The
problem of learning languages is very important today. Foreign languages are
socially demanded especially at the present time when the progress in science
and technology has led to an explosion of knowledge and has contributed to an
overflow of information. The total knowledge of mankind is known to double
every seven years. Forein languages are needed as the main and the most
efficient means of information exchange of the people of our planet. Today
English is the language of the world. Over 300 million people speak it as a
mother tongue. The native speakers of English live in Great Britain, the United
States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official
languages in the Irish Republic, Canada, and the South African Republic. As a
second language it is used in the former British and US colonies.
It is
not only the national or official language of some thirty states which
represent different cultures, but it is also the major international language
for communication in such areas as science, technology, business and mass
entertainment. English is one of the official languages of the United Nations
Organization and other political organizations. It is the language of
literature, education, modern music, international tourism.
Russia
is integrating into the world community and the problem of learning English for
the purpose of communication is especially urgent today.
So far
there is no universal or ideal method of learning languages. Everybody has his
own way. Sometimes it is boring to study grammar or to learn new words. But it
is well known that reading books in the original, listening to the ВВС news,
communicating with the English speaking people will help a lot. When learning a
foreign language you learn the culture and history of the native speakers. One
must work hard to learn any foreign language.