2. The Reasons for Learning English Authors: L Lebedeva Daria Veselov Nikita Учащиеся 8 «В» класса МОУ СОШ №2 г. Буй Костромской области

3. Aims of the Work: To find out and state all the possible reasons of popularity and necessity of learning English

4. The Most Widespread Languages in the World (% of speakers)

5. In What Countries Is English Spoken (as the First Language)? Australia The Bahamas Canada Eire Guyana The Caribbean Islands (Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, etc.) New Zealand The United Kingdom The United States

6. English is called the language of the sky and the sea. Every pilot and ship’s captain must speak English to communicate with each other.

7. 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.

8. 75% of all international business letters are written in English. Nearly 50% of the companies communicate with each other in English.

9. Most vocabulary in the modern computing is in English. 80% of all information in the world’s computers is in English.

10. Doctors and scientists try to answer the same questions all over the world. They find it easy to exchange their ideas in English.

11. US and British Companies produce thousands of films, videos, and TV programmes every year. They are shown all over the world with subtitles and dubbing.

12. English is the language of rock and pop music. Most of the world known singers sing their songs in English.

13. Conclusions: English is the world language It is the language of progressive science and technology, trade and cultural relations, commerce and business It is the universal language of international aviation, shipping and sports It is also the major language of diplomacy To know English today is absolutely necessary for every educated person, for every good specialist