AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE

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
people on our planet as their first language.

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English is the official language in

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

Why do you study
English?

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
. . .

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

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

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

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

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

More than 60 % of scientists write in English.
More than 1/2 of the world’s scientific literature is printed in English.
science

English is the official language of the Olympic Games.
sport

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

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

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

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

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

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

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