WORKSHEET 5
ENGLISH
Exploring the
importance of
English as a second
language
Student: Anabel Hernandez
01 Job advantages 03 advantages
tourist and cultural
02 educational advantages
04personal development.
Advantages for
Job
advantages
As Randstad data indicates, mastering English increases the
chances of accessing a job by up to 37%. And those people who
have knowledge of English not only have the possibility of
working outside their country of origin, but they can also have
job conversations with foreign people and thus expand their
market and area of influence.
For this reason, more and more companies require a high level
of English from their workers. According to the latest edition of
the Employment Supply and Demand report in Spain, carried
out by Infoempleo and Adecco, English is the most in-demand
language, being required in almost 70% of job offers.
In addition, it allows you to have access
Speaking English also facilitates the to all types of information available in
opportunity to study abroad. In this English. In fact, more than 70% of the
scientific literature evidenced and
way, students opt for a greater number
accepted worldwide is written in English.
of educational opportunities.
tourist and
cultural
advantages
It is worth highlighting the importance of English to be able to
travel to various destinations. On the one hand, it facilitates
the possibility of meeting people from other cultures. On the
other hand, it is essential to communicate, since it is easy to
find English-speaking people among the staff working in
tourist destinations around the world.
Finally, speaking English is also an important tool for
personal development. In this sense, studies carried out
in recent years have found that learning a language
promotes greater brain development, improving
memory, the ability to concentrate and multitasking
skills. In addition, it can delay the onset of
neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's.
1) Find a job easily. ...
2) Move up in your professional career. ...
3) Have more academic opportunities. ...
4) Immigrate to other countries. ...
5) Get to know other cultures and more
people. ...
6) Communicate globally. ...
7) Develop your brain. ...
8) Increase your confidence.
STUDYING ENGLISH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WILL
SHOW YOU OTHER CULTURES, LIFESTYLES AND
DIFFERENT WAYS OF THINKING. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
MEET NEW AND INTERESTING PEOPLE AND UNDERSTAND
THEIR CUSTOMS
THIS WILL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE YOURSELF
THROUGH DIFFERENT EYES, AND PERHAPS YOU WILL
DISCOVER ASPECTS OF YOURSELF OR YOUR CULTURE THAT
YOU HAD NOT CONSIDERED BEFORE
travel
Speaking English will allow you to travel around the
world and make yourself understood. You will be
able to fully enjoy your trip since English is spoken
on all five continents, and it will avoid stressful
situations caused by the language barrier. In
addition to being the lingua franca in almost the
entire planet, English is the official language of
numerous countries such as England, Ireland, the
United States, Canada, Malta, Australia, New
Zealand, as well as some countries in the Caribbean,
Asia and Africa.
Thank you
