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"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart. " ~ Nelson Mandela
WHY TO STUDY ENGLISH?
Maybe you are asking yourself why to study English at all. Have a look at these interesting facts about English.
English is used, in some form, by approximately 4 billion people on earth, one - third of our planet
In 2006 - 7, about 80 % of the world's home pages on the World Wide Web were written in 'some kind of English', compared to German (4.5 %) and Japanese (3.1 %)
Speakers of English as a second language probably outnumbered those who speak it as a first language
English is the main language of books, newspapers, airports and air-traffic control, international business and academic conferencies, science, technology, diplomacy, sport, international competitions, pop music and advertising
What is English used for?
Three quarters of the world's mail is written in English
Of the estimated 200 million users of Internet, some thirty-six per cent communicate in English
English language in numbers
Why should you study English?
study in a foreign country?
enhance your career?
travel abroad without assistance?
read English or American book in its original version?
understand your favourite song?
find new international friends and be able to discuss with them whatever the topic of conversation is?
Then you should start to learn English. Remember it is not difficult at all and be able to speak English is a big plus in today's world.
When we sum up information mentioned above you can see English is a very important language today. Think why you would like to study this language.
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Sources:
David Crystal: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of English Language, Cambridge University Press, 1995
David Graddol: The Future of English? , London, British Council, 1995
Robert McCrum: Globish - How the English Language Became the World's Language, Penguin Group, 2010
"You could say that English plus Microsoft equals a new cultural revolution."
~ Robert McCrum
Map showing percentage of English speakers by country
Top ten languages on the Internet - based on the results of a research from June 2010