Put the verbs in the gaps in the present simple or the present continuous. 1.) wear a thick coat. it. (snow) outside. 2.) i can't join you tomorrow. i (have) a french class on tuesdays . 3.) sylvia never (watch) tv because she (not have ) any free time. (bob/fly ) back home for christmas tomorrow? 5.) listen! the wind (howl) through the trees. 6.) a: (your sister/make) noise when you study ? b: no .they always (try) to keep quiet.

1.) Wear a thick coat. It. (is snowing) outside.
2.) I can't join you tomorrow. I (have) a French class on Tuesdays .
3.) Sylvia never (watches) TV because she (does not have ) any free time.
4.) (Is Bob flying ) back home for Christmas tomorrow?
5.) Listen! The wind (is howling) through the trees.
6.) A: (Does your sister make) noise when you study ?
B: No . They always (try) to keep quiet.

Learning foreign languages is important nowadays. I think that any educated person must learn foreign languages. But I prefer English to other foreign languages. Why? English is becoming a global language. A half of billion people in the world use English at home or work. English is the language which is known for the most part of our fine, magnificent and surprising world. English is so widespread that it has become the standard language for all kinds of international communication.

A lot of problems of the 21st century, such as the problems of war and peace, ecology, can not be solved without speaking the same language.

The English language is now the first language of about 350 million people, the native language of 12 nations and the official language of more than 33 nations. It means that one of seven people in the world speaks English.

English is also the international language of businesspeople, pilots and air traffic controllers, sportsmen, scientists and students. If you want to be a stewardess, a pilot or an air control officer you have to learn English, the language of international communication. Every year thousands of people from Russia go to different countries as tourists or to work. They can’t go without knowing the language of the country they are going to. A modern engineer or even a worker cannot work with an imported instrument or a machine if he is not able to read the instruction how to do that.

Some people learn English because they need it in their work; others to travel aboard and for lots of people learning English is just a hobby.

I have been learning English since the age of 11. I like learning English very much. But I like and know well my native language, Russian. The great German poet Goethe once said: “He, who knows no foreign language, does not know his own one.” I agree with him. The knowledge of English helps me to learn Russian.

The knowledge of English is a great power. I need to know English. I must appreciate and embrace this knowledge as the key to achievement of my dream. I hope my progress in English will be very good.

Перевод:

Изучение иностранных языков важно в наши дни. Я думаю, что культурный и современный человек должен изучать иностранные языки. Но я предпочитаю английский язык. Почему? Английский становится глобальным языком. Половина миллиарда человек в мире используют английский дома или на работе. Английский – это язык, который известен всему нашему прекрасному, величественному и удивительному миру. Английский настолько распространен, что он стал стандартным языком всех видов международных общений.

Проблемы 21-го века, такие, как проблемы войны и мира, экологии, не могут быть решены, если не говорить на одном языке.

На английском языке говорят более 350 миллионов человек, он является родным языком 12 наций и официальным языком более чем 33 национальностей. Это означает, что каждый седьмой человек в мире говорит на английском языке.

Английский является также международным языком бизнесменов, пилотов и диспетчеров воздушного движения, спортсменов, ученых и студентов. Если ты хочешь стать стюардессой, летчиком или диспетчером авиалиний, ты должен выучить английский язык, язык международного общения. Каждый год тысячи людей из России идут в различные страны как туристы или работать. Они не могут идти, не зная языка страны, которую они собираются. Современный инженер или даже рабочий не может работать с импортированным инструментом или машиной, если он не в состоянии прочитать инструкцию, как это сделать.

Некоторые люди изучают английский язык, потому что они нужны им в работе, другие много путешествуют за границу,а для многих изучение английского языка любимое занятие.

Я начала изучать язык с 11 лет. Мне он очень нравится. Но я также люблю свой родной русский язык. Великий немецкий поэт Гёте однажды сказал: «Тот, кто не знает иностранного языка, не знает и своего собственного». Я согласна с ним, все познается в сравнении. Знание английского языка мне познавать русский язык.

Знание английского языка – это великая сила. Мне нужно знать английский язык. Я должна оценить и принять это знание, как ключ к достижению своей мечты. Я надеюсь, что мои успехи в английском будут хорошие.

1 The Romans went to England many years ago,around 55 BC.
2 The original name of the town was Londinium.By the year 400 AD,there were fifty thousand people in Londinium.
3 Soon after 400 AD,the Romans left Britain.
4 In 1066 William the Conqueror came to England from Normandy, he became the king of England.William was afraid of the English and he built the White Tower to live in it.
5 1666 was a year of the Great Fire of London. On the second of September,It started in the house of the king's baker near London Bridge.Many houses in London were burnt. The fire burnt for four days. More than twenty-five thousand people didn't have home.
6 The Great Fire of London was caused by unblown down candle in bakery.
7 The official name of Great Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
8 They mean England,Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland.
9 Great Britain consists of England,Wales and Scotland.
10 The narrowest part of the English Channel is called th­e Strait of Dover.
11 No,they aren't.They are the British.
12 The "Union Jack" or "Union Flag" is made up of three different national symbols. The cross represented in each flag is named after the patron saint of each country: St. George, patron saint of England, St. Andrew, patron saint of Scotland and St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland.
13 A commonwealth is any political entity that was founded on law and united by a compact for the good of the people.It is an international association such the Commonwealth(The Commonwealth of Nations)is a group of 53 states, all of which (except for two) were formerly part of the British Empire.
14 It belongs to the Parliament and Prime Minister.
15 The government brings bills (suggested new laws) to the House of Commons, where they are discussed and voted, and if they are passed they are signed by the Queen and become Acts of Parliament, which means that they become part of British law.