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 Subject: Why Study English?  Sat 20 Nov - 17:22 |
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This is a lesson I found on the net and which emphasize the importance of studying English.It can be used in our classes to make the students aware of its significance as a global language.
WHY STUDY ENGLISH?
A – Read thequestions and think of the answers. Then get in groups and discuss them withyour PARTNERS.
1. Do you listen to songs inEnglish?
2. Do you know the lyrics ofthose songs?
3. How do you get to know them?
4. Do you surf the Internet?
5. Do you use computers?
6. What do you use computersfor?
7. Are there many English wordsused in relation to computers?
8. What kind of websites areyou interested in?
9. Are there many English wordsused in relation to your job or areas of interest?
10. Are you used to use Englishwords in your daily life?
11. Do you like English? Why /Why not?
B – Completethe text with the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple tense.
Reasons for studying English
 English (1) ____________ (be) part of ourlanguage; we sometimes (2) ____________ (not realise) how many English words we (3) ____________ (know) from the media, films, publicity, TV, songsand the Internet. There are many reasons for learning English. For example, tounderstand songs; students constantly (4)____________ (ask) teachers the meaning of lyrics, as they (5) ____________ (want) to know what the writer or singer (6) ____________ (mean).
Also, notall books are translated, so at school and university, students (7) ____________ (have) to readarticles and books in English to become better professionals. What is more,there are many international industries and companies settled in non-Englishspeaking countries which ( ____________ (need) bilingual employees, and most jobs these days (9) ____________ (require) writinge-mails and speaking with foreigners. Other purposes for studying English (10) ____________ (be) travellingabroad, visiting different places, meeting English speakers and experiencingother cultures. English is learnt all around the world, so sometimes it (11) ____________ (allow) you tocommunicate with the locals easier. English (12) ____________ (be) also the language of technology. Every daymore and more new electronic goods and devices are invented, and theirinstruction manuals (13)____________ (be) normally written in English.
 Finally,perhaps the most popular reason for studying English (14) ____________ (be) the Internet. Together with computers, it (15) ____________ (be) part of our lives.Everything can be found in the net and almost every person (16) ____________ (have) access to it.
Professionals,workers, students, teenagers, housewives: everyone (17) ____________ (look up) information, news, even songs lyrics.Many of the sites and software (18)____________ (be) in English so that they are available for everybody aroundthe world.
No matterwhat the reason, nobody can deny that we (19)____________ (need) to study English to understand the world around us.
C – Completethe sentences according to the information in the text.
1. In generalteenagers want to know English to ________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Atuniversity English is important because ___________________________________________________
3. Manycompanies and industries require ______________________________ employees incase they have to__________________________________________________________________________________
4. This language is necessary to _________________________to non Spanish-speaking countries, to _________________________ and to approachdifferent cultures.
5. Manymanuals of ______________________________ are written in English.
6. There are computer __________________ and also web____________________ written in English.
7. Our culture is influenced by______________________________.
D – Choose ananswer for each of the following statements based on the text.
1)_____ is learnt and spoken by millions of people all around the world.
A) Spanish B) English C) French
2)In general teenagers ask their teachers the meaning of words or phrases of_____
A) books and poems. B) movies. C) songs.
3)At university or school students need English because _____
A) teachers speak in English. B) exams are in English. C)important data is in English.
4)The most pleasant reason to study English is _____
A) surfing the Internet. B) travelling and knowing othercultures. C) working.
5)Nowadays English is required (among other things) in order to _____
A) use computers and the Internet. B)go to the doctor’s. C) watch TV.
E – Answerabout the text.
1. Is English part of our lives?
2. Do students need to know the language?
3. Why do some jobs require a bilingual employee?
4. Why do we need English fortravelling?
5. Where can you find instructions in English?
6. Why are there computer programs inEnglish?
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