The English language

English is a world language. English is spoken by more than 350 million people. Geographically, it is the most widespread language on earth, second only to Chinese in the number of people who speak it.
It is the language of progressive science, technology and cultural relations. Without a doubt, English is the most advantageous and accepted language for world-wide business. It is also the major language of diplomacy.
Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing. Learning English is like learning to swim or to play ball. We learn to swim by swimming, to play ball by playing ball and to speak English by speaking English. Nobody can learn to swim or play ball for you. Nobody can learn English for you. It is long and slow process that takes a lot of time and patience.
But to know English today is absolutely necessary for every good specialist, for your career in particular, as the specialist who can speak in the appropriate tongue will gain the advantage today. And you will learn it if you really want to.
Language is not to be taught, language is to be learnt.

Watch The world's English mania by Jay Walker

Can you comment now these questions:

1. What did Jay Walker say was the world's newest mania?

2. How many people are trying to learn English around the world?

Can you complete now these statsments:

1. "If you are a Chinese student, you start learning English in the 3rd grade. That's why China will become the world's ________."

2. Jay Walker says that music is the language of ________.

How does money laundering work?

Money laundering is the term for any process that “cleans” illegally obtained funds of their “dirty” criminal origins, allowing them to be used within the legal economy. And the practice is about as old as money itself. But how does it actually work? Delena D. Spann describes the ins and outs of money laundering.

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What act, pertaining to money laundering, was significant in the year 1986?
With the rise of virtual currency what is another method used to launder money?
With the advancement of technology, is it easier to detect money laundering? Please explain.

Hello!

Hi! I am glad to meet you here this term! Hope we'll enjoy our communicating here.

To start let's discuss the picture:

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Monkey Steals Money

Last month, an unusual thief visited a jewellery shop. The thief was a monkey.

First, an employee of the shop noticed the monkey sitting outside the shop door and he offered a piece of fruit to the monkey. Shortly after that, the unsatisfied monkey pushed open the door and went inside the shop. He took a seat in an office chair, relaxed, then took some money and ran off with it.

The employee tried to offer the monkey a banana in exchange for the money, but the thief did not want it and escaped into the street with about 10,000 rupees, which is about 150 US dollars.

Shop staff said that they saw this monkey before. They will be more careful now if he comes back again.

Difficult words: jewellery (small decoration on your body), escaped (ran away and nobody caught him), staff (people that work somewhere).

You can watch the original video www.newsinlevels.com

Can asecurity camera, in your opinion, be a good eqipment for prevention of robbery? Please comment below.

How inventions change history (for better and for worse)

Invented in 1793, the cotton gin changed history for good and bad. By allowing one field hand to do the work of 10, it powered a new industry that brought wealth and power to the American South -- but, tragically, it also multiplied and prolonged the use of slave labor. Kenneth C. Davis lauds innovation, while warning us of unintended consequences.

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What was the “peculiar institution"?

Davis starts by saying, "Imagine a machine that could cut ten hours of work down to one." Describe an industry today that would benefit greatly from this kind of machine. Do you foresee any negative consequences? What are the positive implications for such an innovation?

We seldom think that technology or innovation can be harmful. Name some instances where technology has "gone wrong"? What have we done to combat this issue? Name a technology that has done incredible good for the world (without any known negative consequences).

According to Davis, a person could clean how much cotton by hand in a day?

Is there anything that has made your life easier, but you feel uncomfortable about it? An SUV instead of a hybrid? Disposable plastic as opposed to a reusable container? Describe this innovation and explain how you justify the personal dilemma.

Тест на модальные глаголы

grammar. modal verbs

. Read the following sentences and translate them into Russian. Analyze the usage of the modal verbs.

1)                    You shall go there. 2) You should help them. 3) I had to work hard last month as I was to take my examinations. 4) He was to come home at 5 but he didn’t come. 5) You ought to help them. 6) The students should not forget that it is impossible to acquire profound knowledge of any subject without great attention. 7) I am to meet my friends at the station. 8) You should read English texts every day. 9) He was to bring the necessary material I asked for. 10) You ought to write these exercises at once.

2. Extend the statements according to the pattern. Use the verb ought to and words suggested in your sentences.

Mrs. Brown is not well. (see a doctor)

She ought to see a doctor.

1.                     John is so untidy. (be neater)

2.                     Mary is so selfish. (help her relatives)

3.                     Mr. Brown isn’t punctual. (come in time)

4.                     Your friend is very rude. (be more polite)

5.                     Jane is so extravagant. (spend less on clothes)

6.                     Grandfather is so forgetful. (write down telephone messages)

7.                     The boys are idle too often. (study more)

8.                     Your husband works too much. (have a rest)

3. Extend the statements according to the pattern. Use the suggested words.

Don’t drink this medicine now. (in an hour)

You should drink it in an hour.

1.                     Don’t drive us to the station now. (in the afternoon)

2.                     Don’t clean your shoes now. (when you come back)

3.                     Don’t take off your coat now. (when it gets warmer)

4.                     Don’t cross the road now. (when there is no traffic)

5.                     Don’t speak to him now. (when he is not so busy)

6.                     Don’t write in pencil. (in ink)

7.                     Don’t copy the text here. (at home)

8.                     Don’t wake him up now. (in half an hour)

4. Answer the following questions according to the pattern. Use the suggested words.

Do we have to read this lesson for today?

(no/for tomorrow)

- No, we have to read it for tomorrow.

1.                     Do you have to go shopping in the afternoon? (no/right now)

2.                     Do they have to work in the laboratory now? (no/from one till two)

3.                     Do you have to take this medicine once a day? (no/three times a day)

4.                     Does she have to meet her little sister after school? (no/after the theatre)

5.                     Does Peter have to ring you up in the morning? (no/in the evening)

6.                     Do they have to write a dictation tomorrow? (no/today)

7.                     Do we have to come here at seven? (no/at eight)

8.                     Do they have to start the experiment now? (no/tomorrow morning)

5. Test-exercise.

1. The weather … change tomorrow.

a)                    may

b)                    must

c)                    should

2. She … to finish  school in a year.

a)                    may

b)                    has

c)                    is

3. I … to cover the whole  distance on foot.

a)                    can

b)                    have

c)                    must

4. … you help me?

a)                    could

b)                    should

c)                    must

5. I’m afraid the weather … change for the worse.

a)                    must

b)                    may

c)                    should

6. Somebody will … to meet her.

a)                    ought to

b)                    need

c)                    have to

7. The sky is dark. It … rain soon.

a)                    may

b)                    should

c)                    has to

8. The lights are on. They … be at home.

a)                    may

b)                    must

c)                    are to

9. You … to come here again.

a)                    must

b)                    should

c)                    have

6. Translate from Russian into English:

1. Вы должны прийти после занятий в лингафонный кабинет и поработать с этим текстом. 2. Простите, можно войти? 3. Вы не должны опаздывать. 4. Вам следует быть более внимательным. 5. Вы можете мне помочь? 6. Я не могу перевести это слово. 7. Вы должны принести словари к следующему уроку. 8. Вам не надо брать книгу. 9. Простите, здесь можно курить? 10. Здесь нельзя разговаривать громко. 11. Вы должны это сделать к вечеру. 12. Шерлок Холмс мог найти преступника, когда полиция Скотланд Ярда не в состоянии была это сделать.