I can say that English is the most important language in the world. Nearly half ( половина) of the world population speaks English. Some of the largest countries in the world are English-speaking. Among them the USA, Canada, India, Australia and Great Britain.

English belongs to Germanic languages of the Indo-European family. Millions of people in the world use English as their first language, and millions use it as a second language. Almost all countries in the world have an English language subject at schools and universities.

English has become an international language , it is used in industry, business, finance, agriculture, and else. However, the most important use of English is in computer and Internet language.

Many English words are from other languages, such as Latin, French, Spanish, Japanese, Russian and several others. For example, the words “family, number, school” come from Latin, the words “royal, menu, hotel” come from French, the word “siesta” is of Spanish origin, the word “judo” is Japanese, the words “tsar, borscht” are Russian.Many words come to other languages from English: "Internet, e-mail, text message, modern” and others.

People learn English for many reasons. Firstly, it’s good to know a foreign language. Secondly, the English language is understandable and melodic. And, finally, you can travel and communicate with people of different nationalities.