Profesora: Marina Córdoba- Asignatura: Ingles I- Alumnos: Javier Páez- Karina Maita- Raquel Rojas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English is commonly used as a medium for the communication of information and news. Three quarters of all telex messages and telegrams are sent in English. Eighty percent of computer data are processed and stored in English. Much satellite communication is carried in English. Five thousand newspapers, more than half of the newspapers published in the world, are published in English. Even in many countries where English is a minority language, there is at least one newspaper in English. In India alone, there are three thousand magazines published in English. In many countries, television news is broadcasted in English. Because of the power of television, demonstrators in every country use signs printed in English for the benefit of the international press.

 

English is a major language of international business, diplomacy, science. It is the language that an Iranian businessman and a Japanese businessman are likely to use to communicate. Important commodities such as silver, tin and hard currency are traded in English. English is the official language, or the official language; of many international organizations, including the United Nations. It is frequently the language of international conferences, and it is the language of international athletics. Throughout the world, many professional papers are published in English.

 

Popular culture has also played an important part in spreading the English language. American and British popular music is heard all over the world. American movies are seen in almost every country. Books in English are available even in countries where few people actually use English. This is ones of reason that the students learn English; to understand: to understand all these songs, movies and books.

 

English is also very important for international travel. Much of the information countries disseminate about themselves outside of their borders is in English. English is spoken in large hotels and tourist attractions, at airports, and in shops that tourists frequent. There are newspapers printed in English, and TV news is available in English. Tours are almost always available in English. Even in countries where few people speak English on the street, people who work with tourists generally speak English. In some countries even drivers of buses or streetcars and sellers at newsstands speak English well.

 

The importance of English is not just in how many people speak it but in what it is used for. English is the major language of news and information in the world. It is the language of business and government even in some countries where it is a minority language. It is the language of maritime communication and international air traffic control, and it is used even for internal air traffic control in countries where it is not a native language. For those reasons English language is very important to learn.