It is believed that now everyone educated person must know English. But many people do not have enough time and desire to start studying it.
In this article, we look at 29 motivating reasons why you should know English. And it is not just words. We show real success stories of our students.
Proficiency in English can improve and make your life easier in many areas. How? Let's get a look.
English for work and professional development
One of the main reasons for learning English is the opportunity to apply your knowledge in the workplace. Knowledge of English and the ability to use it will help you:
1. Get a better paying job.
Now, when looking for a job, almost every interesting vacancy indicates a requirement - English proficiency. Knowing the language, you can get a job in international a company where the salary level is higher + there are various additional options (gym, insurance, business trips).
It is very important for every professional to keep abreast of the latest trends in their field. Unfortunately, in many areas, Russian sources are much inferior to foreign ones. Today 85% of all scientific works published first in English. Knowing the language, you will be able to read books, articles and blogs of foreign authors that have not yet been translated into Russian, and, perhaps, will not be translated.
3. Find partners and suppliers at international exhibitions.
At international exhibitions, everyone speaks English, despite the fact that participants come from all over the world. It is at such events that contracts are concluded and new partners are found.
4. Participate in international conferences and trainings.
Conferences and trainings are held in many areas: medicine, programming, law, marketing, sales, etc. Knowing the language, you can take part in them and get a lot of useful information that you use at work.
For example, people very often come to our Easy Speak courses to learn a language for this very reason.
5. Use foreign sites.
You can find a lot of useful information on the Internet in English. New trends, current cases, research appear every day. Very useful for professionals who are trying to apply new technologies in their work.
6. Negotiate with partners on your own.
English is necessary in international business, as all negotiations are conducted in it. Knowing the language, it will be easy for you to establish contacts with partners, because personal contact is always much more pleasant than communication through a third party.
7. Go on business trips to other countries.
Of course, everyone wants to combine business with pleasure: to work and at the same time be able to see different countries. When choosing between several employees, the authorities will make a choice in favor of an employee who is fluent in the language.
English for travel
All people love to travel! What could be better than discovering new countries? What are the benefits of speaking English to travelers? Knowing the language, you will be able to:
8. Travel alone
You do not need to overpay travel agencies. You can easily buy tickets, book a hotel and go on a trip. This is especially true when you like to travel around cities rather than sit in one place. You can decide for yourself how many days and in which city you should stay.
9. You can always settle problems with the hotel.
If you paid for a room with a sea view, and you were settled with a view of the wall of a neighboring building, you can always solve this problem with the help of knowledge of the language. Also, knowledge of the language is useful if you need Additional services hotel or anything in your apartment is not working.
10. Do not overpay for hotels.
Now there are a lot of resources that allow you to contact a person anywhere in the world and rent accommodation from him in advance, which will, of course, be cheaper than a hotel room. Also, many people are willing to shelter travelers for free. For this, too, there are special sites. Registration and communication on them, of course, takes place in English.
When planning a trip, all people study reviews about hotels, cities, etc. Many of them are mostly written in English, especially about places where our compatriots rarely go. With knowledge of the language, you will easily understand whether it is worth booking a hotel room or not.
Need to buy sunblock or juice? No problem. Knowing English, you will not stand in front of a shop window for half an hour, guided by the pictures on the labels.
13. Be able to bargain.
Many sellers, especially in the markets, are willing to give you a significant discount, you just have to ask them. If you speak English, they won't have a chance to say they don't understand you.
14. Learn about culture and traditions from locals, not guides.
Do you want to feel the culture of the locals? Who else but they will be able to tell you where to go and what to see in order to better understand their traditions and values? You just need to ask.
15. Visit museums on your own.
Walking around the city and stumbled upon an interesting museum, you can buy a ticket yourself without overpaying for a Russian-speaking guide. Moreover, not all museums have them. After all, usually all excursions in museums are conducted in English.
16. Navigate the terrain.
You will not be afraid to get lost when you go for a walk. Knowing the language, you can always ask for directions or read signs.
17. Rent a car and not be deceived.
18. Make friends in different countries.
Speaking fluent English, you will meet and communicate with many interesting people. It is much more interesting to talk with your new acquaintances, and not to communicate with gestures.
19. Ability to receive discounts and gifts.
friendly communication with service personnel in hotels, you always have a chance to get a discount or a gift. Naturally, in almost every country, the staff of hotels, restaurants and entertainment establishments speaks English.
English for life
But what if you don't need English for work or travel yet? In this case, you can get the following benefits in your daily life! Knowing English, you will be able to:
20. Get an international education
Many foreign universities gladly accept people from other countries for training. Moreover, there are both paid and free educational institutions. Knowing the language, you can enter and receive a quality education that will be valued both in Russia and abroad.
21. Go to live abroad
There are people who really want to live in warm countries, but because they don't know English, they just can't do it. By learning the language, you can make your dream come true!
22. Find your love.
Many girls dream of meeting a foreigner and going to live abroad. With knowledge of English, this is much easier to do. Usually in these cases, foreign dating sites are used, where you can find your soul mate.
23. Watch films in the original and understand humor.
You may not always get a good translation. There is only one way to avoid the liberties of translators - to watch movies and TV shows in the original.
24. Don't wait for an episode of your favorite series/movie to be translated.
Sometimes a considerable amount of time passes between the release of a series / film in the English version and its translation into Russian. Why wait when you can watch the original?
25. Sing your favorite songs and understand what you are singing.
Understanding the meaning of songs is very valuable for people who love English songs and have English-speaking idols.
26. Play games and use applications in English.
Have you ever had situations when you downloaded a game / application and disappointedly deleted it just because it was not possible to switch to Russian? Knowing English, you will be able to use any applications that you like.
27. Watch news from English-speaking countries.
If you are interested in politics and events that take place in the world, you will receive information from primary sources.
28. Use programs in English.
Many professional programs do not have Russian. For example, some video / audio editing programs are completely in English. Knowing the language, you will be able to use the program immediately after installation.
29. Buy goods in foreign online stores
Some goods you can buy in Russia, and some goods only abroad. Also, many goods abroad are cheaper. Knowing the language, you can order them with delivery.
Finally, I want to give you a few facts:
- English is the native language of 500 million people in 12 countries.
- Today there are approximately 1.5 billion people in the world who speak English.
- According to researchers, one in five people can speak English, different levels possession.
I hope this article will be a great motivation for you to start learning English.
In this issue, we decided to touch on the topic of the English language in the life of a developer. Is it possible to become a good programmer without knowing English or knowing, but only in basic level? Maybe you can learn technical English from the process of coding and constantly googling problems in foreign forums? Or is it necessary to devote some time to this issue?
Let's give the floor to the experts.
, Microsoft Technology Evangelist, Associate Professor at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Aviation Institute, teacher at the JUNIO-R children's camp
Lack of knowledge of English is critical for any modern person working in the creative field. Indeed, without a language, you limit your circle of communication only to Russian-speaking interlocutors, while there are many active talented people all over the world. We must also take into account the fact that most the best courses, reference and teaching materials available in English. Therefore, it is better to immediately learn the language well, and then, in the course of communication on the forums, improve and improve it.
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Knowledge of English is quite critical. The localization of resources does not always keep up with their update. Those. in general, it can be done. How much you can get by with depends heavily on the area in which the developer works. At the same time, of course, you can learn to read English in the process of coding and constantly googling problems in foreign forums. That is how I learned to read technical texts in English myself.
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Now it is no longer critical (about 15-20 years ago it was critical). But, of course, without a full knowledge of English, it will not be possible to become a highly qualified specialist and make a career in most areas of the IT industry.
It is impossible to learn English in the process of coding and googling. This way you will reach the maximum level of Google Translate, but it makes no sense to compete with it, then just use it. You will be able to understand the general meaning of the text. But you will not always understand the nuances correctly (and often you have to google such questions in which the nuances are just important), you will not be able to ask questions on your own.
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Ignorance of the language is absolutely unacceptable - you cannot name variables with functions using transliteration. At the same time, grammar and literary English are not particularly needed. And forums, especially if they are not only read, but also written, help well. But slowly.
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It all depends on the area in which the programmer works. If this is an area, a platform, a framework with a developed Russian-speaking community, where a sufficiently large reference base has been accumulated, then a specialist without knowledge of English will feel quite comfortable there. On the contrary, if this area is new, rapidly growing, then there, most likely, support for the Russian language will, at a minimum, lag significantly behind, or, in general, be absent. Today, it so happened that the most popular and high-quality IT products are developed by international teams, for which English is the universal working language. Therefore, if you want to stay in trend, then learn English.
Still, it’s worth starting to learn a language with basic skills: with grammar, syntax, this will greatly facilitate your task. Further, in my opinion, it is worth switching to watching and reading interesting, but not difficult material for you: books, films. And after you can understand simple speech, you can move on to technical literature, forums, etc. In other words, reading computer-related text will certainly advance your knowledge of English in this area, but only if you have a base.
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A well-written query in Google saves a lot of time. So without knowing English, you will work twice as slow as the rest, and you will be sent to write in 1C pretty quickly. "End of Procedure".
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Become coder monkey quite possible without knowledge of English. You will even successfully solve problems from your field, build a career, but this will not be enough to be called a real programmer and always be in the trend of modern technologies.
It so happened in the world that English has become the de facto standard: in almost any country, in any online service, you can solve your problem knowing only this language. And the world of programming is no exception - the international community communicates in English. Depriving yourself of communication with the entire community is unreasonable, waiting for translations into Russian is a long time. And not to understand the details, knowing only common words- also not the best option, since it is the nuances that are often important. I'm not talking about a large vocabulary and knowledge of specific words, but rather that the language needs to be "felt", to understand the very principles of its construction in order to be able to assimilate texts directly in the original language, without first translating them in your head into your native language .
But when you pass this threshold and stop being afraid of English speech, you can start improving your skills on forums and on Google. At the same time, I recommend looking for the meanings of words not in the translator, but in explanatory dictionaries giving explanations also in English. Better understand the real meaning of the word and the context of its application.
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Knowledge of English is absolutely critical: all documentation and books are written in it. In addition, technologies change very quickly, and translations categorically do not keep up with them.
Of course, you can get some knowledge of English when programming and reading forums. However, I recommend "pulling up" the language in the courses if you feel insecure in it - sooner or later you will personally communicate with English-speaking colleagues from other countries. In my experience, extreme courses that take place several times a week and last for 2-3 hours give a greater effect.
Interest in foreign languages is becoming more widespread. This is due to many factors: the development of technology, the tourism business, and the following are the most frequent answers to the question "Why do I need to know English?".
Career
Often, to move up the career ladder, you need to acquire additional skills and explore new horizons. Perhaps you work for a company that plans to expand its boundaries and go global in the future. Of course, you can hire an interpreter. However, many managers prefer employees who, in addition to their main profession, have knowledge of a foreign language. One of the strongest arguments for learning English is that you get a significant advantage and increase your chances of success.
Studying abroad
Many seek education abroad. For admission to most universities, you will need a certificate confirming sufficient. Therefore, another weighty reason, English, is the successful passing of exams. educational institution your passing score is set, so the higher your score, the more likely you are to enter good university. The dream of acquiring an education in another country and then finding a decent job is a good motivation. And the answer to the question "Why do we need English?" in this case is very clear.
Personal development
Another reason to learn English is that it will help develop many useful personality traits.
- Memory training. Constant practice and the need to memorize a lot of words, set expressions and grammar rules will greatly improve memory.
- Flexibility of thinking. The English language is very rich in synonyms. Another of its features is flexibility, which allows the same idea to be conveyed using different formulations. This has a beneficial effect on the development of intellectual abilities.
- Motivation to develop. A clear understanding of why you need English is the first step towards success. This gives motivation for further action and the desire to develop. Next, you should make efforts and regularly devote time to improving language skills.
- Strength of will. Special exercises for the development of willpower does not exist. It is strengthened if a person decides to persevere towards his goal and regularly makes efforts. It can be sports training, playing a musical instrument or learning foreign languages. To achieve success, it is important to constantly devote time to learning, which in turn helps to develop such qualities as the ability for long-term concentration, perseverance, the ability to clearly formulate goals and achieve them.
tourist trips
Perhaps one of the most common reasons why English is needed is communication with foreigners abroad. If you like to travel, you need to master the language at least at the initial level (A1), which is also called the Survival level (survival level). And good knowledge will help you get even more pleasant emotions from the trip, because you can not only see the sights, but also communicate with native speakers, get in touch with the culture of another country and expand your circle of friends.
Expanding the boundaries
Learning new things allows you to go beyond the familiar and expand the boundaries of understanding. Any language is not just a set of lexical units and grammatical rules through which people exchange information. When getting acquainted with a foreign language, a new picture of the world is gradually formed, which may differ from the usual system of thinking. After all, any language displays a way of thinking, a system of views, culture, traditions and worldview of the people. Therefore, one of the reasons why to learn English is the opportunity to better understand the people for whom it is native. You will have the opportunity to expand your social circle, find friends among foreigners, and besides, you will feel freer while traveling.
Another advantage is the ability to watch films and read books in the original, to understand the meaning of foreign songs. Sometimes even the highest quality translation is not able to fully convey the essence of what was said in the original language, because there are certain features that are understandable only to native speakers. Therefore, if you are interested in cinema and classic literature in the UK or the US, you should definitely learn the language of these countries.
In addition to all of the above, English allows you to expand understanding own language. Many words in Russian are borrowed from English. Similar examples can be found in any field: business, sports, science, information technology, transport, etc.
If you have already determined for yourself why you personally need English, it remains only to start regular classes. The following are a few simple tips that will help you spend your time and energy more efficiently:
- Regularity. When you start learning something new, it is very important to devote time to learning every day. Even 30 minutes every day will be much more effective than a three-hour lesson once a week. Reinforcing what you've recently learned will save you a lot of time later on, as you won't have to relearn what you've already learned.
- Diversity. Besides courses or learning materials, there are many ways to make learning interesting and exciting. This is watching movies, listening to and translating your favorite songs, reading magazines and newspapers. The main thing - choose exactly what you are interested in. Vivid emotions and inspiration increase the quality of memorizing new material.
- Learning a foreign language means making it your own. It is very important to start putting new words and rules into practice as soon as possible. When starting to study, you should first of all pay attention to the vocabulary that you use and mother tongue talking about yourself, your interests and everyday life. This will help you get active. lexicon and sharpen your speaking skills.
- Another effective method is to write in the target language. You can keep a diary, recording impressions and new ideas, as well as write essays, articles, or start communicating with foreigners on social networks. Any of these methods will help increase vocabulary and develop writing skills.
It is very important to determine why you need to learn English for you. An accurate understanding of one’s own goals will increase motivation and cope with the doubts that sometimes overcome a person who has chosen one or another path of personal development. In moments of disappointment, it is important to remember why you started everything. This will help to achieve success, despite the obstacles and difficulties!
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.
Translation:
Learning foreign languages is important these days. I think cultural and modern man must learn foreign languages. But I prefer English. Why? English is becoming a global language. Half a billion people in the world use English at home or at work. English is the language that is known to all our beautiful, majestic and wonderful world. English is so widespread that it has become the standard language for all kinds of international communication.
The problems of the 21st century, such as the problems of war and peace, ecology, cannot be solved without speaking the same language.
English is spoken by over 350 million people, is the mother tongue of 12 nations and official language more than 33 nationalities. This means that every seventh person in the world speaks English.
English is also international language businessmen, pilots and air traffic controllers, athletes, scientists and students. If you want to be a flight attendant, pilot or air traffic controller, you must learn English, the language of international communication. Every year thousands of people from Russia go to different countries as tourists or work. They cannot go without knowing the language of the country they are going to. A modern engineer, or even a worker, cannot work with an imported tool or machine unless he is able to read the instructions on how to do it.
Some people learn English because they need it at work, others travel abroad a lot, and for many, learning English is a favorite pastime.
I started learning the language at the age of 11. I really like him. But I also love my native Russian. The great German poet Goethe once said: "He who does not know a foreign language does not know his own." I agree with him, everything is known in comparison. Knowing English helps me learn Russian.
Knowledge of English is great power. I need to know English. I must appreciate and accept this knowledge as the key to achieving my dreams. I hope that my progress in English will be good.
Tanskaya Galina
learning a new language
Learning a new language is not easy. So when we want to learn the language, we should be confident and should not be shy. Therefore, we should practice language as much as we can. To learn the language we should follow certain steps.
As matter as fact, students who wish to learn the language should follow certain steps. First, we should listen to the new language as much as possible. We have better listening to a native speaker that because we will learn pronunciation correctly. Also, we can use radio, audio programs and watching T.V in listening language. We should try ad much as possible listening to the language, moreover, four hours everyday.
Second, to speak a new language, we should be confident. For example, we should be confident and do not fear of our mistakes when we speak. Therefore, if we shy and do not want to make a mistake, we can not speak because we are afraid to make a mistake.
Third, read in the language as much as we can. For instance, read from general books which have topics we like it. Also, read from children's books and read from magazines.
Fourth, to learn writing we should draw our planning and think of what we want to write about. In addition to that we can learn writing by writing our daily.
To conclude, we should practice these skills as much as we can. In addition to that if we have desire we can overcome the abstracts that we face when learning language.
Essay in English - Why learn English with translation
Learning foreign languages is important these daysI 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.
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.
Why study English
Learning foreign languages is important these days. I think that a cultured and modern person should learn foreign languages. But I prefer English. Why? English is becoming a global language. Half a billion people in the world use English at home or at work. English is a language that is known throughout our beautiful, majestic and wonderful world. English is so widespread that it has become the standard language for all kinds of international communication.
The problems of the 21st century, such as the problems of war and peace, ecology, cannot be solved without speaking the same language.
English is spoken by more than 350 million people, is the native language of 12 nations and the official language of more than 33 nationalities. This means that every seventh person in the world speaks English.
Some people learn English because they need it at work, others travel abroad a lot, and for many, learning English is a favorite pastime. I started learning the language at the age of 11. I really like him. But I also love my native Russian. The great German poet Goethe once said: "He who does not know a foreign language does not know his own." I agree with him, everything is known in comparison. Knowing English helps me learn Russian.
