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WHY LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH?

WHY LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH?. Facts, figures and information to encourage students of English. 5 Good Reasons You Should Learn to Speak English. Communicate with millions of people around the world. Advance your career. Understand the latest films, books and T.V.

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WHY LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH?

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  1. WHY LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH? Facts, figures and information to encourage students of English

  2. 5 Good Reasons You Should Learn to Speak English • Communicate with millions of people around the world. • Advance your career. • Understand the latest films, books and T.V. • Access unlimited information on the internet. • Travel the world Improve your mind – Improve your life!

  3. Peace Corps - USA • Robin Picard • Community Development • Hadiach 2013-2015 • Brennan Pruett • TEFL • Hadiach 2012-2014

  4. Who is speaking English? • Approximately 375 million people speak English as their first language.English is probably the third largest language by number of native speakers, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. However, when combining native and non-native speakers it is probably the most commonly spoken language in the world,

  5. “You say what? Tell me that again!”

  6. English is the primary language in most of the world. It is the official language, or language of special status, in more than 75 countries.

  7. English as a Global Language

  8. The English Language is also…. • currently the language most often taught as a foreign language. • by international treaty, the official language for aeronautical and maritime communications. • one of the official languages of the United Nations and many other international organisations, including the International Olympic Committee.

  9. And…. • The European Union countries are quickly increasing the percentage of English speakers. - - 90% in the Netherlands • 89% in Malta • 86% in Sweden and Denmark • 73% in Cyprus and Austria • 70% in Finland • and over 50% in Greece, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Germany. • In 2012 38% of Europeans consider that they can speak English 4x3 16x9

  10. So, why learn English ? • English is the most widely spoken language in the world. • 1 out of 4 people in the world speak with some level of competence. • The demand from the other three-quarters is increasing.

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