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English, whether you like it or not, is the chosen language of international com

munication.
English has official or special status in at least seventy five countries with a
total population of over two billion.
Speakers of English as a second language probably outnumber those who speak it a
s a first language.
Around 750 million people are believed to speak English as a foreign language.
One out of four of the world's population speak English to some level of compete
nce; demand from the other three-quarters is increasing.
Nearly one in two European Union citizens claim to be able to converse in Englis
h* according to a survey carried out in 1998, and 69 per cent of survey responde
nts who did not speak English as their first language felt that it was the most
important language for them to learn or use.
Sources: British Council & Eurobarometer 50 *This includes the 16 per cent of EU
citizens who speak English as their first language.
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English is the main language of books, newspapers, airports and air-traffic cont
rol, international business and academic conferences, science, technology, diplo
macy, sport, international competitions, pop music and advertising.
Over two-thirds of the world's scientists read in English.
Three quarters of the world's mail is written in English
80% of the world's electronically stored information is in English.
Of the estimated 200 million users of the Internet, some 36% communicate in Engl
ish.
Develop your career
Most professional jobs require a good level in English think how impressive "exc
ellent level in English" will look on your CV.
Business and commerce are increasingly driven by international trade and if you
are going to grow in your job you need to be able to follow this trend.
Technical skills are essential in modern industries and you need to be able to b
oth read and write technical English if you are going to maintain your technical
competence.
You may need to attend International Symposiums and Exhibitions either as a visi
tor or a presenter and the chances are you ll have to work in the English language

There is a lot of advantages of learning English. For example when you are study
ing on English course's you can get acquainted with new people . In a classes yo
u have discussions with them, every day you see each other and you can talk with
them about something, like "How are you?"; "What is the news?" and this is some
type of friendship. But sometimes you may have some difficulties such as misund
erstanding, which depend on insufficient luggage of knowledge. But you can to co
mpensate the lacks using a phrase book or the dictionary. This is a good way to
learn more words. Moreover, if you are know English language you can be

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