The Importance of English

Answer the following questions

• 1. In which countries is English used as
an official language?
• 2. What are common reasons to study
English?
 There are several reasons to study English
• English is the language of international
communication.
• English gives you better opportunities for education.
• English opens new career opportunities.
• English is the language of business.
• English gives you access to a world of
entertainment.
• English gives you an access to more of the internet.
1. English is the language of international
communication
1. English is the language of international
communication
• English may, in fact, not be the most
spoken language in the world.
• It is the official language of 53 countries
and spoken by around 400 million people
across the globe .
• With over a quarter of the world speaking
the language, there’s always someone to
practice with, especially when you travel.
Which countries in the world
speak English?
 Which countries in the world
speak English?
• According to the British government, the
countries with a majority of native English
speakers are as follows: Antigua and Barbuda,
Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland,
Jamaica, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, and
United States of America.
 Which countries speak English?
• In fact, the list  is actually much longer, including
Botswana, Cameroon, the Federated States of
Micronesia, Fiji, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kiribati,
Lesotho, Liberia, Malta, the Marshall Islands,
Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau,
Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Rwanda,
Saint Lucia, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
2. English gives you better opportunities for
education.
2. English gives you better opportunities for
education.
• If you learn English well enough to pass tests
like the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
Language) or IELTS (International English
Language Testing System) you will have more
opportunities to study in English-language
universities across the globe.
3. English opens new career opportunities.
3. English opens new career opportunities.
• Learning English can help you pursue and
obtain more career opportunities. As the job
market is global, many companies need
employees who can communicate with partners
and clients all over the world. This means that
they are finding employees who can speak
English.
4. English is the language of business.
4. English is the language of business.
• English has become almost a necessity for
people to speak English if they are to enter a
global workforce.
• Research from all over the world shows that
cross-border business communication is most
often conducted in English and many
international companies expect employees to
be fluent in English.
5. English gives you access to a world of
entertainment.
5. English gives you access to a world of
entertainment.
• Many of the world’s top films, books and music
are published and produced in English. If you
speak English, you won't need to rely on
translations and subtitles anymore to enjoy your
favorite books, songs, films and TV shows.
• Watching movies and television programmes in
the English language is also a great and fun way
to learn it
• You will have access to a great wealth of
entertainment and will be able to have a greater
cultural understanding.
6. English gives you an access to more of
the Internet.
6. English gives you an access to more of the
Internet.
• English is the language of the internet. An
estimated 565 million people use the internet every
day, and an estimated 52 percent of the world’s
most visited websites are displayed in the English
language.
• Learning English is important as it gives you access
to over half the content on the internet. Knowing
how to read English will allow you access to billions
of pages of information which may not be otherwise
available!