Question F Some feel governments should invest in preserving minority languages, while others feel this is not a good use of resources. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. (Write 250 words.)

It is undisputed that
although
there are many
languages
in
this
world, there are a few major
languages
people
mostly use,
such
as
English
, Chinese, French, etc.
Therefore
, some minority
languages
are ignored because investing time
on
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in
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practicing
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those popular
languages
is more useful in many aspects.
However
, some
people
believe that governments should
take
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make
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more effort to preserve local
languages
. Both views will be discussed in the following paragraph.
First,
it is worth
to spend
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time learning major
languages
, which we can use widely
,
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since there are more opportunities for those
languages
to become useful in our lives including studying, working, and
traveling
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.
In addition
, speaking popular
languages
provides
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us to communicate with most
of
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people
in the world.
For example
, I found many advantages of learning
English
, one of the most popular
languages
that
thousand
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million
people
speaking
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speak
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.
First,
I can access more resources in
English
, and I believe
this
is a key to
expand
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my
horizon
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horizons
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and
gain
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more knowledge.
Second,
I think it is more convenient for me
while
traveling
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,
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because
English
is
the
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an
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international language that we can speak everywhere.
On the other hand
, some argue that it is important to preserve the local
languages
since those represent the unique
cultures
of humanity. Language is not only about words we speak
,
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but
also
a tool we use to understand
people
and history in each society. It is easier to understand
people
in different
cultures
through
languages
.
Hence
, I agree that
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disappearing
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of minority
languages
has a great impact on reducing
culture
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cultural
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diversity. In
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, I believe
although
it is useful to learn
major
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language, it is
also
crucial to preserve our
cultures
by learning minority
languages
.
Moreover
, local
languages
are
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also
need more attention from
a
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government to preserve our unique
cultures
.
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task response
Your essay addresses both views of the topic and provides a clear opinion. Well done.
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Your use of vocabulary is sufficient to convey your ideas, but you could enhance it by incorporating a wider range of vocabulary and more complex sentence structures.
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