Read the text carefully and then answer the questions.
English seems to be everywhere. But what is its future? I invite readers to reflect on three political and cultural developments that will shape the use of English at the end of our century.
A second factor will have even greaten impact: far from approaching the status of a universla language, English is diminishing proportionately as explosive birthrates are changing the balance of the wrold's population toward other language communities. No doubt English is the most grequently chosen additional language, and will, most probalby, continue to enjoy that popularity. But even the major center of the anglophone world are becoming more and more diverese in languages and language varieties. These demographic facts have implications for the future of English and for the kind of languages we will use in the future.
Answer the questions
1.- Which one of the three developments cited in the text will affect the future of English more clearly?
2.- Who, in particular, is going to suffer more from the consequences of being monolingual?
3.- According to the writer, "English is diminishing proportionately" Why?
4.- What does the writer predict about the use of English as an "additional" language?
5.- What is happening to English in the majore English-speaking countries?
6.-. What is the most important factor in learning a second language?
WRITING : Choose ONE and write about either 1 or 2. Write a minimum of 65 words.
1.- You have a friend in the United States who only speaks English and thinks there is no nedd to learn a foreign language. Write a leeter to him or her explaining the advantatges of being bilingua or multilingual.
2.- This passage begins by saying that the English language "seems to be everywhere". Is this true of our country? How common is hte knowledge and use of English here? Write a short essay answering these questions.