In this video you will hear Jay Walker (TED) talking about manias in general and about the mania of learning English in particular.
Mania is a psychological condition that causes a person to experience unreasonable euphoria, very intense moods and hyperactivity.
Examples:
Beatle mania — битломания;
sports mania — спортивный фанатизм;
religious mania — религиозный фанатизм.
The Mania of Learning English (video, TED)
Watch the video about manias and answer the questions:
- Do you agree that learning English is so important nowadays?
- Why or why not?
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Text to the video «English Mania»
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Part One.The importance of learning English as a second language (on the example of China).
Part Two. English is the world’s universal language.
Идем дальше?
- Английские слова для изучения
- Английский язык самостоятельно на сайте EnglishInn.