ЕГЭ по английскому языку (аудирование №17: понимание запрашиваемой информации)

Rosalind:      David, I told Mrs. Young, my French teacher, I want to teach foreign language after college. She said if I do, I should have some good reasons why it’s important to learn one.
David:      Well, most people in the world speak English, so why bother?
Rosalind:      No, that’s not true. She said less than 6% speak English as their first language, and probably twice that number as a second or third language.
David:      Let s see. That gives me about a billion and a half people to talk to. That should be enough.
Rosalind:      I’m serious, David.
David:      Well, what reasons have you thought of so far?
Rosalind:      For one thing, studying a foreign language helps you understand language in general, and that helps you understand and use your own better.
David:      Give me something practical.
Rosalind:      OK, it improves your chance of being accepted to college and graduate school, and it opens the possibility of foreign studies.
David:      Not bad. What else?
Rosalind:      Later on you’re prepared for a wider range of jobs; and it makes foreign travel easier and more interesting.
David:      Mrs. Young will be pleased, Rosalind. You’ll be her star pupil!
Rosalind:      I still have another reason, David. It’s probably the most important.
David:      Maybe I should sit down.
Rosalind:      How can I explain this? If you lived in a house and never went out, would you know how the rest of the world lived?
David:      No, of course not.
Rosalind:      I think it’s the same with language. A different language gives you a different vision of life, a vision you’ll find in foreign films, art, literature, conversations, all that. It opens a world of experience that’s closed to you otherwise.
David:      You may be right, Rosalind. I can see you’ve put some thought into this.
Rosalind:      I know I’m right, David. Learn a foreign language!
David:      Maybe someday, but not right away. Hey, that rhymes! What a gift! I’m a poet and didn’t know it! Think I should join the poetry club?
Rosalind:      David! Will you ever be serious?!