Why does a tourist need English?

28.11.2016

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Just like finding a job, travelling abroad is one of the most popular reasons, why people start learning English. What’s interesting is that students start thinking about studying only after the first time they go somewhere and have trouble communicating. So, if you are packing a suitcase and still don’t speak English, slow down and take a few minutes to read our article.
Why do I need English? I can survive just fine without it.
That’s true, you can. But very few people travel to survive. Usually they travel to rest, enjoy the food and culture, and see the sights in the most comfortable way.
What advantages does speaking English give a tourist?
1. It’s cheaper. You can book tickets directly on the airline companies’ websites without a travel agent. The same goes for booking hotel rooms. With English you can understand what the rules in the hotel are. You can also call the reception if you need to.
2. It’s safer. It’s sad, but sometimes even during a trip a tourist might need medical help. English is necessary to explain to a doctor what happened, what the symptoms are, and understand the doctor’s response. If you get lost, you can always ask locals for directions and they will happily show you the way.
3. It’s fun. You can’t find Russian-speaking guides everywhere in the world. English expands the list of countries you can go to. If you want to learn more about any country, you have to speak a language that other people speak.
All right, all right. How do I learn English so fast? I don’t want to spend 10 years waiting for my vacation!
You don’t need 10 years for that. You have to have Advanced level (read more on English levels here). For travelling basic knowledge of English is enough. 6 months is an approximate period, necessary for achieving this goal (depending on how hard you try).
Some tips from us:
1. Study regularly. Make a rule that says: you study English every day for 40 minutes. The more often you contact with English, the better your results are.
2. Find a teacher. You can study English on your own, too. However, a teacher can make a program taking your needs into account. Travel vocabulary in this case. A teacher can save your time.
3. Find a speaking club. If you decided to study English on your own, bear in mind that before the travel itself, you need practice. Everything you learn yourself needs to be trained with real people. There are such speaking clubs almost in every town. You can even find even an Esperanto club, so English is not a problem. Speak in order not to have a language barrier.
4. Buy a book. You can use it in a real conversation, of course, but it can be useful for finding exactly the words you need. Study the following topics: airport, hotel, restaurant, doctor’s visit.
5. Listen to CDs. A good book usually comes with a CD. Don’t underestimate the importance of the listening tasks. They can help you learn to understand the basic spoken language.
6. Learn the basics of grammar. All you need to be able to do is: ask questions, make simple sentences and know 4 tenses (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple и Future Simple). Once you learn all of this, you are ready.
7. Learn to define words. If you are in a situation when you need to use the word ticket but can’t remember it, you need to be able to define it (a ticket is a thing that you show before you get on a plane, a train). In order to learn to define words, do the following: look at any object in your room, and try to explain what it is (a TV, a bed, a desk and so on).
8. Test yourself. Do tests on grammar and vocabulary. That’s how you can understand what you need to improve.
English will make your vacation a completely new experience from travelling to new places to meeting and communicating with new people.

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