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Watch English Films and TelevisionThis is not only a fun way to learn but it is also very effective. By watching English films (especially those with English subtitles) you can expand your vocabulary and hear the flow of speech from the actors. If you listen to the news you can also hear different accents. Listen to English musicThe best way to learn is to get the lyrics (words) to the songs you are listening to and try to read them as the artist sings. There are several good internet sites where one can find the words for most songs. This way you can practice your listening and reading at the same time. And if you like to sing, fine. Study as Often as Possible!Only by studying things like grammar and vocabulary and doing exercises, can you really improve your knowledge of any language. Do Exercises and Take TestsBy completing exercises and taking tests you can really improve your English. Often, it is by comparing your score on a test you took yesterday with one you took a month or six months ago that you realize just how much you have learned. If you never test yourself, you will never know how much you are progressing. Listen to EnglishSpeak on the phone or listen to radio broadcasts, audiobooks or CDs in English. This is different than watching the television or films because you can’t see the person that is speaking to you. Many learners of English say that speaking on the phone is one of the most difficult things that they do and the only way to improve is to practice. 7. Выполните работу с текстом. а). Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст. б). Составьте словарик к тексту. в). Сформулируйте основное содержание текста в нескольких предложениях. WHY STUDY ENGLISH? Being able to speak English well is important in today’s world because English is everywhere. English is one of the most widely spoken languages. There are approximately 375 million people in the world who speak English as a mother tongue, and an equally large number of people speak English as a second language. The largest concentrations of native speakers are in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand. English is the official language of 83 countries and is spoken in 105 countries. English is the global language of communication in all major fields today. English is the international language of business, science, politics, and culture. What are you interested in? Is it science? Music? Computers? Health? Business? Sports? Today’s media – such as the Internet, television and the press – give you almost unlimited access to knowledge about your favourite subjects. The majority of the electronically stored information around the world is in English, so you can use English to obtain information on many subjects on the Internet. Nowadays in the competitive job market it is necessary to speak English. Approximately, 80% of business communications around the world take place in the English language. Many major firms conduct their international business in English and increasingly require their employees to speak and write fluent English. So if you learn English you will have a better chance of getting a well-paid job. If you have a service job (for example, in a shop, hospital or hotel), English may be useful for communicating with foreign customers. Knowing English makes travel easier, and allows you to communicate with people from many parts of the world. You can travel to any English-speaking country without the need of have a translator. It may help you gain friends not just locally but internationally. 8. Выполните работу с текстом. а). Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст. б). Составьте словарик к тексту. в). Сформулируйте основное содержание текста в нескольких предложениях. WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH?EVERYONE knows the stereotypes about foreigners speaking English: Scandinavians are shockingly fluent, while the Japanese lag despite years and billions of yen spent trying. Now a big new study confirms some of those stereotypes. But it holds some surprises as well. Education First, an English-teaching company, compiled the biggest ever internationally comparable sample of English learners: some 2m people took identical tests online in 44 countries. The top five performers were Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. The bottom five were Panama, Colombia, Thailand, Turkey and Kazakhstan. Among regions, Latin America fared worst. (No African country had enough takers to make the lists’s threshold for the minimum number of participants. Several factors correlate with English ability. Wealthy countries do better overall. But smaller wealthy countries do better still: the larger the number of speakers of a country’s main language, the worse that country tends to be at English. This is one reason Scandinavians do so well: what use is Swedish outside Sweden? It may also explain why Spain was the worst performer in western Europe, and why Latin America was the worst-performing region: Spanish’s role as an international language in a big region dampens incentives to learn English. Export dependency is another correlate with English. Countries that export more are better at English. Malaysia, the best English-performer in Asia, is also the sixth-most export-dependent country in the world. Teaching plays a role, too. Starting young, while it seems a good idea, may not pay off: children between eight and 12 learn foreign languages faster than younger ones, so each class hour on English is better spent on a 10-year-old than on a six-year-old. Between 1984 and 2000, the study's authors say, the Netherlands and Denmark began English-teaching between 10 and 12, while Spain and Italy began between eight and 11, with considerably worse results. Finally, one surprising result is that China and India are next to each other (29th and 30th of 44) in the rankings, despite India’s reputation as more Anglophone. The Chinese have made a broad push for English (they're "practically obsessed with it”). 9. Выполните работу с текстом. а). Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст. б). Составьте словарик к тексту. в). Сформулируйте основное содержание текста в нескольких предложениях. NATIONAL CHARACTER British people give a relatively high value to the everyday personal contacts. Some writers on Britain have talked about the British desire ’to belong’, and it is certainly true that numerous clubs devoted to various sports and pastimes play a very important part in many people’s lives. Many people make their social contacts through work and, partly as a result of this, the profession is also important aspect of their sense of identity. British people try to appear as if they belong to as high class as possible, though nobody wants to be thought of as ’snobbish’. The British are rather conservative and their conservatism can combine with their individualism. Why should they change just to be like everyone else? Indeed, not being like everyone else is a good reason not to change. Their driving on the left-hand side of the road is a good example to this. Systems of measurement are another example. The British government has been trying for many years to get British people to use the same scales that are used nearly everywhere else in the world. But everybody in Britain still shops in pounds and ounces. It is probably true that the British, especially the English, are more reserved than the people of many other countries. They find it comparatively difficult to indicate friendship by open displays of affection. For example, it is not the convention to kiss when meeting a friend. Instead, friendship is symbolised by behaving as casually as possible. The British are comparatively uninterested in clothes. They spend a lower proportion of their income on clothing than people in most European countries do. Many people buy second-hands clothes and are not at all embarrassed to admit this. Of course, when people are ’on duty’, they have to obey some quite rigid rules. A male bank employee, for example, is expected to wear a suit with a tie at work. The British are always talking about the weather. Unlike many others, this stereotype is actually true to life. The English people are great pet lovers. Practically every family has a dog or a cat, or both. They have special dog shops selling food, clothes and other things for dogs. There are dog hairdressing saloons and dog cemeteries. Millions of families have ’bird-tables’ in their gardens. Perhaps, this overall concern for animals is part of the British love for nature. 10. Выполните работу с текстом. а). Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст. б). Составьте словарик к тексту. в). Сформулируйте основное содержание текста в нескольких предложениях. STAYING AT A HOTEL With the increase in the number of hotels and hotel chains, consumers now have a greater choice of where to stay when they travel. In order to beat the competition, hotels are now improving and enhancing the services that they provide. The following is a list of the types of hotel services that hotel guests prioritize: 1. Hotel guests expect clean rooms that contain all of the essential conveniences. This includes comfortable beds with clean sheets, high speed internet access in the room, access to movies, full bathroom facilities, free local calls, continental breakfasts, newspaper in the morning outside the door, wake up call service, alarm clock, hair dryer, coffee maker or complimentary coffee, iron and ironing board, and air-conditioning. 2. Easy accessibility to local transportation such as a taxi service and car rental is an important priority. They also want hotel staff to be able to arrange for their transportation. The hotel should have convenient parking where vehicles will be safe. 3. Hotel guests would like hotel staff to be able to arrange for entertainment services such as theater tickets, movie tickets, dinner reservations, spa and hair salon reservations. 4. Hotel guests would like a member of the staff to be available for assistance 24 hours a day. It is important that there is concierge available at all times to cater to the needs of the guests. 5. The hotel should have a quality dining room that serves delicious food at affordable prices. A hotel lounge is also important. The lounge should be a nice place to relax and have a drink. 6. The hotel should have recreational services such as a swimming pool, sauna, gymnasium, or tennis court. Most customers enjoy taking advantage of hotel recreational services. 7. Most hotel guests enjoy their privacy. Hotels should have rooms for those who want extra privacy. 8. Most people look for ways to save money when they travel. Customers enjoy taking advantage of special discounts on certain services offered by hotels. 11. Выполните работу с текстом. а). Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст. б). Составьте словарик к тексту. в). Сформулируйте основное содержание текста в нескольких предложениях. AIRPORT PROCEDURES On the day of your flight, you will want to show up at the airport with all of your luggage, your ticket, and your passport. Most airlines will request that you arrive at the airport three hours before your flight is scheduled to leave. This is because you will want to leave yourself ample time to complete all airport procedures and arrive to your flight on time. When you get to the airport take your luggage, your ticket, and your passport, and wait in line to check in with your airline. When you reach the front of the line you will be prompted to hand over your ticket and your passport, and you will be given a new ticket which you will use to board the plane. Sometimes, the person working the desk will ask you if you have preferred seating. This is your opportunity to indicate to them whether you would like a window, middle, or aisle seat. At the check-in counter, your ticket is looked at, your things are weighed and labeled with their destination. If you check excess luggage you’ll have to pay a fee calculated by the number of extra pieces and the extra weight. Every passenger is also allowed one small carry-on bag, for instance a laptop computer or small suitcase. Once you have finished at the check in desk you will directed through security. When entering security, bring all carry on luggage with you. It is important that you check the airlines carry on luggage restrictions before you reach the airport to avoid having to throw out any of your property. Make sure to consult the airline website to find out size restrictions for your carry on luggage. You will also have to remove all shoes and jackets and place them in a bin along with your carry on luggage. Your items will then be moved through an x-ray machine where they will be checked for anything that could pose a danger to others. You will also be asked to walk through a metal detector. Try to remove all belts, money, and anything else that may set off the metal detector. After fulfilling all these formalities you go to the departure lounge where you can have a snack, read a paper or buy something in the duty-free shop and wait for the announcement to board the plane. 12. Выполните работу с текстом. а). Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст. б). Составьте словарик к тексту. в). Сформулируйте основное содержание текста в нескольких предложениях. DEPARTMENTS IN A COMPANY There is a difference between the departments a new business needs and the departments it can afford, at least during the start-up phase. A typical business should only have the number of departments it can support financially. Almost every business needs an accounting department and an administrative department to handle paperwork and the legal matters surrounding the business' formation. However, other departments such as R&D (research and development) or public relations may be considered unnecessary or optional. The evolution of departments in a business closely parallels the evolution of the business itself. As a business grows, the number of departments often grows along with it. Such departments as production, sales, accounting and administration would be immediately beneficial to a new business. If company owners decide to hire staff to handle these departments, then a need for a human resources department may arise. A human resources department would oversee the hiring, retention and performance of future employees. Meanwhile, the sales department of a growing company often branches into several different departments, such as inside sales, outside sales or retail sales. Promotion of the company may involve creating advertising and public relations departments. The original production department could expand into different departments to become more efficient. A shipping and receiving department would keep track of inventory or deliveries, while a quality control department could insure that the quality of products remains high. There is no definitive answer concerning the total number of departments any business needs to be considered viable. Every new addition to a business brings with it some benefits and some liabilities. A new advertising department may create significant name recognition for the business, but the salaries of skilled artists and copywriters could be significant as well. As long as the existing departments can handle the company's needs, a growing business should be careful not to expand too quickly. 13. Выполните работу с текстом. а). Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст. б). Составьте словарик к тексту. в). Сформулируйте основное содержание текста в нескольких предложениях. UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES We live in a culturally diverse world. People encounter individuals from different races, religions, and nationalities. Communicating across language and cultural barriers at home and abroad may be rather challenging. Here are some guidelines to help you in cross cultural communication and understanding. Be aware of differing communication styles: do you favour direct or indirect communication? Being able to say ‘no' in your culture means you have a direct way of communicating. Some cultures have many ways to say ‘yes,' most of them meaning ‘no'! Be aware of differing social values, status symbols and how to demonstrate them. In hierarchical cultures every degree of ‘superiority' needs to be recognised and respected. Be aware of decision making customs: not all people like to make decisions quickly and efficiently. Be aware of concepts of time: not all people see time as money or as a commodity. Be aware of silences, body language and personal space: people from different cultures have different ‘comfort zones'. Learn the basic differences in the way people supplement their words with body movement. Be aware of acceptance (or not) of strangers: different cultures have differing attitudes towards outsiders, some are openly hostile, some maintain a detached aloofness, and others are friendly and cooperative toward strangers. Be aware of cultural ‘contexts': people from cultures called ‘high-context cultures' (Far Eastern, Arab) rely far less on verbal communication and more on the context of nonverbal actions to convey meaning. People from ‘low-context cultures' such as the USA and Northern European cultures rely more on direct, verbal communication: they say is what they mean. Be aware of different etiquette rules or manners: what is polite in one culture may be considered rude in another; watch and learn. If in doubt, ask. Be aware that political correctness, morality and ethical behaviour differ around the world. 14. Выполните работу с текстом. а). 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