1. Read the article and put the missing words in the correct place again.

Be
careful there are extra words.

KIND- MULTINATIONAL- COMMONLY -GOOD -START –

READING- SCIENCE- IMPORTANT – DO-
LANGUAGE -COUNTRIES -KNOW - PEOPLE

Learning English is 1-important and people all

over the world decide to study it as a second language. Many 2- countries include English as a second language in their
school syllabus and children 3-start learning English at a young age.
However, do you 4-know why learning English is so important? Here are ten 5-good reasons to take an English 6-language
course.
Reasons:

1. English is the most 7-commonly spoken language in the world. One out of five 8-people can speak or at least
understand English!

2. English is the language of 9-science of aviation, computers, diplomacy, and tourism. Knowing English increases your
chances of getting a good job in a 10-multinational company within your home country or of finding work abroad.

3. English is the official language of 53 countries. That is a lot of people to meet and speak to.

4. English is spoken as a first language by around 400 million people around the world.

5. English is the language of the media industry. If you speak English, you won't need
to rely on translations and subtitles anymore to enjoy your favourite books, songs,
films and TV shows.

2. Listen and complete the missing words:

6. English is 1-________ the language of the Internet. Many websites are written in English – you will be able to
understand them and to take part in 2-_______ and discussions.

7. English is based on a 3-_______alphabet and it is fairly quick and easy to learn compared to other languages.

8. English is not 4-_______ useful – it gives you a lot of satisfaction. Making progress 5-________ great. You will enjoy
learning English, if you 6-________ that every hour you spend gets you 7-______to perfection.

9. Since English is spoken in so many 8-_______countries there are thousands of schools around the world that offer
programmes in English. If you speak English, there're lots of 9-________ for you to find an appropriate school and
course to suit your 10-________ needs.

10. Because it's fun! By learning English, you will also learn about other cultures. Few experiences will make you grow
as a person more than learning the values, habits and way of life in a culture that is different
 3. Read the whole text again and answer your teacher´s questions

Questions to be written on the whiteboard

According to the author:

1- How many people understand English in the World?

2- In which areas is English mostly used?

3- Why if you do know English you would enjoy reading and watching film more?

4- Why is learning English fun?

5- How many people speak English as a first language?

6- In how many countries is English the official language?

7- Is English an easy language to learn? Explain your answer

8- According to you; Why is it important to learn a second language and specially English?

1. One out of five people in the world understand english

2. English is mostly used in areas such as science, aviation, computers, diplomacy, and tourism. It is also used a lot in
the Internet.

3. Beacuse you won't need books or films to be translated.

4. Because by learning english, you can learn about the values, habits, and way of living of a diferent culture

5. About 400 million people around the world speak english as their first language

6. English is the first language of 53 countries.

7. Yes. English is an easy language to learn because it's based in the same alphabet we use in spanish.

8. I think learning english is really useful for basically everything, and it's worth it to spend time trying to improve. I
think English helps you to communicate with people around the internet. It's also really helpful when travelling to
any part of the world, because it's a very popular language all over the world. On top of that, it's also really helpful to
find information, whether in books or on the internet, because a lot of the information on the internet is written in
english.