Viết đoạn văn dài 300 từ: What are the benefits of learning English as a foreign language?
My most favourite subject is English, which is today one of the most important languagea and it is spoken and understood in all parts of the world.
English has become an international language for a variety of reasons. One of the most important of those is that the English people have been well-known for their knowledge of science, medicine, engineering, goverment and all other matters that are useful for the progress of the human race. It is thanks to the scientists of England that the motor-engine has become the most important machine in the world today.
The thirst for knowledge of English scholars has contributed to progress of man in almost all fields of his activity. Thousands of books have been written by such scholars on almost every subject that one can think of. Thus, people whose mother tongue is not English have learnt English with great interest as a means of acquiring knowledge of all human affairs.
As a result of this interest, English is used almost everywhere in the world. It it used in all the important meetings and conferences in the United Nations. It is also used in all leading universities in the world and in international trade and commerce. As it is used sowidely, English has inded become a very rich language. People of all the countries of the world have contributed new ideas and thoughts to this language. Thus, more and more new words are being created to make this language more and more useful for the communication of ideas and information among the people of the world.
1. English is the most important language in the world because ...
A. It is spoken and understood in all parts of the world
B. It is my favourite subject
C. it is used in meetings
D. it is used in all leading universities
2. The motor-engine has become the most important machine in the world today thanks to .....
A. the people all over the world
B. the scientists of England
C. the United Nations
D. The Americans
3. Thousands of books .....
A. have been sold by English scholars on almost every subject
B. were written in English
C. were read by English scholars
D. have been written by English scholarson almost every subject that one can think of
4. Because English is used so widely, ............
A. it has bacome a very rich language
B. it has bacome a very interesting language
C. it has indeed become a very poor language
D. it has become a very useless language
5. Why do people whose mother tongue is not English have learnt English with great interest ?
A. Beacause it is a means of doing rything for all human affairs
B. Because it is an international language
C. Because it is a means of acquiring knowledge of all human affairs
D. Because it is a means of practising what people have achived in their jobs.
Learning a foreign language is, in some ways, like learning how to fly or (1) _____ the piano. There are important differences, but there (2) ______ a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ______ practice. It is never enough simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with (4) ______ you know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) _____ to fly an aero plane. A book can give you lots of information (6) _____ how to fly, but you only read a book and then try to (7) _____ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ______. The same is true of (9) ______ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano (10) _______ having lots of practice first?
Question 4. Choose the most suitable word given in the box to complete the passage.
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The most effective way of learning a language is by living in the country concerned, but parents should think (1) _____________ before they send their children abroad. Although some (2) ____________ arrange visits for children as young as ten, the (3) ____________ of them won’t be ready to stay away from home and deal with (4) ____________ differences until they are in their teens. Even they will need a basic (5) ___________ of the language and some experience of foreign travel before they go.
Exchange visits are a good way for (6) ______________ to improve their language skills. It is a good idea for them to exchange (7) _________ before the visits. Host families should not feel any (8) ______________ to provide an extensive program of (9) _____________ . It is more important to make the guest feel welcome. Travel can (10) ____________ the mind, and exchange visits give young people experience of a different way of life as well as a different language.
Question 4. Choose the most suitable word given in the box to complete the passage.
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The most effective way of learning a language is by living in the country concerned, but parents should think (1) _____________ before they send their children abroad. Although some (2) ____________ arrange visits for children as young as ten, the (3) ____________ of them won’t be ready to stay away from home and deal with (4) ____________ differences until they are in their teens. Even they will need a basic (5) ___________ of the language and some experience of foreign travel before they go.
Exchange visits are a good way for (6) ______________ to improve their language skills. It is a good idea for them to exchange (7) _________ before the visits. Host families should not feel any (8) ______________ to provide an extensive program of (9) _____________ . It is more important to make the guest feel welcome. Travel can (10) ____________ the mind, and exchange visits give young people experience of a different way of life as well as a different language.
Question 4. Choose the most suitable word given in the box to complete the passage.
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The most effective way of learning a language is by living in the country concerned, but parents should think (1) _____________ before they send their children abroad. Although some (2) ____________ arrange visits for children as young as ten, the (3) ____________ of them won’t be ready to stay away from home and deal with (4) ____________ differences until they are in their teens. Even they will need a basic (5) ___________ of the language and some experience of foreign travel before they go.
Exchange visits are a good way for (6) ______________ to improve their language skills. It is a good idea for them to exchange (7) _________ before the visits. Host families should not feel any (8) ______________ to provide an extensive program of (9) _____________ . It is more important to make the guest feel welcome. Travel can (10) ____________ the mind, and exchange visits give young people experience of a different way of life as well as a different language.
VII. Read the following passage and do the tasks below: (2 ms)
English is my native language. Besides, I can speak French and Spanish. I studied the two languages when I was at high school. Now, I am still learning Spanish at the university. As for me, mastering a foreign language is not easy. After studying a foreign language, practice is very necessary and useful. Traveling to the country where the target languages spoken is very helpful, but if you can not speak the language well enough you will certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, and listen to the radio in the language I am trying to learn. Reading is another good way to learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are better. However getting some knowledge of the language is the most important thing. Grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first.
* True or False:
1. …………… English is the writer’s native language.
2. …………… The writer didn’t learn French and Spanish when he was at high school.
* Answer the questions:
1. How many languages can the writer speak?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. What is necessary and useful after studying a foreign language?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
I . Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition
1. Practice listening to English tapes or English programs .............. the radio
2. First she asked me what my name was , and where I came .................
3. She asked me what aspect ............... English I found most difficult
4. Anna is studying English ............. her job
5. Why not learn to speak a foreign language .............. others ?
6. I saw your school's advertisement ......... today's edition of the Viet Nam News
7. What is more important in English .......... comparison with some languages ?
8. In written English , meaning is expressed ............ a system of characters
9. People invent new words , borrow words ............. other languages
10. Nam said that he lived there .............. his parents
English is an important language in the world. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on 20% of the land area in the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India, it is one of the official languages. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are written in English. More than 75% of the world’s mail is composed in English. More than 60% of the radio stations broadcast programs in English. English is the language of international communication.
1. We know exactly how many people speak English as a foreign language.
2. English is not spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.
3. People in South Africa and India never speak English as the official language.
4. More than half of the radio stations broadcast programs in English.
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
5. The passage is about..................
A. English Language is only a second language in the world
B. English is the official language in the world
C. Hundreds of books are written in English everyday .
D. The importance of the English Language in the world today
6. The word “mother tongue” in line 1 means:
A. body language B. first language
C. native language D. foreign language