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1.(a) Since information moves so fast from point to point, it seems that the world has grown
 
smaller.
   (b) We probably think that since we are good at it, everyone else should be too.
  (c) It is not a reasonable conclusion, because everyone thinks the same with the languages
 
they are proficient in.
  (d) We have no difficulty finding our ways home so we assume that if we tell people how to
  get there they should be able to do so. But this does not always happen. if it is easy for us,
it does not mean it is easy for others.
      
 2.(a) The French are proud of their language and think that it is more suitable for the world
   (b) They will say that their language is older, easier and more refined.
  (c) Frenchmen can usually speak and understand English but will speak only in their own
 
language and insist that others do too.
      
3.  The writer points out that in India there are more than 400 languages but their common
  language is English. This is because no one wants to allow another Indian language to
become the national language.
      
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   ii very
   iii sunk
   iv example
   v good
   vi classy
   vii pretend
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5.When we look at our favorite language and in the language we are most proficient in -- like
the English language -- it seems so logical that it should naturally become the international
language. this is a fallacy because, just like we feel that it is easy to find our ways to our
homes, we are confident that the language we speak is the easiest It has been found that to
people whoa re good in other languages, English is a difficult language. This may come as
something of a surprise to us.
 
Another reason people will object to any language becoming the international language is that
most people are proud of their own language and cannot accept any language, other than their
own becoming the international language. The writer points out the French as an example.
They are proud of their language and feel that it is older, easier and more refined and therefore
most appropriate as an international language. ( 160 words )