AN INTERNATIONALAN INTERNATIONALLANGUAGELANGUAGE

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A A 1000 years1000 years ago it was ago it was the language used by the language used by less thanless than

2 million 2 million people.people.

From the British Isles From the British Isles English English

spread all over the world.spread all over the world.

Now English is spoken byNow English is spoken by

300,000,000300,000,000 people on our planet as people on our planet as

their first language.their first language.

T h e U K

T h e U S A

A s au ia lrt

N e w Z e a l a n d

English is the official English is the official language inlanguage in

English is one of the English is one of the official languages inofficial languages in

C a n a d a

I n d i a

The Irish Republic

The Republic of South Africa

P a k i s t a n

Why do you study Why do you study

English?English?

Why is it important for an Why is it important for an educated person to know educated person to know

EnglishEnglish?? People learn EnglishPeople learn English as a hobbyas a hobby because they need it for workbecause they need it for work because they travel abroadbecause they travel abroad because they want to read the because they want to read the

books of great writers in the books of great writers in the originaloriginal

. . .. . .

Great literature Modern music Cinema Science Computer Mail

Sport TransportTransport DiplomacyDiplomacy Trade, businessTrade, business TravellingTravelling RadioRadio

is the language of

If you know English If you know English you can read you can read famous writers in famous writers in the original.the original.

William William ShakespeareShakespeare

Jonathan SwiftJonathan Swift Walter ScottWalter Scott Charles DickensCharles Dickens Oscar WildeOscar Wilde

Most rock, pop, rap, r’n’b Most rock, pop, rap, r’n’b groups sing in English.groups sing in English.

English is the language of the English is the language of the great cinema industry Hollywood. great cinema industry Hollywood. Most films are in EnglishMost films are in English..

80 % of communication between a person and a computer is in English, as well as in Internet.

More than More than 60 %60 % of scientists write in of scientists write in English. English.

More thanMore than 1/21/2 of the world’s scientific of the world’s scientific literature is printed in English.literature is printed in English.

English is the official language of English is the official language of the Olympic Games.the Olympic Games.

Nearly half of all Nearly half of all

business deals in business deals in

Europe are Europe are

conductedconducted

in Englishin English..

English is the universal language ofEnglish is the universal language of

international aviation, shipping.international aviation, shipping.

It is one of 6 officialIt is one of 6 official

languages oflanguages of

the United Nationsthe United Nations

Organization Organization

and other political and other political

organizations.organizations.

60 %60 % of the world’s radio of the world’s radio broadcasts in Englishbroadcasts in English

The largest broadcasting The largest broadcasting

companies in the world: companies in the world: ABC, ABC, BBC, CBS, NBSBBC, CBS, NBS transmit in transmit in English.English.

3/43/4 of the world’s mail are in of the world’s mail are in EnglishEnglish

80%80% of e-mails on the Internet of e-mails on the Internet are in Englishare in English

English is the most widespread English is the most widespread language in the world. language in the world.

Now English is spoken by more than Now English is spoken by more than

750,000,000 750,000,000

people on the planetpeople on the planet. .

The knowledge of the English The knowledge of the English language gives people the language gives people the possibility to communicate, to possibility to communicate, to understand and to be understand and to be understood by people all over understood by people all over the world.the world.