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　　Why do we learn English?People in many countries speak English,not only in the United Kingdom,the United States,Canada,Australia,New Zealand,but　also in India,Singapore,the Philippines,Malaysia and some other places．English is the most widely used(被广泛使用的) language in the world．

　　English is the major(主要的) language of news and information in the world．It's the language of the business and government in some countries such as India．

　　As we know,English does not have the greatest number of speakers in the world,but it is one of the most useful languages in the world．

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　　Generally speaking, there are four kinds of languages in the world．One is your native language 　　1　　 you learned at home with your family when you were young．The 　　2　　 is a foreign language that 　　3　　 abroad and that you can learn at school．The third is the official(官方的)language of your 　　4　　, which is used in official papers or spoken 　　5　　 the radio and TV．

　　The fourth is the 　　6　　 language which is not spoken any more but still exists in written papers．For example, Latin．

　　　　7　　 language in the world is English．About 800 million people in the world speak English, over 50％ of the world's 　　8　　 About 400 million people speak English as their 　　9　　 language in the United States, England, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and some islands in the world．About 300 million people speak English as a second language．For example, in many parts of India and Africa people speak English as a 　　10　　 language．　　11　　 people are one of these examples．

　　　　12　　 is the language of government and education in parts of India, South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and most importantly, America．

　　It 　　13　　 all over the world, and about 75％ of the world's 　　14　　 letters are written in English．Though English is widely spoken, there are more people speaking Chinese than those who speak English．The only reason is that there are 　　15　　 than one billion Chinese people in the world．

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