Номер 2, страница 71 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс (starlight) тренировочные упражнения в формате огэ (гиа) Комиссаров, Кирдяева

2. Read the text and mark the statements as True (T), False (F) or Not Stated (NS).

People often ask which language is the most difficult to learn. That's a very tricky question! When we learn our native language, we do it naturally and we pay no attention to difficulties. To us all the forms of the words are natural. But when we start learning a foreign language, the situation changes. And here we start talking about the difficulties. In this case we should take into consideration a lot of factors.

A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn. The reason is that Portuguese is very similar to Spanish. This includes pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. At the same time learning Japanese may be much more difficult for a Spaniard, because Japanese greatly differs from Spanish. So the first language can influence learning a second language. It can make it easier or harder.

Some people seem to learn languages easily, while others find it very difficult. Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role. And surely a learner's motivation for learning is highly important. If you are eager to learn a language, you will do it easier and quicker. If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally, they also do it faster.

One of the most difficult languages in the world is Navajo. It is spoken by the Navajo people in the north-west of the United States. What makes it so hard to learn? Well, firstly, it has a lot of sounds which don't exist in English. Secondly, it has a lot of prefixes that change the meaning of words. The way you say a word is important. For example, if you pronounce a word in a high voice, it has one meaning. If you say the same word in a low voice, it has an absolutely different meaning. Probably because of its difficulty, Navajo was used as a code language. It happened during World War II in the battles on the Pacific front. Navajo speakers sent secret messages over the radio. The Japanese tried hard to break the code and understand Navajo. However, they did not succeed.

Among European languages the most difficult one is Hungarian. Like English, it uses the Roman alphabet for writing. However, reading Hungarian will be a hard task. What's more, each noun has thirty-five different forms. Imagine that! Hungarian is also full of very expressive idioms and lots of suffixes. All in all, it's not an easy task to learn it.

Actually, no language is easy to learn. And learning a foreign language is a huge challenge. At the same time it's interesting, as any foreign language opens the door to a new unknown culture.

2. Read the text and mark the statements as True (T), False (F) or Not Stated (NS).

People often ask which language is the most difficult to learn. That's a very tricky question! When we learn our native language, we do it naturally and we pay no attention to difficulties. To us all the forms of the words are natural. However, when we start learning a foreign language, the situation changes. And here we start talking about the difficulties. In this case we should take into consideration a lot of factors.

A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn. The reason is that Portuguese is very similar to Spanish. This includes pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. At the same time learning Japanese may be much more difficult for a Spaniard, because Japanese greatly differs from Spanish. So the first language can influence the process of learning a second one as it can make it easier or harder.

Some people seem to learn languages easily, while others find it extremely difficult. Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role. And surely a learner's motivation for learning is highly important. If you are eager to learn a language, you will do it easier and quicker. If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally, they also do it faster.

One of the most difficult languages in the world is Navajo. It is spoken by the Navajo people in the north-west of the United States. What makes it so hard to learn? Well, firstly, it has a lot of sounds which don't exist in English or in Russian. Secondly, it has a lot of prefixes that change the meaning of words. Besides, the way you say a word is important. For example, if you pronounce a word in a high voice, it has one meaning. If you say the same word in a low voice, it has an absolutely different meaning. Probably because of its difficulty Navajo was used as a code language. It happened during World War II in the battles on the Pacific front. Navajo speakers sent secret messages over the radio. The Japanese tried hard to break the code and understand Navajo. However, they did not succeed.

Among European languages the most difficult one is Hungarian. Like English, it uses the Roman alphabet for writing. However, reading Hungarian will be a hard task. What's more, each noun has thirty-five different forms. Imagine that! Hungarian is also full of very expressive idioms and lots of suffixes. All in all, it's not an easy task to learn it.

Actually, no language is easy to learn. And learning a foreign language is a huge challenge. At the same time it's interesting, as any foreign language opens the door to a new unknown culture.

1. People generally learn their native language easily.

2. Portuguese is easier in grammar than Chinese.

3. A native language can't help you in learning a foreign one.

4. If you're interested in learning a language, you'll do it faster.

5. Teachers learn foreign languages faster than others.

6. In Navajo pronunciation of words does not matter.

7. Navajo was used as a secret language during the war.

8. Hungarian and Navajo have a lot of suffixes.

2. Прочитайте текст и отметьте утверждения как Верные (T), Ложные (F) или Не Указанные (NS).

Ответ:

1. People generally learn their native language easily. (T)
Люди обычно легко учат свой родной язык.

2. Portuguese is easier in grammar than Chinese. (NS)
Португальский язык легче в грамматике, чем китайский.

3. A native language can't help you in learning a foreign one. (F)
Родной язык не может помочь вам в изучении иностранного.

4. If you're interested in learning a language, you'll do it faster. (T)
Если вы заинтересованы в изучении языка, вы сделаете это быстрее.

5. Teachers learn foreign languages faster than others. (NS)
Учителя учат иностранные языки быстрее, чем другие.

6. In Navajo pronunciation of words does not matter. (F)
В языке навахо произношение слов не имеет значения.

7. Navajo was used as a secret language during the war. (T)
Навахо использовался как секретный язык во время войны.

8. Hungarian and Navajo have a lot of suffixes. (F)
В венгерском и навахо много суффиксов.