Упр.27 Unit 1 2020 ГДЗ Enjoy English 11 класс

Read what some teachers wrote on an Internet forum about that. Say which of the ideas are good from your point of view. Give your reasons.

Gerald Stoldt from Germany

I know that doing business in English does not always require very good usage or even a complete understanding of the language. Why should we speak the way native speakers do when we can already understand each other? It is more important to be able to communicate and understand each other than to be grammatically correct. Sometimes students are taught old-fashioned phrases and vocabulary with subtle meanings and this makes it difficult for all users of English to understand each other! Students should be taught simpler English.

Daniel Somers from the UK

I don’t think there is any use in simplifying a language: if we over-simplify the language we teach, it will become useless for real communication. On the other hand, if the language is too difficult to learn, not many people will be able to master it. I believe we should teach a foreign language in a manner close to how children start learning their mother tongue, and then gradually work towards the real-life language. We definitely should aim at reaching a “real” language level, otherwise there is no sense in learning it at all.

Andrea Fortini from Italy

In my view English should be taught at different levels, but not simplified. And besides, by changing the language, we are depriving the student of the real words. If the student is taught a simplified version of a language, how will he or she be able to understand authentic texts like poems, slang expressions, or lyrics? That is really no good for students!

Juliska Galas from Hungary

We call our planet “a global village” now which means that everything is gradually becoming one grey mass: our culture, our eating habits and even the way we think. I think this means that we should keep everything that is characteristic to us and our language in first place. We should guard our own mother tongue as a precious possession and use any second language just as a way to communicate with other global citizens.

Krystyna Brozek from Poland

Why don’t we show some respect for the English language? Although English is a difficult language both to learn and to teach, it doesn’t mean that we have any right to change it just because we feel like it. How can we change something that doesn’t belong to us anyway? Should we simplify it only for the sake of convenience for us non-native users? I don’t think that’s fair. Language is valuable heritage and heritage demands respect.

Thakin Saya from Burma

I’m convinced that a simplified version of English should be taught. The simpler the language, the better the communication will be between people, for current and future generations who are part of today’s globalisation. English is no longer just a language used by native speakers; it is used by people all over the world, including young people who are increasingly trying to be part of the global community. I believe that if we can globalise English and use its more simplified version, we will be able to explore and better manage our planet.

Cristovao Christakos from Greece

No language is easy to learn because they all have their own history and culture! And no language can be simplified just for the sake of easiness. By trying to make it easier, we might deform it and then, together with its complexity, much of its beauty would disappear! I think students should deal with the real language and all its complexity and be exposed to real-life language used by native speakers. This is the only way to teach learners how to manage in a real conversation.