To 11.12.2025 Kertaustehtäviä, teksti 2.1 ("English is Everywhere")

2.1 English is Everywhere (12 p.)

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Kirjoita oikean selityksen numero sanan kohdalle.

Even if you don't use English, you ENCOUNTER it all around you.

How did this language from a small, windy island become so PREDOMINANT?

English has become so PROMINENT that many people have stopped paying attention to using it.

Due to various historical and political reasons, English has been playing the role of LINGUA FRANCA in intercultural communication since, at least, the end of World War II.

Colonialism and mass migration have CONTRIBUTED to the fast spread of English.

Nowadays English is widely taught all around the world, and MASTERING it is often seen as a basic skill for people who want to succeed in life.

English is the official language or one of the official languages in no fewer than 59 SOVEREIGN nations.

Even though the estimates VARY a bit, probably up to 1.5 billion people are currently learning the language from Tokyo to Timbuktu.

Having a shared means of communication is CRUCIAL for the global community.

Without English, the world would COME TO A STANDSTILL and many things that we TAKE FOR GRANTED would be far harder to do, as English is used for a STAGGERING number of purposes.

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2.1 "English is Everywhere" part 2 (10 p.)

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Native speakers are by no means EXCLUDED from these lingua franca interactions, which means that they also watch, follow and consume English language content created by non-native speakers.

English has been borrowing words from other languages for centuries, arguably making it the most ECLECTIC language in existence.

Finally, while it's APPARENT that lingua francas serve an important role in global collaboration, there are also some DISSENTING voices arguing that the rapid spread of English is putting other languages in JEOPARDY.

The French have all but WAGED A WAR to stop English words from spreading into French.

However, authorities have often realized the FUTILITY of trying to DICTATE how people should speak.

Indeed, the importance of English is UNPARALLELED in the history of humankind.

Having a shared language and the opportunity of share ideas and messages with other people is the most INVALUABLE gift English has to offer the world.

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