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II. Answer the questions in written form.

  1. Why are Americans not eager to study foreign languages?

  2. Are foreign languages taught in all American higher schools?

  3. Will the vast majority of Americans remain monolingual for a long time?

  4. Americans have a reputation for being global illiterates, don’t they?

  5. What would make Americans learn languages more effectively?

  6. What do you think of the way Americans are taught languages in higher schools?

  7. Why do you want to learn languages? What do you do to improve your English?

  8. Is it difficult to you to master English?

  9. What countries is English spoken in?

  10. Why is English considered to be an international language?

III. Translate the text in written form.

IV. Divide the text into logically connected parts, entitle each part and give a short summary of the text according to your plan.

V. Insert the right word and translate the following sentences:

worthy, arranged, language, linguist, linguistics, to learn, to study, knowledge, studying, speaking, nasal zed, to speak,

contribution, origin, borrowings

  1. The... of spoken language will help you to express your opinions and feelings, to give and to receive information.

  2. ... foreign languages enriches the native language, makes it clearer, more flexible and expressive.

  3. There are many other important questions that... attempts to answer.

  4. Any language is a valuable and... object of study.

  5. In practice most... concentrate on a limited number of languages.

  6. Most linguists concentrate on their own native....

  7. How are words and sentences... in a language?

  8. The Indians’... to American English is traced to numerous place-names.

  9. Many people in our country... two or more foreign languages.

  10. Some of French... proved to be very productive in American English.

  11. School pupils and students are required... one foreign language, most commonly English or German.

  12. ... is considered by many as the main objective of language learning.

  13. The colonists who settled in America spoke the … of their native countries.

  14. American pronunciation is more... than English.

  15. Both British English and American English have a common... in the English language of Shakespeare’s time, the early 17th century.

VI. Put each verb in brackets into the correct tense form:

  1. George (to go) to work in America. When he arrived, his English wasn’t very good but now it (to improve).

  2. Do you remember Mr. Laker? He (to come) to tea tomorrow.

  3. The world (to change). Things never (to stay) the same.

  4. When the phone (to ring), I (to sit) at the breakfast.

  5. It (to rain) cats and dogs yesterday.

  6. You (to speak) English better next year, won’t you?

  7. Your pen-friend from Canada (to come) soon.

  8. When I (to be) an old woman, I (to wear) purple.

  9. What time we (to get) there, (to depend) on how bad the traffic is.

  10. If they (to catch) the 10.37 train, what time (to be) they in Boston?

  11. I (to tell) she (to do) a great deal for him.

  12. These people (to get on) my nerves all through the course.

  13. I (to live) in this town for the last six months.

  14. By the evening she (to lose) her tempo with every member of stuff with whom she (to come) into contact.

  15. I (to read) five books by the end of the term.

  16. The children (to play) when we returned home.

  17. I (to hear) of him ever since I was born.

  18. By 5 o’clock the Congress (to adopt) the draft program.

  19. He (to reject) just our proposal.

  20. He said that he (to take) his exams by the 1st of July.