карточки-тесты по темам "Образование" и "Роль английского языка"
тест по английскому языку (8 класс) по теме

Education is very important in our life. An educated person is one who knows a lot about many things. He gets knowledge at school, from books, magazines, from TV educational programs. Nowadays the students of secondary schools have opportunities to continue their education by entering gymnasiums, lyceums, colleges.

But the road to learning is not easy. To be successful in studies one must work hard. It's for you to decide to learn and make progress or not to learn lose your time. The role of foreign languages is also increasing today. Thanks to the knowledge of foreign languages one can read books, magazines in the original, talk to foreigners, translate various technical articles.

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What does it mean “an educated person”?

Where do the students can continue their education?

Why is the knowledge of foreign languages very useful?

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Образование, образованный человек, знания, возможности, упорно, учить, иностранцы, переводить.

There are many different reasons why people study foreign languages, English in particular. Here are some of them: to travel abroad; to get good job; to have something to do in your spare time; to be better educated; to be familiar with social and cultural life in other countries; to be able to participate in conversations with people from English-speaking countries. English is the chief language of international business and academic conferences, and the leading language of international tourism. English is the main language of popular music, advertising, satellite broadcasting, home computers, and video games. A foreign language is not just a subject learnt in the classrooms. It's something which is used in real life situations.

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What are the reasons to study English?

What is the main language of popular music and so on?

Where is used it?

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Изучать, путешествовать за границу, быть знакомым с, быть способным поддержать, реклама, спутниковое телевидение, предмет, действительный.

The problem of learning languages is very important today. Foreign languages are needed as the main and most efficient means of information exchange of the people of our planet. Today English is the language of the world. Over 350 million people speak it as a mother tongue. It is the major international language for communication in such areas as science, technology, business and mass entertainment. English is one of the official languages of the United Nations Organization and other political organization. It is the language of the literature, education, modern music, international tourism.

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Why are needed foreign languages?

How do many people speak English?

What is the official language of the United Nations Organization?

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Важный, обмен информацией, родной язык, общение, наука, образование, международный.

Russia is integrating into the world community and the problem of learning English for the purpose of communication is especially urgent today. Learning a foreign language is not as easy thing. It is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and patience. But to know English is absolutely necessary for every educated person, for every good specialist.

It is well known that reading books in the original, listening to the BBC news, communicating with the English speaking people will help a lot. When learning a foreign language you learn the culture and history of the native speakers. One must work hard to learn any foreign language.

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Why is the problem of learning English urgent today?

What does learning a foreign language take?

What must you do to learn English?

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Мировое сообщество, с целью, отнимает время, образованный человек, в оригинале, работать усердно.

Nowadays English has become the world's most important language in politics, science. It is the official language of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the United States of America, of Australia and New Zealand. English has become now the language of international communication.

Nowadays when science and technology progress so fast all kind of specialists need English in their work. Half of all business deals are conducted in English. Two thirds of all scientific papers are written in English. Over 70% of all post / mail is written and addressed in English. It is the language of science, aviation, computing, diplomacy, and tourism.

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What spheres has English become the most important language in?

Who needs English in their work?

How many per cents of post are written in English?

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Стал, официальный язык, Северная Ирландия, международное общение, прогрессируют,  две трети.

Our country is transferring to a market economy. Research and innovations should improve living, working conditions of our people. That is why it is so important to be persistent in students. To know foreign languages is absolute necessary for every educated person, for good specialists. Knowing foreign languages can help us to find a job in such fields as science and technology, foreign trade and banking, international transportation communication, teaching librarian science and others. To be successful in studies one must work hard. Everything depends on our own efforts. Learning foreign languages opens us opportunities and careers that didn't even exist some years ago.

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What should improve our living?

What can knowing foreign languages help us to do?

What does everything depend on?

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улучшать, исследования, необходимо,  в таких областях как,  работать упорно, зависит от, возможности.