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Why Study English as a Second Language?

Published on: 28/03/2018

By Mary Milne

Today over 50% of the world’s population can speak two or more languages, and over 1.5
billion people are learning a second language, above all English. We live in a global
community and we need at all costs to be able to communicate effectively with each other.
Being able to speak a second language as well as your mother tongue is a great skill that
can open many doors in your personal and professional life. But with many languages to
choose from, you may be unsure which one is right for you. Here are some reasons why
you should choose English.
…................................................While there are languages that are spoken by large numbers of
people, such as Mandarin, Spanish and Arabic, the most widely used second language is English,
with a total number of 1.4 billion native and non-native speakers. That means that one in five
people (20% of the world’s population) can communicate in English.

….................................................Of all the many languages spoken around the world, English is
one of the most accessible to learn. It has a fairly simple verb tense system, a basic
alphabet, and is very flexible.

…...............................................When you play a video game or check your social network page,
watch a video or listen to a song, you hear or read something in English! Knowing
English opens the door to understanding many comments posted online or funny stories
in English. And many of the most popular films and television series are available first in
English, so if you understand English you do not have to wait until they are translated into
your native language.

…............................................Have you ever tried doing a search for something in your native
language and then again in English? The quantity of search results in English is
astonishing. This is also true of literature – the number of books written in English far
exceeds any other language.

….............................................There are few jobs today that do not require the use of English in
one way or another. Just think about computers and technology – many terms that we all
use every day are in English and are not translated into your native language. And of
course, more and more companies are working with clients or suppliers from abroad and
it’s almost impossible not to use English. English is a very practical language for business
communication.

…..........................................As a global community, international travel has become the norm for
many of us. Holidays in a foreign country frequently mean learning the local language or
using English, and for the majority of people English is the easiest and most practical
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option. If you speak English you can book trips, hotels, follow a guided tour and
understand all the tourist information available all around the world

.…............................................If you can speak English, just think of all the new people you can
meet and communicate with. Knowing English can completely transform your social
interactions when you travel or when foreigners visit your country. Instead of depending
on someone else to interpret or translate for you, you can directly interact with local
people on holiday or foreign business people at a fair.

1- Observe rápidamente el texto “Why Study English as a Second Language?” y responda:

a-¿Quién escribe el artículo?
b-¿Cuándo fue escrito?

2- Podría comentar que sabe Ud. el tema y predecir cuál supone será la temática del texto a leer.

3-Extraiga del texto ejemplos de transparencias léxicas ¿Le ayudan a advertir el sentido del texto?

4- Una cada párrafo con su título

1- párrafo 1 a-Ingles para los negocios

2- párrafo 2 b-Ingles para conocer gente
3- Párrafo 3 c-Ingles para aprender
4- párrafo 4 d-Ingles para todos
5- párrafo 5 e-Inglés para entretenimiento
6- párrafo 6 f-Inglés Ingles la segunda lengua en el mundo
7- párrafo 7 g-Inglés para viajar

5-Enumere 5 razones de las que se mencionan en el texto

6-Uso del diccionario: Observe las siguientes palabras resaltas en el texto y responda
a.- ¿qué función tienen en el texto? ¿cuál sería su traducción ?

a- mean: ………………………………………………………
b- play: ……………………………………………………….
c- check: ……………………………………………………..
d- watch: …………………………………………………….
e- comment: ………………………………………………..
f- book: ………………………………………………………