Why Learning a Foreign Language is Essential

Why Learning a Foreign Language is Essential

Why Learning a Foreign Language is Essential in Today’s World

Have you ever heard someone say that they can speak English and that is enough, because after all most people speak English? Well, to tell you the truth they would be wrong. There are a number of reasons why you should learn a foreign language. In our world today, only one fifth of the population speaks English. So, learning another language is important for both work and travel. It is also important for making real connections with people, and lastly it can give you a greater understanding of your own language.

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To know English as a foreign language is enough.

• True

• False

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Only 1/5 of the population speaks English.

• True

• False

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Learning another language is important for both

• travel and work

• travel and turism

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It is also important for making real connections with people.

• True

• False

1. Learning a language like Chinese would definitely enhance(aumentar) your chances of getting a job, and not just in Asia. Chinese is a language that is spoken all over the world. Almost every country in the world has a Chinatown, from the United States, to Canada, Australia, London, and much of Europe. Throughout Asia – in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia – people speak Chinese.

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Learning a language like chinese will help you to get a job because

• they only accept people who speak their language

• chinese is spoken all over the world

2. Another reason why you should learn a foreign language is that it shows the locals that you are interested in their country and they will appreciate this and immediately like you more. Understanding the local language will also help you to create new relationships with the locals, and find new friends there besides the ones that speak your language. Speaking a language gives you understanding of a country’s culture, it enables you to see how other people see the world around them.

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If you know a local language people

• will like you more

• won't understand you

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Understanding the local language will also help you to

• create new relationships with the locals

• get a good restaurante

• find new friends there

• understand of a country’s culture

3.Finally, t the truth is that if you speak a foreign language you will actually improve your own first language better. Other languages open our minds to new ways of thinking. For example, Eskimos have more words to describe snow and ice as it is such an important part of their lives. The Greeks have many different words to describe love – love between a parent and child, love between brothers and sisters, love between friends. The Indians have different words for uncle and aunt that let you know exactly how that person is related to you.

Adapted and abridged https://www.teenink.com/opinion/social_issues_civics/article/394004/Why-Learning-a-Foreign-Language-is-Essential-in-Todays-World

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If yoy know a foreign language you will know you mother tongue better.

• True

• False

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Eskimos have more words to describe...

• food and drinks

• snow and ice

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The Greeks have different words to describe...

• love

• friendship

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The Indians have different words for

• father and mother

• aunt and uncle