6. Expand the following sentences using the information from the text:
Education is very important in our life.
The role of foreign languages is also increasing today.
English is the world’s top tongue.
There are many different reasons why people study foreign languages.
The role of English in personal development will be very important.
Learning any foreign language includes the acquaintance with the unknown culture.
Everything depends on our own efforts.
7. Complete the table:
8. English is the world’s top tongue. Prove it. Speak in pairs.
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The main reason is that… |
More than 750 mll people speak English. |
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Then… |
It’s practically all over the world. |
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More than that… |
It’s spoken as a mother tongue in Great Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. |
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There is no doubt… |
It’s the language of computers, science, business, politics. |
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It’s the official voice of the air and sea. |
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The largest broadcasting companies transmit in English. |
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It is the language of sport and beauty. |
9. Study the bar chart and fill the gaps in the sentences with the appropriate modifiers from the box.
• More than one modifier is possible.
The 12 most spoken world languages (in millions)
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1. Mandarin Chinese is spoken by ... 836 million. |
at least |
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2. ... 333 million speak Hindi. |
over |
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3.Spanish is spoken by ... 332 million. |
nearly |
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4.The number of native English speakers is ... 322 million. |
about |
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5.Bengali and Arabic are spoken by ... 190 million each. |
morethan |
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6.Russian is spoken by ... 170 million people. |
around |
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7.Portuguese has ... 160 million speakers. |
fewerthan |
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8.Japanese is the native language for... 125 million. |
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9.Then follow German, French and Malay with ... 100 million speakers. |
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10. What will be the role of the English language in the twenty-first century? What's your opinion on the following statements? Please comment. Match the statements on the right with the correct statements on the left.
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