Конкурс Рекорды Гиннесса

Сценарий конкурса по английскому языку

 «РЕКОРДЫ ГИНЕССА ТКБиС»

среди студентов колледжа

Конкурс проводится 12.11.2015 г. в рамках проведения  Международной недели науки и мира в ГОУ «Тираспольский колледж бизнеса и сервиса».

Конкурс проводит ГОУ «Тираспольский колледж бизнеса и сервиса» среди студентов  колледжа.

Организация и проведение конкурса было возложено на преподавателей английского языка колледжа: Галацан С.А., Писларь О.А., Тяжко И.Н.

В конкурсе принимают участие следующие студенты:

1.     Санду Мария ГС – 2

2.     Марченко Дарья МК – 2

3.     Михальчук Виктория М – 2

Конкурс включает в себя следующие этапы:

1.     Чтение текста на скорость (на данном этапе учитывается количество прочитанных слов и правильность их произношения).

2.     Словарный запас (конкурсантам будет предложена одна из тем: «Обувь», «Семья», «Животные», «Еда» и им будет необходимо назвать как можно больше слов на эту тему).

3.     Венгерский кроссворд (студентам будет предложен венгерский кроссворд, в котором будут зашифрованы 10 слов).

Каждый этап оценивается в 1 балл.

По итогам конкурса объявляется победитель.

Победитель  и участники награждаются грамотами.

Ольга Писларь

Why do we learn English

People began to speak many centuries ago, and since then they have been speaking different languages. Every language reflects the soul, behaviour and temperament of each nationality. Peoples created their own alphabets and rules, but they always wanted to communicate with each other, to understand and to know more about each other.

Languages help people to understand each other better, they help them to solve different economic and political problems, which stand before them, and so people learn foreign languages.

All languages are different. Some are very hard, some are easier, some are similar, but there are no identical languages in the whole world. There are more than 2,700 languages in the world. Many of them are "alive" because people use them, but there are some "dead" languages, for example Latin.

Two thousand years ago, Latin was the world's most important international language. Today this title belongs to English. It's a global language of travel, business, pop culture, sport and science.

Over one billion people speak English. That's almost one fifth of the world's population. For over 400 million it's their first language. For the other 600 million it's either a second language or a foreign language.

Today, in fact, over 250 million people are learning English. That's more than the population of the USA.

The average person in Britain has a vocabulary of between 10,000 and 15,000 words. In his plays William Shakespeare used a vocabulary of about 30,000 words. Shakespeare was born over 400 years ago. At that time, only six or seven million people spoke English.

Now English is spoken practically all over the world, it has become the world's most important language in politics, science, trade and cultural relations. It is spoken as a mother tongue in Great Britain, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Besides, a lot of people speak English in Japan, India, China, Africa and many other countries. English is one of the official languages of the United Nation Organisation. Half of the world's scientific literature is in English. It is the language of computer technology.

To my mind English is worth studying. There is a proverb: "A new language is a new world". "Knowledge is a power", one great man said. Speaking a foreign language one can not only read the papers, magazines and original books by outstanding writers, but as well watch satellite programmes, travel easily to different parts of the world. Besides, understanding and speaking a foreign language became necessary while applying for a good and well-paid job.

Снежана Галацан

A funny thing happened to me

A funny thing happened to me last Friday. I’d gone to London to do some shopping. I wanted to get some Christmas presents, and I needed to find some books for my course at college (you see, I’m a student). I caught an early train to London, so by early afternoon I’d bought everything that I wanted. Anyway, I’m not very fond of London, all the noise and traffic, and I’d made some arrangements for that evening. So, I look a taxi to Waterloo station. I can’t really afford taxis, but I wanted to get the 3.30 train. Unfortunately the taxi got stuck in a traffic jam, and by the time I got to Waterloo, the train had just gone. I had to wait an hour for the next one. I bought an evening newspaper the “Standard” and wandered over to the station buffet. At that time of day it’s  nearly empty, so I bought a coffee and  a packet of biscuits…chocolate biscuits. There were plenty of empty tables and I found one near the window. I sat down and began doing the crossword. I always enjoy doing crossword puzzles.

After a couple of minutes a man sat down opposite me. There was nothing special about him, except that he was very tall. In fact he looked like a typical city businessman…you know, dark suit and briefcase. I didn’t say anything and I carried on with my crossword. Suddenly he reached across the table, opened my packet of biscuits, took one, dipped it into his coffee and popped it into his mouth. I couldn’t believe my eyes! I was too shocked to say anything. Anyway, I didn’t want to make a fuss, so I decided to ignore it. I always try to avoid trouble if I can. I just took a biscuit myself and went back to my crossword. When the man took a second biscuit, I didn’t look up and I didn’t make a sound. I pretended to me very interested in the puzzle. After a couple of minutes, I casually put out my hand, took the last biscuit and glanced at the man. He was staring at me furiously. I nervously put the biscuit in my mouth, and decided to leave. I was ready to get up and go when the man suddenly pushed back his chair, stood up and hurried out of the buffet. I felt very relieved and decided to wait two or three minutes before going myself. I finished my coffee, folded my newspaper and stood up. And there on the table, where my newspaper had been, was my packet of biscuits.

Инна Тяжко

Tourism

Twenty years ago not many people travelled overseas for their holidays. The majority of people stayed to have holidays in their country. Today the situation is different and the world seems much smaller.

It is possible to book a holiday to a seaside resort on the other side of the world. Staying at home, you can book it through the Internet or by phone. The plane takes you straight there and within some hours of leaving your country, you can be on a tropical beach, breathing a super clean air and swimming in crystal warm water of tropical sea.

We can travel by car, by train or plane, if we have got a long distance tour. Some young people prefer walking or hitch-hike travelling, when you travel, paying nearly nothing. You get new friends, lots of fun and have no idea where you will be tomorrow. It has great advantages for the tourists, who want to get the most out of exploring the world and give more back to the people and places visited. If you like mountains, you could climb any mountains around the globe and there is only one restriction. It is money. If you like travelling, you have got to have some money, because it is not a cheap hobby indeed. The economy of some countries is mainly based on tourism industry. Modern tourism has become a highly developed industry, because any human being is curious and inquisitive, we like leisure, visit other places. That is why tourism prospers.

People travel from the very beginning of their civilization. Thousands years ago all people were nomads and collectors. They roamed all their lives looking for food and better life. This way human beings populated the whole planet Earth. So, travelling and visiting other places are the part of our consciousness. That is why tourism and travelling are so popular.

Nowadays tourism has become a highly developed business. There are trains, cars and air jet liners, buses, ships that provide us with comfortable and secure travelling.

If we travel for pleasure, by all means one would like to enjoy picturesque places they are passing through, one would like seeing the places of interest, enjoying the sightseeing of the cities, towns and countries.

Nowadays people travel not only for pleasure but also on business. People have to go to other countries for taking part in different negotiations, for signing some very important documents, for participating in different exhibitions, in order to exhibit the goods of own firm or company. Travelling on business helps people to get more information about achievements of other companies, which will help making own business more successful.