Learning languages
Studying foreign languages is important for everybody. We have many reasons to study them. We need it for travelling abroad, for reading foreign materials, for business communication and so on. Studying a foreign language may be the best way get to a rewarding career in the areas of international business, education, tourism, foreign service, management and social service. More and more English expressions are being borrowed into other languages, particularly in technical and computer related areas.
For Czech it is important to learn foreign languages, because only a few people abroad can speak Czech. And when we can communicate with people from other countries, we have to know some of world language. The most favourite foreign language at Czech schools is German, because we border on Germany and Austria. But the second favourite language is English. It is easier than is Germany and also Germans and Austrians can speak English. In the Czech republic, the other languages we mainly study include German, French, Spanish and Russian.
English is called the world language. There is the large number of people who speak English all over the world. Approximately 350 million of people speak English as their first language. About the same number use it as a second language. It is used as a first language in countries such as Australia, Canada, GB, Ireland, New Zealand, the USA and many of the countries in the Caribbean. In other countries it is used as a second language, it is a way in which people who have different languages communicate with each other. This is especially true in many parts of Africa and India. In these countries and former British colonies English is an official language. It is a language of business, technology, science, Internet, sport and culture, world politic, it is used at United Nations. It is an official language of 44 countries.
I started learning English in the 3rd school. At first it was difficult for me, because the words are other written and other pronounced. I like English because I can understand other people in the world. I used my English when I was in 7th class in London. We lived at the hostels family and it was very exciting for me. I could meet native speakers. And I think that I learned a lot of new words. At first it wasn`t light to understand but that I got used to. I can understand PC vocabulary and I can take part in chatting with the whole world. When I chat with anybody in the world I improve my English. I have learnt many interesting facts throw my English.
Sometimes I listen to music and especially American songs. I understand it but sometimes no because of their dialect. I`m happy if I could learn new words throw radio or TV. Time to time I watch satellite chanells but in the TV news the English speakers speak too quick and sometimes is hard to understand them.
The diffences between American English and British English:
1. pronounceation (director, neither, can´t, letter)
2. spelling (vocabulary) – American spelling is easier
American English British English
telegram telegramme
program programme
gass petrol
fall autumn
hi hello
subway underground
you are welcome not at all
can tin
street car tram
3. grammar
American English British English
Do you have a brother? Have you got a brother?
Do you have a breakfast? Have you got a breakfast?
- writing
color – colour