Because English is the most important international language in the world Some facts prove that: English is the international language of air and sea travels, of computing, of pop music, of politics, of science and medicine, sports, TV and films The world today is a very small place Communication and travel are extremely quick: think of jet planes, satellite TV, telephones, fax, the internet, for example Because of this, we need a common language, and this language is English English is the first language in: Australia, The Bahamas, Canada, Ireland, Guyana, New Zealand, The United Kingdom, The United States And it is the official second language in many other countries such as: India, Nigeria, and South Africa English is the native language of between 350 and 400 million people all over the world! English is the certainly the world’s most popular language if the number of native and nonnative speakers are added together Let’s join to this group of people!!! Hello! What’s your name? My name is Hi!!!! My name is _ And you? What’s your name? It’s nice to meet you! Nice to meet you, too!