Since primary school weve been taught that we need to know English.

We hear things like, English is the most collective spoken language; but why? Long before English became the most spoken language worldwide, Latin was actually the most articulated dialect because of the Roman Empire. When England started to rule the trades done by sea and the United States became the most powerful country after the World Wars, many countries had to learn English to get loans from the banks. We are taught that English is the language of the world, but what does that truly mean? English as a communication tool. The English language has become the language of international communication. Many people living in the European Union speak English as a foreign language and use English to communicate with people from all over the world There are over 750 million people who speak English as a foreign language. In the year 2000 the British Council said that there were about a billion people learning English. These people are benefiting from the many advantages of learning English as a foreign language. Travel Travel and tourism around the world is carried out in English. If you are planning a holiday to a foreign country you will probably be speaking English not only at the airport but also in the country itself. Information exchange One of the biggest advantages of learning English as a second language is that you will be able to discover a world of information. English is the language of the internet world. If you are learning English as a foreign language you will be able to send e-mails to people in English from all over the world.

We call English as the language of communication because it seems all the people in the world have agreed to use English to talk to each other. About 1,500,000,000 people in the world speak English and another 1,000,000,000 are learning it. 75% of the worlds letters and postcards are written in English. Almost all international conferences and competitions are conducted in English. For example, the Olympics and the Miss World contest. Diplomats and politicians from different countries use English to communicate with each other. English is the main language of organizations like the United Nations, NATO, and the European Free Trade Association.

If you can communicate in English, you can contact people from all over the world, talk about your ideas and opinions on Internet discussion groups, send e-mail to interesting people, and learn about their life and culture. Secondly, you can travel more easily by communicating with people wherever you go. Ask directions, have a conversation, or ask for help. As you know that English is an international language, which is spoken by a majority of population in the world. So you do not have to worry about being totally misunderstood when you visit a new place or country.

More than a billion people around the world speak English language. Most of the international conferences, seminars and trainings are in English. The language is considered to be an international medium of communication. It is important to use English language so that we can communicate with other people outside of the country you are living in. You can travel to any English speaking country and not need a translator. Its hard to travel to a different country and not know the language. Travel and tourism around the world is carried out in English. If you are planning a holiday to a foreign country you will probably be speaking English not only at the airport but also in the country itself.

English is one of the most widely used languages in today's world and has a great impact on a successful career. Due to rapid modernization and westernization, the popularity of the English language has increased. It is internationally used and globally accepted. English is being recreated every minute of every day, in billions of conversations in every country on earth; in countless books, films, television and radio programs, on the internetrecreated organically: that is, in ways that grow out of its extraordinarily, perhaps incomparably, rich history and flexibility.Robert Dessaix said. English is an integral part of business communication, job opportunities and globalization. Although some say that English is not a commonly used language, statistics prove that increase in business transactions, job opportunities and advancement in globalization are due to the wide influence of the most commonly spoken language, English. Firstly, English is an effective method to communicate business transactions for a successful career. There are various ways of communication such as verbal and written form. Verbal communication conducted through phone can be used for telemarketing. For example, Ford Motor Company, American Express. Call centres in banks also use written form of communication. For example, the ABN AMRO bank, in spite of being a Dutch bank it has established itself in more than 53 countries and it is conducting business transactions in English. Written form of communication is also used for a successful career. For example, emails, word documents, snail mails etc. English as a communicative language can be used for international conferences and meetings. It improves the communication skills for the speaker.

English is a West Germanic language spoken originally in England, and is now the most widely used language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by a majority of the inhabitants of several nations, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. It is the third most common native language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. It is widely learned as a second language and is an official language of the European Union, many Commonwealth countries and the United Nations, as well as in many world organizations.

English arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and what is now south-east Scotland, but was then under the control of the kingdom of Northumbria. Following the extensive influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, via the British Empire, and of the United States since the mid-20th century, it has been widely propagated around the world, becoming the leading language of international discourse and the lingua franca in many regions.

A working knowledge of English has become a requirement in a number of fields, occupations and professions such as medicine and computing; as a consequence over a billion people speak English to at least a basic level (see English language learning and teaching). It is one of six official languages of the United Nations.

One impact of the growth of English is the reduction of native linguistic diversity in many parts of the world. Its influence continues to play an important role in language attrition. Conversely, the natural internal variety of English along with creoles and pidgins have the potential to produce new distinct languages from English over time.