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ENGLISH IN THE WORLD
ENGLISH IS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE, ONE OF THE
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE UNITED NATIONS, IS THE LANGUAGE OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION IN SUCH FIELDS AS POLITICS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, CULTURE, TRADE. ENGLISH IS THE LANGUAGE OF NAVIGATION, AVIATION, LITERATURE, EDUCATION, MODERN MUSIC, INTERNATIONAL SPORTS, TOURISM, PROGRAMMING. 75% OF WORLD CORRESPONDENCE IS IN ENGLISH, 60% OF RADIO STATIONS BROADCAST IN ENGLISH, MORE THAN HALF OF WORLD PERIODICALS IN ENGLISH, 80% OF INFORMATION ON ELECTRONICS IS STORED IN ENGLISH. IT IS NO SECRET THAT ENGLISH IS THE MOST WIDELY SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD TODAY: FOR MORE THAN 400 MILLION PEOPLE IT IS THE MOTHER TONGUE, BUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS FOREIGN IS MORE THAN THREE TIMES THIS FIGURE. BY THE END OF 2004, THE NUMBER OF ADULTS IN ASIA WHO SPOKE ENGLISH REACHED 350 MILLION. ACCORDING TO THE BRITISH COUNCIL, IN 10 YEARS, 2 BILLION PEOPLE WILL LEARN ENGLISH AND ABOUT HALF OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION WILL SPEAK IT.