Lesson 5. A Global Language
Getting ready for the task:

- Do you know any foreign languages?
- Is it important to know foreign languages? And why?

- Is it easy to learn foreign languages?

Key words:

abroad - in/to a foreign country
global - world wide
a foreigner - a stranger, an ailen, not native
a watermelon - a type of large melon with hard dark green skin and stripes
inside (prep) — on or to the inner part of smth/smb
1

GW/PW. Work in small groups, brainstorm and share your thoughts/ideas about English.

Sample: English is a worldwide language.

2

GW. Look at the pictures, listen to the problems and say how you can act in such situations.

• You are in the city centre and you meet a foreigner. The foreigner asks you to help him/her to show the way to the National Library. But you can’t understand her/him.
• You are in a foreign country. You are in the market. You are going to buy a watermelon. You know English a little. You begin to explain: “I’d like a watermelon which is juicy, sweet and red inside and has a good taste”.
LISTEN AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS! Read Listening Material
Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.

1. What is the passage mainly about?
   A) Importance of a foreign language
   B) Understanding a language
   C) Studying and working abroad
   D) Languages of the world
   E) Language abilities
2. Which is not mentioned?
   Learning one language helps us ... .
   A) study and work abroad
   B) watch films in that language
   C) communicate internationally
   D) read literature in that language
   E) understand the body language
3. Choose the correct statement according to the passage.
   A) All people speak one language in the world.
   B) Foreign languages make travelling boring.
   C) Studying foreign languages is not a good idea.
   D) Knowing a foreign language doesn’t help us at all.
   E) People speak English in many countries.
4. Which word in the passage is closest in the meaning to the word “chat”?
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
   And it also opens doors for ... abroad.

Foreign languages play an important role in our lives, because speaking or knowing a foreign language helps us a lot in all spheres of life. Studying foreign languages is a really good idea for three main reasons:

1. In many countries around the world, people speak English or other useful languages, such as, Russian, French, German, Chinese, Spanish and Arabic. Learning one of these languages can be an ability to communicate internationally.
2. Foreign languages make travelling more interesting and it also opens doors for studying or working abroad.

If you like literature, films or music from other countries, learning the language will help you understand them. For example, if you can speak a little Spanish, then you can follow conversations when you watch Spanish ﬁlms

1. What is the passage mainly about?
   A) Importance of a foreign language
   B) Understanding a language
   C) Studying and working abroad
   D) Languages of the world
   E) Language abilities
2. Which is not mentioned?
   Learning one language helps us ... .
   A) study and work abroad
   B) watch films in that language
   C) communicate internationally
   D) read literature in that language
   E) understand the body language
3. Choose the correct statement according to the passage.
   A) All people speak one language in the world.
   B) Foreign languages make travelling boring.
   C) Studying foreign languages is not a good idea.
   D) Knowing a foreign language doesn’t help us at all.
   E) People speak English in many countries.
4. Which word in the passage is closest in the meaning to the word “chat”?
   Answer: “conversation”
5. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
   And it also opens doors for ... abroad.
   Answer: “studying or working”