AUDIO SCRIPT 1
Speaker 1
My name is Fidan. I live abroad
with my family. Like other teens,
apart from my native language
Azerbaijani, I also know some foreign
languages. I can speak English,
French, Russian and Turkish well.
I’m going to become a diplomat and
I hope knowing foreign languages
will help me widen my outlook
in future. I’ve read a number of
poems, stories and novels; listened
to music and watched a lot of films
in different languages. However,
I’ve never come across with such
phrases as, “Jan”, “Ay jan”, “Ahu
gozlum”, “Gul uzlum”, “Shirinsheker
balam”, Chichek gokhulum”,
“Maral bakhishlim”, etc. in any
other languages. To my mind, all
these sound like a sweet melody
and it only belongs to my native
language - Azerbaijani! My language
is my soul and I’m proud of it.
Speaker 2
My name is Oliver. I’m from
England. I think that Spanish is one
of the easiest foreign languages to
learn. It’s very useful to know this
language when travelling around
Spanish-speaking countries. There
are 21 countries that have Spanish
as their official language. Of course,
it’s possible to visit Mexico or
Spain without knowing a word in
Spanish. However, you can get more
information about the country you
visit when you speak their language.
When I went on holiday to Spain
last year, I felt happy to realize that
I could easily communicate with the
Spanish in their native language.
Moreover, when I read Spanish
magazines or newspapers, I can
understand how other people think
and feel. The Spanish language also
offers rich literature, both modern
and traditional.
Speaker 3
My name is Aisha. I live in Dubai.
I started learning German three
years ago. I’ve chosen this language
because more people speak German
as their native language in Europe.
Germany plays a leading role in the
EU (European Union), and it is a
major economic and political state.
German has been and remains an
international language in different
fields, including philosophy, social
sciences, physics, engineering,
medicine, music, art and history. I
think knowing German will open up
more career opportunities for me
Speaker 4
My name is Michael. Although my
native language is English, I also
learn different languages. I think
knowing more languages can help
us in our future career as it’s the