The Role of English language

PLAN
English is a means of communication.
4.
1.
2.
3.
English is popular everywhere.
English helps us in our life.
Rules of learning English.

Means of communications

to chat on the Internet
to get new information
to have an English-speaking pen-friend
to watch video

To phone my friends and parents
To send messages
To listen to music

What was the first means of communication
?

Language

PLAN
English is a means of communication.
1.
PLAN
English is a means of communication.
1.

60% of all international telephones calls are made in English
More than 60% of all scientific journals are written in English.
75% of world’s letters and faxes are in English.
80% of all information in the world’s computer is in English.

PLAN
English is a means of communication.
1.
2.
English is popular everywhere.

ENGLISH
To find
new friends
To earn
a lot of money
To watch films
in the original
To find a job
abroad
To travel
everywhere
in the
world
To go abroad
on an exchange
programme

PLAN
English is a means of communication.
1.
2.
English is popular everywhere.
3.
English helps us in our life.

isolation [aisә’lei∫n] – the state of being alone or lonely;
up-to-date – modern, fashionable;
average [‘æνәridз] – ordinary, not special;
far more difficult – very difficult;
at a time – separately or in groups of two, three on each occasion;
to get sth wrong – to make a mistake;

What does Ann find the most
difficult in learning English?
What advice does Ann give to
people who are just beginning
to learn English?

Ann thinks about:
learning grammar;
2. learning vocabulary (words and idioms);
3. learning pronunciation;
4. reading;
5. listening to pop music, the radio, watching videos and educational TV programmes.
You need to practice grammar together with vocabulary
It’s better to learn a few words at a time and practice them
It’s important to learn both formal and informal English
You need to look words up in the dictionary and make a note of the most useful ones
You need to listen to them

You need to practice grammar together with vocabulary
It’s better to learn a few words at a time and practice them
It’s important to learn both formal and informal English
You need to look words up in the dictionary and make a note of the most useful ones
You need to listen to them

PLAN
English is a means of communication.
4.
1.
2.
3.
English is popular everywhere.
English helps us in our life.
Rules of learning English.

English is a way to better life.
James Thurber

Home task
Write an essay "The role of English in my life"

Thank you for the lesson

Используемые ресурсы
English VII – УМК с углубленным изучением английского языка под редакцией О.В. Афанасьевой, 2006
Happy English.ru – УМК для 8 класса под редакцией К.И. Кауфман, 2008
Exam Excellence. Preparation for secondary school exams- Oxford, 2007
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