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AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE

ENGLISH. AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE. PART 1. The history of English. A 1000 years ago it was the language used by less than 2 million people. From the British Isles English spread all over the world. Now English is spoken by 300,000,000

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AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE

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  1. ENGLISH AN INTERNATIONALLANGUAGE

  2. PART 1 The history of English

  3. A 1000 years ago it was the language used by less than 2 million people.

  4. From the British Isles English spread all over the world.

  5. Now English is spoken by 300,000,000 people on our planet as their first language.

  6. English is the official language in T h e U K T h e U S A A u s t r a l i a N e w Z e a l a n d

  7. English is one of the official languages in C a n a d a The Irish Republic The Republic of South Africa I n d i a P a k i s t a n

  8. PART 2 Why do you study English?

  9. Why is it important for an educated person to know English? People learn English • as a hobby • because they need it for work • because they travel abroad • because they want to read the books of great writers in the original • . . .

  10. PART 3 Where is English used?

  11. ENGLISH is the language of • Great literature • Modern music • Cinema • Science • Computer • Mail • Sport • Transport • Diplomacy • Trade, business • Travelling • Radio

  12. great literature If you know English you can read famous writers in the original. • William Shakespeare • Jonathan Swift • Walter Scott • Charles Dickens • Oscar Wilde

  13. modern music Most rock, pop, rap, R and B groups sing in English.

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

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

  16. science • More than 60 % of scientists write in English. • More than1/2 of the world’s scientific literature is printed in English.

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

  18. trade, commerce, business Nearly half of all business deals in Europe are conducted in English.

  19. transport English is the universal language of international aviation, shipping.

  20. diplomacy It is one of 6 official languages of the United Nations Organization and other political organizations.

  21. radio • 60 % of the world’s radio broadcasts in English • The largest broadcasting companies in the world: ABC, BBC, CBS, NBS transmit in English.

  22. mail • 3/4 of the world’s mail are in English • 80% of e-mails on the Internet are in English

  23. travelling English is the most widespread language in the world. Now English is spoken by more than 750,000,000 people on the planet.

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

  25. Survey results

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