Learning a foreign language takes time, patience and sometimes money and can take many months of dedication. However, the venture is an investment for the future that can produce many benefits whether it is for one’s career, travel adventures or personal growth and will more than likely open the door to many opportunities. Therefore, there are many reasons why one should learn a foreign language.
There are educational reasons for foreign language study. Learning a foreign language at the earliest possible age, from between 4 and 5 years old – that is, at nursery and primary school – opens up a whole new dimension for children: it greatly benefits their reading and writing in their own language; there’s evidence that, like musical education, it contributes significantly to the development of individual intelligence, and concretely it improves overall results at school. Through engaging in a foreign language, one is able to increase vocabulary, pushing the brain to its fullest capacity. Learning a foreign language also exercises the memory. Learning a foreign language can help to increase mental power by being able to speak and think in another language.
There are educational reasons for foreign language study. Learning a foreign language at the earliest possible age, from between 4 and 5 years old – that is, at nursery and primary school – opens up a whole new dimension for children: it greatly benefits their reading and writing in their own language; there’s evidence that, like musical education, it contributes significantly to the development of individual intelligence, and concretely it improves overall results at school. Through engaging in a foreign language, one is able to increase vocabulary, pushing the brain to its fullest capacity. Learning a foreign language also exercises the memory. Learning a foreign language can help to increase mental power by being able to speak and think in another language.
✓ Educational Reasons for Foreign Language Study
Решение:
В тексте речь идет о том, что изучение иностранного языка вносит существенный вклад в развитие интеллекта человека («it contributes significantly to the development of individual intelligence»), помогает усилить умственные способности («can help to increase mental power»), тренирует память («exercises the memory»), расширяет словарь, раскрывает все интеллектуальные возможности человека («is able to increase vocabulary, pushing the brain to its fullest capacity»), а также улучшает общие результаты школьников («it improves overall results at school»). Все это говорит об образовательной роли иностранного языка.
Таким образом, правильный вариант ответа – «Educational Reasons for Foreign Language Study» («Образовательные причины изучения иностранного языка»).
В тексте речь идет о том, что изучение иностранного языка вносит существенный вклад в развитие интеллекта человека («it contributes significantly to the development of individual intelligence»), помогает усилить умственные способности («can help to increase mental power»), тренирует память («exercises the memory»), расширяет словарь, раскрывает все интеллектуальные возможности человека («is able to increase vocabulary, pushing the brain to its fullest capacity»), а также улучшает общие результаты школьников («it improves overall results at school»). Все это говорит об образовательной роли иностранного языка.
Таким образом, правильный вариант ответа – «Educational Reasons for Foreign Language Study» («Образовательные причины изучения иностранного языка»).
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