Статья учащегося Learning Foreign Languages

Проблемный вопрос

Why do we learn foreign languages?

План

1. English as a school subject.
2. English and American writers.
3. Opportunities for travelling.
4. Foreign exhibitions.
5. International friendship camps.

Studying English at school

It is necessary to learn foreign languages. That's why pupils have got such subject as a foreign language at school. Everybody knows his own language, but it is useful to know foreign languages. I learn English, because I understand that I can use it. For example, if I go to England I'll be able to speak English too. English is used not only in England, but also in other countries.

Reading foreign literature

I learn English because I want to read foreign literature in the original. I know and like such English and American writers as Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Agatha Christie and others. I understand that I must learn English. If I know English well, I'll be able to go to the library and take books by English and American writers in the original.I like to read books. And I like to read newspapers, too. If I know, for example, English I'll be able to read English newspapers and magazines.

Easy to travell

I like to travel. But it is difficult to visit countries, when you don't know the language of these countries. If I know the language of the country, where I am going to, it will be easy do travel there. If I want to ask something, I can do it in English.

Visiting foreign exhibitions

Knowledge of different countries helps to understand each other, to develop friendship among them. For example, we have a foreign exhibition in Moscow. It is easy for me to visit this exhibition. You can see a lot of advertisements, signboards, names in the streets. They are in foreign languages. Very often they are in English. If you know English, you can read and understand them.