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3. British English is also changing. New words are borrowed from other languages, e.g. Caffe latte (= hot milky coffee), new words are formed by adding parts of two words, e.g. motel (= motor + hotel), new meanings are given to old words, e.g. plain vanilla software (= the version without any extra features). Are there such changes in the Ukrainian language? Can you give examples?
I a) Rank in order of importance the following reasons for learning English:
a. to go to an English-speaking country
b. to become an English teacher
c. to work as a translator
d. to be able to talk to English-speaking people
e. to understand the words of pop songs
f. to understand what English-speaking actors say in films
g. to get a better job
h. to use the Internet
i. to read books, newspapers and magazines in the original j. to watch satellite programmes
b) Do a class survey. Find out the rankings of your classmates and draw a graph. Which reason is the most popular? Which are the top three reasons? Which reason is the least popular? How can you explain such choices?
5 1 • Reading is basic to learning and one of the most important skills in everyday life, a) Match the types of reading with their definitions.
1. Reading for fun a. People use it to perform different useful
activities.
2. Survival reading b. People use it for amusement.
3. Reading for learning c. People use it to learn more about their
special interests, to understand others or to share the experiences of other people.
4. Workplace reading d. People use it to read the written materials
necessary for doing a job.
b) Sort out into the above groups the examples of what people read. Explain your choice.
street signs, maps, recipes, labels, books, newspapers, magazines, letters, traffic directions, billboards, the printing on television advertisements, forms, charts, graphs, tables, manuals on how to operate computers or other technical devices
c) As television becomes an important part of modern life, some experts predict that people will not need or want to read as much as before. Some other experts believe the information from TV and other technologies have opened new ideas and interests to people and so have created additional reasons to read. Which of these points of view do you support? Give reasons.
2. People use different strategies that help them understand what they read, a) Read the descriptions of these strategies.
1. A reader who does not know the meaning of some word may try to get help from the context. It can be useful to connect the word with other information or illustrations in the material. Comparisons, definitions, descriptions, and the place of new words near familiar words can help, too.
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