Exercise 10. Working in pairs say whether the following statements are true or false. Express your agreement or disagreement. Give the correct answer

1. There are three varieties of English.

2. The language of science is emotional and not precise.

3. In private conversation we use informal language.

4. More than three hundred million people speak English as a native

language.

5. It is easy to change the English spelling system.

WRITING TASK

Give a one-page written account of your view on learning English. Describe the learning techniques which especially help you when you learn English. While doing the task make use of some expressions and sentences below.

1) I began learning English at the age of...

2) to use an English-Russian/English-English dictionary

3) to underline words I don’t know

4) keeping a vocabulary book helps me...

5) I’ve got a small notebook to copy...... into it

6) learning new words by repeating them silently is...

7) to work hard at my pronunciation

8) to try to guess the meaning of a word

9) I check my homework for mistakes

10) I don’t miss the opportunity to practise English

11) I begin to revise several days before the test

12) learning from mistakes

13) to improve my English I...

14) to have a good/terrible memory

15) to learn the language by circumstances

SPEAKING TASK

1. Working in pairs discuss the following questions under the headings I – V.

2. Give a talk in class on the topic “The English We Learn for Professional Purposes” making use of TEXTS A and B as well as

WRITING TASK.

I. English is an international language.

Is English one of the most widespread languages on Earth?

Why English is considered an international language?

In what spheres of life is English used?

II. Difficulties of the English language.

How many words does the English vocabulary have?

Why does learning English seem easy in the beginning?

What problems are there in learning English?

Why does English present a difficulty for a Russian learner?