AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE M. Alexandrova

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AN INTERNATIONALLANGUAGEM. Alexandrova
ENGLISH
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• A 1000 years ago it was the language used by less
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• 2 million people.

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• From the British Isles English
• spread all over the world.

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• Now English is spoken by
• 300,000,000
• people on our planet as their first language.

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English is one of the official languages in
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The Republic of South Africa
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• Why do you study
• English?

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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
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ENGLISH
is the language of

• Great literature
• Modern music
• Cinema
• Science
• Computer
• Mail
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• Sport
• Transport
• Diplomacy
• Trade, business
• Travelling
• Radio