Сжать текст english is a world language.english is spoken by more than 350 million people. geographically, it is the most widespread language on earth, second only to chinese in the number of people who speak it. it is the official language in the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, of the usa, of australia and new zealand. english is used as one of the official languages in canada, the republic of south africa and the irish republic. it is also spoken as a second language in many parts of india and africa.besides, million of people study and use english as a foreign language. hundreds and hundreds of books, magazines and newspapers are printed in english and read all over the world. half of the world’s scientific literature is written in english. it is the language of progressive science technology and cultural relations.without a doubt, english is the most advantageous and accepted language for world-wide business.it is also the major language of diplomacy. in our country english is very popular.it is studied at students at schools, colleges and universities. learning a foreign language is not an easy thing.learning english is like learning to swim or to play ball. we learn to swim by swimming, to play ball by playing ball and to speak english by speaking english. nobody can learn to swim or play ball for you.a good ball player spends house, days, months and even years practising. the more he practises, the better he plays.nobody can learn english for you.it is a long process and takes a lot of time and patience. but to know english today is absolutely necessary for every good specialist, for your career in particular, as the specialist who can speak in the appropriate tongue will gain the advantage today.and you will learn it if you really want to. language is not to be taught, language is to be learnt.