About one hundred years ago many educated people learned and spoke French when they met people from other countries. Today most people speak English when they meet foreigners. There are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak English as a first language. Why is this?
One of them is that English has become the language of business. Another important reason is that popular American culture (like movies and music) has quickly spread throughout the world.
Is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? It's important to have a language that the people of the earth have in common. Our world has become very global and we need to communicate with one another. On the other hand, English is a fairly complicated language to learn and it brings its culture with it. Do we really need that?
Scientists have already tried to create an artificial language that isn't too difficult and doesn't include any group's culture. It is called Esperanto. Maybe the popularity of English won't last that long either. There are more people in the world who speak Chinese than any other language. Maybe someday Chinese will be the new international language.
A．People like English.
B．But it hasn't become popular.
C．It has brought its language with it.
D．There is no doubt about the question.
E．This is why English was widely spoken.
F．It has become the new international language.
G．There are many reasons why English has become so popular.
