • Can you give me an example, please?

  • This is an interesting book.

  • I bought a hat and an umbrella.

also an hour (‘h’ is not pronounced: an (h)our)

but a university a European country

We use a/an for jobs etc.:

- 'What's your job?'

'I'm a dentist.' (not 'I'm dentist.')

  • 'What does she do?' 'She's an engineer.

  • Would you like to be a teacher?

  • Beethoven was a composer.

  • Picasso was a famous painter.

  • Are you a student?

another (an + other) is one word (not 'an other'):

- Can I have another cup of coffee?

- Open another window. It's very hot.

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