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    WHY ENGLISH IS IMPORTANT?

    English may not be the most spoen lang!age in the "o#l$% b!t it is the o&'ial

    lang!age in a la#ge n!mbe# o( 'o!nt#ies) It is estimate$ that the n!mbe# o( people

    in the "o#l$ that !se in English to 'omm!ni'ate on a #eg!la# basis is * billion+

    English is the $ominant b!siness lang!age an$ it has be'ome almost a ne'essity (o#people to spea English i( they a#e to ente# a global "o#(o#'e% #esea#'h (#om all

    o,e# the "o#l$ sho"s that '#oss-bo#$e# b!siness 'omm!ni'ation is most o(ten

    'on$!'te$ in English) Its impo#tan'e in the global ma#et pla'e the#e(o#e 'annot be

    !n$e#state$% lea#ning English #eally 'an 'hange yo!# li(e)

    Many o( the "o#l$.s top /lms% boos an$ m!si' a#e p!blishe$ an$ p#o$!'e$ in

    English) The#e(o#e by lea#ning English yo! "ill ha,e a''ess to a g#eat "ealth o(

    ente#tainment an$ "ill be able to ha,e a g#eate# '!lt!#al !n$e#stan$ing)

    Most o( the 'ontent p#o$!'e$ on the inte#net 01234 is in English) So no"ing English

    "ill allo" yo! a''ess to an in'#e$ible amo!nt o( in(o#mation "hi'h may not be

    othe#"ise a,ailable+English is the most 'ommonly !se$ lang!age among (o#eign lang!age speae#s)

    Th#o!gho!t the "o#l$% "hen people "ith $i5e#ent lang!ages 'ome togethe# they

    'ommonly !se English to 'omm!ni'ate)

    Why lea#n English "hen it is so $i&'!lt? Well% no"ing English "ill mae yo!

    biling!al an$ mo#e employable in e,e#y 'o!nt#y in the "o#l$)

    6espite 7hina% the 8nite$ States is still a lea$e# in te'hni'al inno,ation an$

    e'onomi' $e,elopment) English is !se$ in the 8nite$ States an$ in ea'h o( these

    /el$s)

    English is 'ommonly spoen th#o!gho!t m!'h o( the "o#l$ $!e to G#eat 9#itain.se:pansion $!#ing the 'olonial age) People in A!st#alia% Ne" ;ealan$% 7ana$a% an$

    pa#ts o( A(#i'a% In$ia% an$ many smalle# islan$ nations spea English) English is the

    'ommonly a$opte$ se'on$ lang!age in Ge#many% No#"ay% S"e$en% 6enma# an$

    the Nethe#lan$s) Speaing English opens these 'o!nt#ies an$ '!lt!#es !p to yo!)

    Anothe# #eason "hy English is so impo#tant is that it is the lang!age o( s'ien'e) To

    e:'el in s'ien'e yo! nee$ to no" English)

    English is base$ on an alphabet an$% 'ompa#e$ to 7hinese% it 'an be lea#ne$ (ai#ly

    Lea#n English an$ yo! 'an then tea'h yo!# 'hil$#en English -- o# i( they a#e al#ea$y

    lea#ning% yo! 'an no" 'omm!ni'ate "ith them in English)

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    English speae#s in the 8nite$ States ea#n mo#e money than non-English speae#s)

    Lea#ning English "ill open yo!# >ob p#ospe'ts an$ in'#ease yo!# stan$a#$ o( li,ing)

    Lang!age is the only "ay by "hi'h "e 'an e:p#ess o!# emotions% tho!ghts%$esi#es i$eas% (eelings et') English is that lang!age "hi'h is spoen by many

    people) English is an Inte#national lang!age) Whene,e# "e "ant to no" "hat is

    happening on the othe# si$e o( the "o#l$ "e get the ne"s in English only) The

    lite#at!#e a#o!n$ the "o#l$ "as "#itten in many lang!ages an$ 'an be !n$e#stan$

    by those people only% b!t i( it is t#anslate$ in English "itho!t $ist!#bing its 'ha#m%

    many people 02 'o!nt#ies4 'an en>oy the @a,o# o( lite#at!#e)

    English has 'hange$ its (o#ms many times ea#lie# it "as ol$ English% then Mi$$le

    English then ea#ly English an$ no" mo$e#n English) Mostly t#a$e#s !se Latin

    lang!age then $#amas an$ poems "e#e "#itten then the English "as !se$ as an

    o&'ial lang!age an$ no" English o''!pie$ the "hole "o#l$ an$ be'ame a globallang!age) So it is ,e#y impo#tant to no" the English lang!age)

    English is the most 'ommonly spoen lang!age in the "o#l$) One o!t o( /,e

    people 'an spea o# at least !n$e#stan$ English+

    English is the lang!age o( s'ien'e% o( a,iation% 'omp!te#s% $iploma'y% an$

    to!#ism) no"ing English in'#eases yo!# 'han'es o( getting a goo$ >ob in a

    m!ltinational 'ompany "ithin yo!# home 'o!nt#y o# o( /n$ing "o# ab#oa$)

    English is the o&'ial lang!age o( 1B 'o!nt#ies) That is a lot o( people to meet an$

    spea to)

    English is spoen as a /#st lang!age by a#o!n$ C22 million people a#o!n$ the

    "o#l$)

    English is the lang!age o( the me$ia in$!st#y) I( yo! spea English% yo! "on.t

    nee$ to #ely on t#anslations an$ s!btitles anymo#e to en>oy yo!# (a,o#ite boos%

    songs% /lms an$ TD sho"s)

    English is also the lang!age o( the Inte#net) Many "ebsites a#e "#itten in English

    yo! "ill be able to !n$e#stan$ them an$ to tae pa#t in (o#!ms an$ $is'!ssions)

    English is base$ on a simple alphabet an$ it is (ai#ly

    English is not only !se(!l F it gi,es yo! a lot o( satis(a'tion) Maing p#og#ess (eels

    g#eat) Yo! "ill en>oy lea#ning English% i( yo! #emembe# that e,e#y ho!# yo! spen$

    gets yo! 'lose# to pe#(e'tion)

    Sin'e English is spoen in so many $i5e#ent 'o!nt#ies the#e a#e tho!san$s o(

    s'hools a#o!n$ the "o#l$ that o5e# p#og#ammes in English) I( yo! spea English%

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    the#e.#e lots o( oppo#t!nities (o# yo! to /n$ an app#op#iate s'hool an$ 'o!#se to s!it

    yo!# a'a$emi' nee$s)

    9e'a!se it.s (!n+ 9y lea#ning English% yo! "ill also lea#n abo!t othe# '!lt!#es) =e"

    e:pe#ien'es "ill mae yo! g#o" as a pe#son mo#e than lea#ning the ,al!es% habits

    an$ "ay o( li(e in a '!lt!#e that is $i5e#ent (#om yo!#s)

    4 Spelling

    Many $i5e#en'es bet"een Ame#i'an an$ 9#itish English stem (#om Latin-$e#i,e$

    spellings an$ G#ee-$e#i,e$ spellings) Those $i5e#en'es a#e seen in the !nst#esse$

    en$ings to "o#$s s!'h as

    Latin-$e#i,e$ spellings

    American English British English

    7olo# 7olo!#

    9eha,io# 9eha,io!#

    Hono# Hono!#

    G#ee-$e#i,e$ spellings

    Ame#i'an English 9#itish English

    O#ganie O#ganise

    6ialog!e 6ialog

    Analye Analyse

    *4 P#on!n'iation

    The#e a#e some "o#$s that a#e spelle$ the same in both $iale'ts% b!t that a#e

    p#ono!n'e$ "ith a $istin't st#ess on $i5e#en'e syllables 'ont#o,e#sy an$ s'he$!le

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    a#e >!st a (e") The "o#$ Jal!mini!m. in 9#itain an$ the English 'olonies has a

    '!#io!s e:t#a lette# an$ syllable a$$e$% to mae it Jal!mini-EE-!m). Then the#e a#e

    "o#$s that ha,e both $i5e#ing spelling an$ p#on!n'iation $e(ense 09#itish ,e#sion

    6e(en'e4 an$ a:e 09#itish ,e#sion a:4)

    B4 Do'ab!la#y

    Some "o#$s in one $iale't may ha,e a 'ompletely $i5e#ent meaning in the othe#% o#

    ,i'e ,e#sa) A Jboot. to an Ame#i'an "o!l$ be a pai# o( shoes% b!t to a 9#it% the boot

    "o!l$ #e(e# to the t#!n o( a 'a#% as in J>!st getting my ti#e o!t o( the boot.) So to

    eep yo!# mis'omm!ni'ations to a minim!m% he#e a#e some help(!l t#anslations

    Ame#i'an English K 9#itish English

    7ooie K 9is'!it

    Pha#ma'y K 7hemist.s

    =#en'h =#ies K 7hips

    High"ay K 7a##iage"ay

    T#ash K 6!stbin