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The role of English in the modern world
Nowadays, the English language is the most widespread in the world. Approximately 400 million people speak English as a mother tongue. It is the official language of the UK, the USA, of Australia and New Zealand, it is used as one of the official languages in Canada, the South Africa and other countries. Millions of people study and use English as a foreign language. In our country English is very popular. It is studied at schools, colleges and universities.
The English language has become a world language in politics, science, trade and cultural relations. It is the language of computer technology. Half of the world scientific journals are in English. It is absolutely necessary for a good specialist in any country to be able at least to read English. If you know English, you can talk to people of any nationality, and can get necessary information anywhere in the world.
Besides, the English language is the language of the great literature. William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Show, they all wrote their books in English. A lot of modern literature and many new films in English come out every year. If you know English, you can understand them without translation. No wonder that it is necessary for all educated people to speak English fluently.