Why Should We Learn English? Students should learn English because today it is the language of the
world. Today knowledge of foreign languages is especially important be-
cause they are the main and the most efficient means of information ex-
change between the people of our planet.
Over 350 million people in the world speak English as a mother
tongue. The native speakers of English live in Great Britain, in the
United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of
the official languages in the Irish Republic, Canada and South African
Republic. As a second language it is used in the former British and US
colonies.
English is the major international language for communication in
such areas as science, technology, business and mass media. English is
used as one of the official languages of the United Nations Organisation
and other political organisations. It is the language of computer software,
literature, education, modern music and international tourism.
Learning a foreign language is a long and slow process that takes a lot
of time and patience. But every educated person, every good specialist has
to know English because it is absolutely necessary nowadays
Warm-up
Pairwork crossword - definitions
labor
worker
apprentice
part-time
full-time
temporary
permanent
overtime
shift
trainee
probation period
sick leave
maternity leave
headhunt
recruit
Pairwork - explain the difference between the following terms:
● wages - income - salary
● bonus - perks
● staff - crew - employee - employer
● training - skills - qualifications
● apprentice - trainee - intern
Created by the team of authors.
READING (EXAM PRACTICE - multiple choice questions)
Read the text and for questions 1 -7 choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
Employment law has undergone quite a considerable increase in both volume and importance over the past two
centuries. This stemmed from the industrial revolution the beginning of which (taking into account different times
in different countries) may generally be dated back to the turn of the 19th century. Employment rights before then
were virtually non-existent and depended on the benevolence of paternalistic or ruthless employers, called
masters in those times, while those depending on them as employees were referred to as servants, which
suggests a considerable degree of control by the former over the latter.
With the advent of the industrial revolution things began to change. At first, the conditions of employees (factory
workers) considerably decreased sometimes being dreadful beyond description. However, the first actions of
workers trying to better their living conditions were doomed to failure and only started to be taken seriously by
1. Our clothes are washed by my mother on Saturdays .
2. The blackboard will be cleaned by the pupil on duty during the break .
3. Nice pictures were painted by Vasnetsov.
4. The radio is listened by Mr.Bell in the evenings.
5. Tests in English are taken by us regularly.
6. My relatives will be visited by me next week.
7. Helen’s classmates photos were collected by her for her new album.
8. The theatre was built in 1970.
9. The car will be fixed tomorrow.
10. A nice present was given to my friend on his birthday.
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