English is a world language

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Today, when English is one
of the main languages in
the world, it is difficult to
understand that this is a
relatively recent thing –
that in Shakespeare's time,
for example, only a few
million people in Europe
spoke English and that it
was unknown to the rest of
the world.

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• ENGLISH HAS BECOME A WORLD LANGUAGE DUE TO ITS
ESTABLISHMENT AS THE NATIVE LANGUAGE OF ENGLAND, ON
ALL CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD.

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WHY IS ENGLISH THE WORLD LANGUAGE?
ENGLISH CAN BE SAFELY CONSIDERED THE "LANGUAGE OF THE WORLD", BECAUSE IT IS SPOKEN BY PEOPLE
FROM 6 COUNTRIES OF THE GLOBE!

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1. INDIA
• POPULATION: 1 129 866 154 PERSON

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2. USA
• POPULATION: 323 000 000

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3. NIGERIA
• POPULATION: 128 771 988

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4. CANADA
• POPULATION: 32 300 000

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5. AUSTRALIA
• POPULATION: 23 130 931

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6. IRELAND
• POPULATION: 4 130 700

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ENGLISH IN THE WORLD
• ENGLISH IS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE, ONE OF THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE UNITED NATIONS, IS THE
LANGUAGE OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION IN SUCH FIELDS AS POLITICS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
BUSINESS, CULTURE, TRADE. ENGLISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF NAVIGATION, AVIATION, LITERATURE, EDUCATION,
MODERN MUSIC, INTERNATIONAL SPORTS, TOURISM, PROGRAMMING. 75% OF WORLD CORRESPONDENCE IS
IN ENGLISH, 60% OF RADIO STATIONS BROADCAST IN ENGLISH, MORE THAN HALF OF WORLD PERIODICALS IN
ENGLISH, 80% OF INFORMATION ON ELECTRONICS IS STORED IN ENGLISH. IT IS NO SECRET THAT ENGLISH IS
THE MOST WIDELY SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD TODAY: FOR MORE THAN 400 MILLION PEOPLE IT IS THE
MOTHER TONGUE, BUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS FOREIGN IS MORE THAN THREE TIMES
THIS FIGURE. BY THE END OF 2004, THE NUMBER OF ADULTS IN ASIA WHO SPOKE ENGLISH REACHED 350
MILLION. ACCORDING TO THE BRITISH COUNCIL, IN 10 YEARS, 2 BILLION PEOPLE WILL LEARN ENGLISH AND
ABOUT HALF OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION WILL SPEAK IT.

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ENGLISH IS APPLIED IN INDUSTRIES…
• CONSTRUCTION
• PHARMACOLOGY
• POLITICS (INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS)
• TRAINING OF YOUNG SPECIALISTS

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KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH IS THE KEY TO
MANY INDUSTRIES AND THE ABILITY TO
WORK ALL OVER THE WORLD.

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CURRENTLY, TRANSLATORS ARE IN HIGH
DEMAND! AFTER ALL, AS MUCH AS I WOULD
NOT LIKE, BUT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS
NOT SUBJECT TO EVERYONE.

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KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR SELF-REALIZATION!