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First of all, let’s say thanks to One Almighty God


Who has given us mercy and blessing, so we can meet in this blessing place
with good condition.It be a great honor for me, to
stand right here in front of you all to give a speech about “HowImportant to Learn
English Language”
Ladies and gentlemen
Learning English is important and people all over the world decide to study it as
a second language. Many countries include English as a second language in
their school syllabus and children start learning English at a young age.

However, do you know why learning English is so important?

Here are ten good reasons to take an English language


course
1. English is the most commonly spoken language in the world. One out of five
people can speak or at least understand English!

2. English is the language of science, of aviation, computers, diplomacy, and


tourism. Knowing English increases your chances of getting a good job in a
multinational company within your home country or of finding work abroad.

3. English is the official language of 53 countries. That is a lot of people to meet


and speak to.

4. English is spoken as a first language by around 400 million people around the
world.

5. English is the language of the media industry. If you speak English, you
won't need to rely on translations and subtitles anymore to enjoy your favourite
books, songs, films and TV shows.

6. English is also the language of the Internet. Many websites are written in
English – you will be able to understand them and to take part in forums and
discussions.

7. English is based on a simple alphabet and it is fairly quick and easy to learn
compared to other languages.
8. English is not only useful – it gives you a lot of satisfaction. Making progress
feels great. You will enjoy learning English, if you remember that every hour
you spend gets you closer to perfection.

9. Since English is spoken in so many different countries there are thousands of


schools around the world that offer programmes in English. If you speak
English, there're lots of opportunities for you to find an appropriate school and
course to suit your academic needs.

10. Because it's fun! By learning English,

Compare Indonesia with other countries

still many people who can’t speak English. The main reason is they are lazy to
learn English, because it’

s not used in their daily lives. Some of Indonesian people may be think that it’s
not necessary to be able to master english , because we live in Indonesia,we
speak Indonesian language, and all our families are Indonesian people. The
others think that english is difficult lesson,so they are reluctant to learn english.
But from now, we have to change our mind. Why ? Because we lives in modern
era, we have to compete with the other people. We have to reach our dream.
Itwill be happen if can communicate in english, right? there so many
information we can get from th eInternet. It s very useful for us as students. By
internet, we can find information about everything tosupport our school. It will
be easier if we know english well.

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