Why Learn English: 10 Reasons to Learn English

There are many reasons to learn English, but because it is one of the most difficult languages to learn it is important to 1_________ exactly why it is you want to learn English. Here we will look at ten great reasons why English is so important. Post this list somewhere you can see it and it will 2____________ you to keep going even when you are tired of trying to 3____________which witch is which!

1. English is the most commonly used language among foreign language speakers. Throughout the world, when people with different languages come together they commonly use English to 4________________.

2. Why learn English when it is so difficult? Well, knowing English will make you bilingual and more 5______________ in every country in the world.

3. Despite China, the United States is still a 6_____________ in technical innovation and economic 7__________________. English is used in the United States and in each of these fields.

4. English is commonly spoken throughout much of the world due to Great Britain’s expansion during the 8____________ age. People in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, parts of Africa, India, and many smaller island nations speak English. English is the commonly 9____________ second language in Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands. Speaking English 10 __________ these countries and cultures up to you.

5. Another reason why English is so important is that it is the language of science. To 11____________in science you need to know English.

6. English is based on an alphabet and, compared to Chinese, it can be learned fairly quickly.

7. English is also the language of the Film Industry and English means you no longer have to 12____________ subtitles.

8. In the United States, speaking English immediately opens up opportunities regardless of your ethnicity, color, or 13_______________.

9. Learn English and you can then teach your children English – or if they are already learning, you can now communicate with them in English.

10. English speakers in the United States earn more money than 14___________ speakers. Learning English will open your job 15_____________ and increase your standard of living.

2.Дайте відповіді на запитання:

1. Are there sufficient reasons for you to be motivated in learning?

2. What other reasons could you add?

3. Do you have reasons ‘not to learn English’?

4. What would you recommend to a person who is not motivated to learn language?

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Vectors

A study of 1) m_tion will involve the introduction of a variety of 2) quant_ties which are used to describe the 3) phy_ical world. Examples of such quantities include 4) dist_nce, displacement, 5) spe_d, velocity, acceleration, force, mass, momentum, 6) ener_y, work, power, etc. All these quantities can by divided into two 7) cate_ories – vectors and scalars.

A vector 1) ______ is a quantity which is fully described by both magnitude and direction. On the other hand, a scalar quantity is a quantity which is fully described by its 2) ______. The emphasis is to understand some 3) ______ about vectors and to apply the fundamentals in order to understand motion and forces which 4) ______ in two dimensions. 5) ______ of vector quantities include displacement,velocity,acceleration, andforce. Each of these quantities is unique in that a full 6) ______ of the quantity demands that 7) ______ a magnitude and a direction are listed.

Vector 1) (quantities, quantitys) are often represented by scaled vector diagrams. Vector diagrams depict a vector by use of 2)(a, an) arrow drawn to scale in a specific direction. Such diagrams are commonly 3) (call, called) as free-body diagrams. There are several characteristics of 4)(this, these) diagram which make it an appropriately drawn vector diagram:

• a scale is 5) (clearly, clear) listed;

• a vector arrow (with arrowhead) 6) (has drawn, is drawn) in a specified direction. The vector arrow has a head and a tail;

• the magnitude and direction of the vector is clearly labeled.

Завдання до тексту

I.   Вставте пропущені букви у словах першого абзацу.

II. Виберіть та вставте запропоновані у дужках слова (description, Examples, both, quantity, magnitude, fundamentals, occur) в другому абзаці.

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