Есть вот такой текст, на основе него надо сделать краткий пересказ, предложений 5 хотя бы, на английском языке. можно меньше, но не сильно, больше тоже, но в пределах разумного мне надо будет это учить=) English today
There are over 2.700 languages in the world, but English today is the most important international language. Four hundred million people speak English as their first language . Six hundred million people speak it either as a second or as a foreign language. That is 20 percent of the world's population.
English has become a world language, because it is spoken as a mother tongue in all the continents of the world. In the 17th century it was brought to North America by the first colonisers. Then in the 18th century English was brought to Australia, later on to Africa and India.
Millions of people are learning English today. It is the language of summit meetings and international conferences. It's also the language of the United Nations. Foreign political leaders usually speak to international journalists in English. The latest discoveries and ideas in all spheres of science and medicine appear in special international journals, of which 60 percent are in English. 80 percent of all information in the world's computers is in English.
Besides, there are a lot of brilliant world famous English, American, Canadian and Australian writers and poets who gave the world their wonderful works. The reader can fully appreciate them only in the original.
And finally, many young people learn English as a foreign language because it is the language of rock and pop music.
So, English can be used for many different purposes and serve as a key to other cultures and their riches.