Text 13. LEARNING ENGLISH

Everybody knows his own language, but it is useful to know foreign languages. English is the International language and is one of the most popular and most spoken in the technology world. We need to know English language in order to study any science subject or any computer language, to communicate effectively too many developed countries. English is very much important in our life, because it is the means of communication.

If you cannot speak the language of a place, it will be very difficult to communicate with the people. It is the major international language for communication in such areas as science, technology, business and mass entertainment.

English is the language of the world. Over 350 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, the South African Republic. It is the language of the literature, education, modern music, international tourism. As long as you educate yourself, you will come across many new things. There is no end for learning.

Text 14. CHOOSING A CAREER[5,p47]

Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions in our life. There are a lot of different jobs in the world and you should find out more about them. Many new jobs appear every year and they give you a lot of new opportunities. Industry and business, farming, science and education, medicine, service, arts and journalism are just a few professional fields a young person can specialize in.

There are several factors that influence the decision of young people to make their choice. We know that professions should be both prestigious and interesting. Your future profession should bring you satisfaction.

Choosing a career is a difficult and challenging task: the decision once taken will influence your future life. You shouldn’t hurry making a decision. Your choice should be mostly based on your own opinion. School also helps you to choose your future career, because it enables you to choose necessary subjects and become proficient in them. And you can choose a career suitable to your abilities and interests. While studying you can see in what subjects you are good at and you can choose the sphere in which to apply your knowledge and to connect your future profession.

Text 15. HAVE YOU EVER BOUGHT A PRESENT FOR BIRTHDAY? [ 1. p. 32.]

It was my birthday recently and as usual I didn’t get what I really wanted. I usually get a bunch of flowers, a cookery book, box of chocolates and electronic gadgets. My family always ask me what I want, and I always tell them the same thing – I want surprise. So this year I got flowers, a cookery book, chocolates and gadgets.

Flowers are lovely but they hardly ever last for more than a week, and a real present is something you can keep. I always look for the diamond ring hidden in the flowers, but it’s never there.

Cookery books are boring, and I hate getting chocolates because I’m usually on a diet. But women are sensitive and intuitive so they always know the right thing to buy. Right? Wrong.

The big mistake that women make is that they usually buy clothes. They buy clothes because they like them and they want other people to wear the clothes they like. “You always wear dark colours, and I want to change you, so I’m going to buy you a brightly coloured tie or a pair of Mickey Mouse socks”.

This is a big mistake. Men don’t usually want brightly coloured ties or silly socks. The word to remember when you are buying present for a male is gadgets. Men like anything digital, electronic and fun.

For his last birthday, I have bought my husband a small torch and a Swiss army knife. He was overjoyed.

It’s very simple. You can’t go wrong if you always remember the “J” word for women (that’s “J” for Jewellery) and the “G” word for men.

Text 16. THE REAL PRICE OF FASHION. [1. p. 37.]

In 2005, a military jacket appeared on the fashion pages of Vogue. There’s nothing unusual about that, except that the price tag was not £1,200, nor even £120. The jacket was made by Primark, and it was on sale for just £12! Women went mad for it, and Primark was renamed “the new Prada”.

At Primark T-shirts cost £2, pyjamas cost £5, suits cost £15 and women’s tops cost less than £5. So it’s no surprise that Primark’s profits are increasing and new stores are opening across the UK, Spain and Ireland.

So everybody’s happy then. According to environmental groups such as Friends of the Earth, cheap clothes are damaging the environment. Consumers are paying low prices for their clothes, but the planet is paying a high cost.

The result of low prices is that people are buying more. A spokesperson from the Green Party said, “We are not against fashion, but cheap clothes, not designed to last, are bad for the consumer and the planet.

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