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Write a short article to the university newspaper about the necessity of learning foreign languages for a future professional.
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Project work
1. Sometimes inability to speak foreign languages can result not only in funny situations but also cause some problems. Watch the video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=gh5xu35bAxA which is called “FUNNY! SOS! MAYDAY! SINKING! ” The German Coast Guard officer should obviously have studied English better!
Think of any other situations when serious problems can arise due to inability of some professionals to speak foreign languages. Some ideas for you:
- an air traffic controller;
- a waiter in a restaurant;
- a doctor in a clinic;
- a manager in a car-rental office;
- a policeman;
- your choice.
2. No matter what time you live in: prehistoric, Renaissance, or globalization, LOVE makes the world go round! Now you will have a splendid opportunity to learn how to say “I love you” to your sweetheart in many languages! So, enjoy it https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=_AZ2P3jca20!
Final Activity: a WebQuest
You should perform the webquest “Globalization and the English Language” following all the instructions. The link to this quest is https://questgarden.com/123/84/6/110410174505/
Unit 3. Learning a Foreign Language
Lead-in
Ø European Commission presents new Rethinking Education strategy.
A new benchmark on foreign language learning: by 2020, at least 50% of 15 year olds should have knowledge of a first foreign language (up from 42% today) and at least 75% should study a second foreign language (61% today).
(https://ec.europa.eu/education/news/20121120_en.html)
Ø How do find the process of foreign language learning: interesting, exciting, difficult, and boring?
Ø Are you satisfied with the results of your study? Was the process effective? Did you achieve any progress? What do you find most difficult about learning English: understanding grammar, memorizing words, linking words together, etc.
Ø Do you know any strategies aimed at making the process of learning easy and productive?
It is interesting to know…
Tony Buzan, in his book 'Using your Memory', points out that just 100 words comprise 50% of all words used in conversation in a language. Learning these core 100 words gets you a long way towards being able to speak that language, though at a basic level. The 100 basic words used in conversation are shown below:
| 1. A, an | 2. After | 3. Again | 4. All | 5. Almost |
| 6. Also | 7. Always | 8. And | 9. Because | 10. Before |
| 11. Big | 12. But | 13. (I) can | 14. (I) come | 15. Either/or |
| 16. (I) find | 17. First | 18. For | 19. Friend | 20. From |
| 21. (I) go | 22. Good | 23. Good-bye | 24. Happy | 25. (I) have |
| 26. He | 27. Hello | 28. Here | 29. How | 30. I |
| 31. (I) am | 32. If | 33. In | 34. (I) know | 35. Last |
| 36. (I) like | 37. Little | 38. (I) love | 39. (I) make | 40. Many |
| 41. One | 42. More | 43. Most | 44. Much | 45. My |
| 46. New | 47. No | 48. Not | 49. Now | 50. Of |
| 51. Often | 52. On | 53. One | 54. Only | 55. Or |
| 56. Other | 57. Our | 58. Out | 59. Over | 60. People |
| 61. Place | 62. Please | 63. Same | 64. (I) see | 65. She |
| 66. So | 67. Some | 68. Sometimes | 69. Still | 70. Such |
| 71. (I) tell | 72. Thank you | 73. That | 74. The | 75. Their |
| 76. Them | 77. Then | 78. There is | 79. They | 80. Thing |
| 81. (I) think | 82. This | 83. Time | 84. To | 85. Under |
| 86. Up | 87. Us | 88. (I) use | 89. Very | 90. We |
| 91. What | 92. When | 93. Where | 94. Which | 95. Who |
| 96. Why | 97. With | 98. Yes | 99. You | 100. Your |
(Extract reproduced from Use Your Memory by Tony Buzan with the permission of BBC Worldwide Limited, © Tony Buzan)
Reading and Vocabulary