Презентация, доклад к уроку. Дебаты “THE MOST POPULAR LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD”. 9 класс

of the 9 th form
school №59
Kursk 2014



Kursk 2015

What language is often spoken at international conferences and seminars?

What language is the most often used in the Internet communication?

of the most powerful countries in the world; One of the most advanced countries in the world. It s one of the world’s smallest countries- it’s twice smeller than France or Spain.

of the world's population speaks only 10 of them. English is the single most dominant of these 10. British colonialism initiated the spread of English across the globe;

People in 30 countries speak English as a second language.

At the moment English is internationally recognized by the world community as one of the languages more often spoken by people in various parts of the world. It is known that English is spoken (as a first language) in Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, The Republic of Ireland, Guyana, the Caribbean Islands ( Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, etc.), New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States.

of Russian students choose English as their first foreign language . I and my classmates also study English.

borrowed words from over 350 other languages, and over three-quarters of the English lexicon is actually Classical or Romance in origin. Plainly, the view that to borrow words leads to a language's decline is absurd, given that English has borrowed more words than most.“ (David Crystal, English as a Global Language, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 2003)

around the world» (from The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, after Peter Strevens)

many reasons. The "British Empire" colonized parts of almost every continent in the world. The reason English has spread is because in the 19th century, the British Empire controlled much of Africa, India, Australia, and China. Their officials spread the language to the native populations. Because during the time of the British Empire, they ruled land all over the world. Hence the phrase, "The sun never sets on the British Empire." During that time, British influences (including the English language) were spread throughout the world.

of all information in the world’s computers is in English.

the world. They find it easy to exchange their ideas in English.
English is called the languages of the sky and the sea. Every pilot and ship’s captain must speak English to communicate with each other.
English is the language of politicians. English along with French and German is spoken at their summit meetings. Most international journalists have to know English, too.
75% of all international business letters are written in English. Near 50% of the companies communicate with each other in English.
English is the language of rock and pop music. Most of world known singers sing their songs in English.
US and British companies produce thousands of films, videos and TV programs every year. They are shown all over the world with subtitles and dubbing.

English has become a mean of communication.