Learning foreign languages is important nowadays. I think that any educated person must learn foreign languages. But I prefer English to other foreign languages. Why? English is becoming a global language. A half of billion people in the world use English at home or work. English is the language which is known for the most part of our fine, magnificent and surprising world. English is so widespread that it has become the standard language for all kinds of international communication.
A lot of problems of the 21st century, such as the problems of war and peace, ecology, can not be solved without speaking the same language.
The English language is now the first language of about 350 million people, the native language of 12 nations and the official language of more than 33 nations. It means that one of seven people in the world speaks English.
English is also the international language of businesspeople, pilots and air traffic controllers, sportsmen, scientists and students. If you want to be a stewardess, a pilot or an air control officer you have to learn English, the language of international communication. Every year thousands of people from Russia go to different countries as tourists or to work. They can’t go without knowing the language of the country they are going to. A modern engineer or even a worker cannot work with an imported instrument or a machine if he is not able to read the instruction how to do that.
Some people learn English because they need it in their work; others to travel aboard and for lots of people learning English is just a hobby.
I have been learning English since the age of 11. I like learning English very much. But I like and know well my native language, Russian. The great German poet Goethe once said: “He, who knows no foreign language, does not know his own one.” I agree with him. The knowledge of English helps me to learn Russian.
The knowledge of English is a great power. I need to know English. I must appreciate and embrace this knowledge as the key to achievement of my dream. I hope my progress in English will be very good.
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<span>1. The garage services my car every six months. My car is serviced by the garage every six months.
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2. We buried our father at sea. Our father was buried at sea.
</span><span>3. They will change the broken window pane for free. The window pane will be changed for free.
</span><span>4. The mechanics are repairing your car. Your car is being repaired (by the mechanics).
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5. They making us leave our coats in the cloakroom. Здесь пропущено слово. Если пропущено They <u>are,</u> то перефразированное предложение выглядит так We are being made to leave our cots in the clockroom. Если пропущено They <u>were</u>, тогда </span>We were being made to leave our cots in the clockroom<span>
</span><span>6. When we arrived they were discussing the new prices. The new prices were being discussed when we arrived.
</span><span>7. The management have offered the workers a pay rise. A pay rise has been offered to the workers.
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8. They say they will have faxed their reply by the weekend. Their reply will have been faxed by the weekend.
</span><span>9. I can see that nobody has cleaned the bathroom for weeks. The bathroom hasn't been cleaned for weeks.
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10. The manager hadn't informed me of his decision before it was too late. I wasn't informed of the manager's decision before it was too late. </span>
My favorite sport is cycle. I am very good at it. I like this sport because it is funny
