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Some people believe that English should be the only foreign language taught at school. Others think that German, French and Spanish should continue.

There are 6000 languages spoken throughout the world. Some of them including English, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Arabic are considered to be languages of wider com­munication around the world.

I think it is very difficult for an average pupil to learn two or more foreign languages because there are a lot of other subjects at school. To my mind, only English should be taught at all schools because it has long been accepted to be a global language. It is the language of science, culture, international politics and economy. Besides, it is the language of most international business deals and organizations. If you speak English fluently, you can communicate with peo­ple of different nationalities. I believe that it is better to know one language perfectly than to speak in broken German, French and Spanish.

But nowadays many people learn two or more languages. Some of them find it necessary to acquire a second language for practical purposes such as business. Other people are just interest­ed in foreign languages. Furthermore, learning foreign languages has a great number of advan­tages. People who learn foreign languages expand their horizons and improve their thinking abilities. They enjoy social and employment advantages and they have the chance to get a bet­ter job than people who speak only one language. In addition, a person who speaks several lan­guages sees the world from two or more perspectives.

To sum up, it's up to you to decide whether to learn one or several foreign languages. Anyway, if you speak several languages, you have more chances to make a career and to be successful.

Most people say that the English language should be learnt in England. Others believe that one can easily learn English in one's country.

People have always tried to find the fastest and easiest way to learn languages. Is it better to go to the country whose language they study or to stay at home and read textbooks?

Nowadays millions of people learn English because it has become a global language. Personally, I think that it is easier to learn and improve your English in England. Firstly, you will not have an opportunity to speak your own language and you will enjoy "total immersion". You will meet different people and have a lot of speaking practice. To my mind, speaking to Englishmen or lis­tening to their speech is absolutely different from sitting in the classroom with a tape recorder and headphones and repeating some phrases after the speaker's monotonous voice. What is more, while in England you will be able to see many places of interest and to learn more about the English traditions and lifestyle.

However, a lot of people don’t have an opportunity to go to England. So they have to learn English in their own country. Nowadays everybody can use the Internet to make friends with people from English-speaking countries and to write e-mails. It is also very useful to watch TV programmes and feature films in English. Besides, you should not forget about English books, magazines and newspapers.

In conclusion, I would like to say it is up to you to decide where to learn English, but if I had an opportunity I would certainly go to London to reinforce what I have learnt from books and to put it into practice.

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