Вопрос № 222863 - Английский язык

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Among the great number of languages that exist on our 1____________ today there are some which stand out. Scientists distinguish 13 great 2______________. These are the languages that are spoken by no less than 50 per cent of 3____________ on the Earth. They are Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish, Hindi and Urdu, Indonesian, Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese, Japanese, German, French, Italian.
A person who knows these languages can 4_____________ to and understand almost 2 thousand million people and doesn’t suffer from the language barrier.

At the present time foreign languages are socially demanded. Foreign languages are needed as the main and the most efficient means of information exchange of the people of our planet. The question of learning foreign languages is very important today.
English is just one of 6,000 languages in the world. One billion people speak English. That’s 20 per cent of the world population. It is also one of the leading languages in the world. About 350 million people speak English as their first language. About the same number use it as a second language. It is the language of aviation, international sport and pop music.
English is the official language in 44 countries, where it is used in education and administration. In many countries it is the language of business, commerce and technology. English is the language of modern computing.
Nearly 50 per cent of all the companies in Europe communicate with each other in English. 75 per cent of the world’s mail is in English, too.
Russia is integrating into the world community and the problem of learning English for the purpose of communication is especially urgent today. English is very popular in international business of Russia. It is studied at schools, colleges and universities.
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It is very wise to 1______________ foreign languages. "Knowledge is power", one of the great men said. Speaking a foreign language one can not only 2______________ the papers, magazines and original books by outstanding writers, but as well watch 3________________ TV programs, travel easily in the 4_______________ parts of the world. Besides, understanding and speaking a foreign language or two became necessary while applying for a good and well-paid job.

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The rise of 1______________ is a remarkable success story. When Julius Caesar landed in Britain nearly two thousand 2_______________ ago, English did not exist. Today English is used by at least 750 million people, and barely half of those speak it as a 3______________ tongue.
Some estimates have put that figure closer to one billion. Whatever the total, English at the end of the 20th century is more widely spoken and written, than any other language has ever been. It has become the 4_________________ of the planet, the first truly global language.

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Three-quarters of the world’s mail, and its telexes and cables, are in English. So are more than half the world’s 1_______________ and scientific periodicals: it is the language of technology from Silicon Valley to Shanghai. English is the medium for 80 per cent of the information stored in the world’s 2________________. Nearly half of all business deals in Europe are conducted in English. It is the 3______________ of sports and glamour, the official language of the Olympics and the Miss Universe Competition. English is the official voice of the air and the sea, and of Christianity: it is the ecumenical language of the World Council of Churches. The largest broadcasting companies in the world (CBS, NBS, ABC, BBC) transmit in English to audiences that regularly exceed one hundred 4_____________.

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English is spoken practically all over the 1____________. It is spoken as the 2_____________ tongue in Great Britain, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. A lot of people 3____________ English in China, Japan, India, Africa and other countries. It is one of 6 official languages of the United Nations. It is studied as a foreign 4_____________ in many schools.