2. Every year several languages die out. Some people think that this is not important because life will be easier if there are fewer languages in the world. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion

It is argued that the annual extinction of many languages is not a problem because having just a few languages leads to a more convenient life. It is disagreed that the convenience of using just a few key languages makes the dying out of less spoken dialects acceptable.

This

essay will

first

discuss the importance of

language

to culture and

secondly

the fact that learning a few common languages is unrealistic, followed by a reasoned conclusion. A

language

is not just a group of spoken

words but

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words, but

the key to someone’s culture.

Language

Suggestion

The language

has evolved over thousands of years to reflect what it means to be from a particular place.

For example

, the Irish

language

has one of the widest vocabularies in the world and reflects their tradition of storytelling. Despite

this

, English has become the

first

language

of the Irish, as many feel it makes it easier to communicate with the world. By speaking just a couple of languages,

such

as English and Chinese, you alienate billions of people throughout the world. English may be common, but it is not the ‘lingua

franca

Suggestion

Franca

’ many people think it is and it would take generations for everyone to learn it. Countries like Korea and Vietnam have been trying to adopt English as a

second

language

for a long time, but most of their people still can’t fully grasp it.

However

, English has been the

language

of business for a long time and it should be encouraged to help a country become more economically competitive. To conclude, commonly spoken languages may make life more straightforward, but

this

should not be at the expense of less prevalent languages, in order to avoid the erosion of culture and the alienation of many countries