Unit 3 English as a World Language

Topical Vocabulary

an official language

mother tongue/ native language

to be borrowed

dialect

standard English

vocabulary

pronunciation

an international language

international communication

English-speaking countries

to speak English fluently

to make up topics and dialogues

aspects of English

grammar

lexicology

phonetics

to be good at pronunciation

an accent

to make a mistake

to learn (learnt, learnt) a language

a foreigner

to travel abroad

the knowledge of languages

to communicate with people

to occupy a special place

to be used in various spheres of life

to have a command of a foreign language

официальный язык

родной язык

быть заимствованным

диалект

литературный английский

словарь, словарный состав

произношение

международный язык

международное общение

англо-говорящие страны

говорить по-английски бегло

составлять темы и диалоги

аспекты английского языка

грамматика

лексикология

фонетика

иметь хорошее произношение

акцент

сделать ошибку

учить язык

иностранец

путешествовать за границу

знание языков

общаться с людьми

занимать особое место

использоваться в различных сферах жизни

владеть иностранным языком

Consult the dictionary and translate the following words and word combinations:

the most used language

can't do without

all over the world

the language of progressive science and technology

to address international mail

to store computer texts

to get a good working knowledge of a language

a language teacher

computer-literate

the most widespread language on the earth

second language

native speakers

to learn professional vocabulary

to study English grammar

to take a lot of time and patience

Vocabulary Exercises

Exercise 1

Match the word combinations from two columns and translate them into Russian.

To have a command of

To be good at

To take a lot of

To make up

To be used in

To communicate with

time and patience

English

a foreign language

pronunciation

topics and dialogues

various spheres of life

Exercise 2

Translate into English:

англо-говорящие страны; родной язык; во всем мире; занимать особое место; быть заимствованным; международный язык; говорить бегло; делать ошибки; составлять темы и диалоги.

Exercise 3

Fill in the missing prepositions.

1. English is the most widespread language … the earth.

2. It is the language … progressive science and technology.

3. English is used … various spheres of life all … the world.

4. If you want to travel abroad and communicate … people, you should be good … pronunciation and speak English fluently.

5. During the English course students make … different topics and dialogues and study English grammar.