Существует мнение, что в Китае больше говорящих по-английски людей, чем в Соединенных Штатах. Вполне возможно - в общей сложности английским языком как родным или иностранным сегодня пользуются 1,8 миллиарда человек. Это позволяет признать его языком межэтнического общения - lingua franca.
Причины того, почему английский язык стал глобальным, всесторонне описаны таким признанным ученым-лингвистом как Дэвид Кристал (D.Crystal, English as a Global Language). Исторические, социальные и экономические факторы, в сочетании с характеристиками самого языка, привели к тому, что английский стал языком торговли, дипломатии и, наконец, Интернета.
Несмотря на то, что считается, что в английском языке больше всего слов (около 800 000) и наиболее богатые синонимические ряды, существуют и такие его искусственно созданные вариации как Basic English и Special English. В них используется ограниченное количество слов и конструкций для облегчения изучения, понимания и, в конечном итоге, использования языка.
Как справедливо отмечает Д. Кристал, никогда ранее люди не путешествовали так много и так часто, и никогда ранее не было такого количества деловых и культурных контактов между разными народами. Именно поэтому глобальный язык необходим, изучение английского языка как иностранного становится все более популярным, а переводческие ресурсы все более востребованы.
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There is an opinion that in China more than speaking English people, than in the United States. Quite probably - in total English as native or foreign 1,8 billion people today use. It allows to recognize it as language of interethnic communication - lingua franca.
The reasons of why English became global, are comprehensively described by such recognized scientist-linguist as David Cristal (D.Crystal, English as a Global Language). Historical, social and economic factors, in a combination to characteristics of the language, led to that English became language of trade, diplomacy and, at last, the Internet.
In spite of the fact that it is considered that in English most of all words (about 800 000) and the richest synonymic ranks, exist also its such artificially created variations as Basic English and Special English. In them the limited quantity of words and designs for simplification of studying, understanding and, finally, language use is used.
As fairly marks out D. Cristal, never earlier people traveled very much and so often, and never earlier was such number of business and cultural contacts between the different people. For this reason global language is necessary, English studying as foreign becomes more and more popular, and translational resources are more and more demanded.
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Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms (present simple / present continuous/ present perfect / present perfect continuous / past simple / past continuous / will / going to): when i (come) home yesterday, my mom (сook) pie. i (live) brazil two years ago. -the phone's ringing. - i (get) . kendra (smell) soup because it tastes strange. be careful! you (trip) that toy! (play) musical instruments when you (be) kid? my chief usually (work) saturdays. she (speak) for an hour on the phone. he (wait) you at this moment. what your brother (do) – he (be) sportsman. ann is in the library. she (make) report. recently, she (plant) bulbs and flowers. i (cook) cake when he (come back) yesterday. – is mary crying? – no, she isn't, she (peel) . now justin (write) book about his adventures in tibet. i hope he can find a good publisher when it is finished. we (have) tomorrow night. would you like to come?
I lived in Brazil two years ago.
-The phone's ringing. - I'm going to get (I will get) it.
Kendra is smelling the soup because it tastes strange.
Be careful! You are going to trip over that toy!
Did you play any musical instruments when you were a kid?
My chief usually works on Saturdays.
She has been speaking for an hour on the phone.
He is waiting for you at this moment.
What does your brother do? – He is a sportsman.
Ann is in the library. She is making a report.
Recently, she has planted some bulbs and flowers.
I was cooking a cake when he came back home yesterday.
– Is Mary crying? – No, she isn't, she is peeling onions.
Now Justin is writing a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when it is finished.
We are having (are going to have) dinner tomorrow night. Would you like to come?
Где в скобках, там возможны оба варианта