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Nearly a quarter of the world's population speaks some English. That includes around 400 million who speak it as their mother tongue and about the same number who speak it fluently as their second language. Enthusiasm for English is spreading in countries as diverse as Chile and Mongolia. At first sight, this means that things are about to get even cushier for Britons - they need not lift a finger to learn other people's subjunctives.
Which of the following points to the fact that being monolingual may not be to the advantage of the Britons?
A. Britons will lose the competitive advantage that once came with being among the relatively few to speak the world's most useful language.
B. Anglophones often complain that they would study a foreign language, if only they knew which one to choose.
C.Fewer young people are studying languages in school - a trend accelerated by the government allowing English schools to make foreign languages optional for students aged 14 and above.
D. According to a survey by the European Commission last year, just 30% of Britons can converse in a language other than their own - only Hungarians did worse.
E. The committee on admission policy at University College, London, voted to phase in a requirement for all applicants to take the GCSE (the standard test for 16 year-olds) in a modern foreign language.
Which of the following points to the fact that being monolingual may not be to the advantage of the Britons?
A. Britons will lose the competitive advantage that once came with being among the relatively few to speak the world's most useful language.
B. Anglophones often complain that they would study a foreign language, if only they knew which one to choose.
C.Fewer young people are studying languages in school - a trend accelerated by the government allowing English schools to make foreign languages optional for students aged 14 and above.
D. According to a survey by the European Commission last year, just 30% of Britons can converse in a language other than their own - only Hungarians did worse.
E. The committee on admission policy at University College, London, voted to phase in a requirement for all applicants to take the GCSE (the standard test for 16 year-olds) in a modern foreign language.
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OPtion (A), it only talks about the advantage of being English speaker. Now when everyone will start speaking english, Britons will loose their advantage.
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