How can being bilingual or even multilingual change our lives? Multilingualism is the ability to speak more than one language fluently, and this ability opens many different doors.
It goes without saying that being multilingual makes it much more easier to travel around the world and communicate with people from foreign countries. If you want to study abroad or relocate to another country, the first thing you should do is to learn a local language. These are obvious things, but what if you do not have such an opportunity to travel or study abroad? Why do you need to learn languages then?
Thanks to globalisation and the Internet, we can get acquainted with people from all over the world from the comfort of our home. It is interesting to make friends with a person who lives far away from you and who can tell you a lot of new things,
Knowledge of one or more foreign languages can be useful in your career. There are many international companies which are in search of good specialists who will be able to communicate with their partners from other countries. Therefore, you can climb your career ladder.
It is a common misconception that learning a foreign language can overload our brains. It is undoubtedly necessary to absorb a lot of information and immerse yourself in a language. You should do your bestto masterit. It is not a bad thing, though. Learning languages improves your memory and slow down the process of aging. More than that, it is a good way to develop your personality and broaden your horizons by discovering new cultures. By comparing your native language with a foreign one, you can understand your mother tongue better.
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Glossary
- bilingual – билингв
- multilingual – полиглот
- to speak fluently – говорить бегло
- It goes without saying that... – Само собой разумеется, что...
- to communicate – общаться
- foreign – иностранный
- abroad – за границей
- to relocate – переехать
- a local language – местный язык
- obvious – очевидный
- to get acquainted with smb – знакомиться с кем-либо
- from the comfort of one's home – не выходя из дома
- to make friends with smb – подружиться
- to climb the career ladder – подняться по карьерной лестнице
- misconception – заблуждение
- to overload – перегружать
- to absorb – впитывать
- to immerse oneself in – погрузиться
- to master – освоить, овладеть
- to improve – улучшать, совершенствовать
- to broaden one's horizons – расширять кругозор
- a native language = a mother tongue – родной язык
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