Рассказ об английском языке на английском

God gave language to people for communication. For a while there was one language, and it served its purpose. Later when the mankind decided to build the Tower of Babel, God got angry, and made people speak different languages. At first it seemed to be bad, but in fact it was a chance to study different languages.

"How many languages you know - that many times you are a person", ancient wise men said. And it is so, for command of other languages, along with one's native language, gives the chance not only to get acquainted with the culture of different nations, but also to learn more deeply the beauty and uniqueness of one's own heritage. And all this makes a person's life richer and more brightly coloured.

Today English is one of the most widespread languages of our Universe. There is no airport or a flight service, technology or sports in the world that isn't dominated by English. It is also the universal language of the Internet as the majority of electronic books and information can be found in this language.

Why do I study English language? For me this question has several answers and each of them is important to me. I want to learn English to visit those places of the United Kingdom where films of my idol, Harry Potter, were shot.

I plan to study at a foreign university, and the majority of educational institutions admit foreign students on the basis of English proficiency. And the abundant majority of educational information is in English, so the knowledge of this language is necessary for me.

These are my ambitious plans. Now my knowledge of English allows me to have friends abroad, but tomorrow I will need to know English better to find friends on a professional level, to get acquainted with culture and history of their countries. And I will be happy to open my world, my ancient native land to them. Having studied English, I will be able to read my favourite books in the original, to attend film screenings without translation, to understand TV and radio programs in authentic