Why learning English is important?

English is one of the most difficult languages to learn. Nowadays, many countries include English as a second language in their school curriculum and children start learning English at a young age. However, do you know why learning English is so important?

This funny video shows the importance of English language in the workplace.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE WORKPLACE: VIDEO

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Improve your listening and speaking skills with Disney!

Easy tip for Disney lovers who are learning English: Disney dubs most of its movies. So why not watch it in your native language and the English version after? It will improve your listening and speaking skills! 

Here's a link song from one of their recent movies, Frozen, sung in 25 different languages. See if your native language is included. :)

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10 Interesting & Fun Facts About The English Language

Today,  English is probably the most widely spoken language in the world, with many people learning it as a second or foreign language. It is estimated that there could be as many as 1.5 billion total English speakers worldwide.

Here is the collection of some useful facts about English language that you should know:

1. You would be surprised to know that ‘Pronunciation’ is the most mispronounced word in English.

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Emotions which can't be translated in English

Have you ever experienced wherein you know exactly what emotion you're feeling, but for some reason, you can't seem to find a way to describe it?

Don’t worry because this phenomenon is entirely normal. Here are some examples of words from other languages that describe specific emotions, ones that cannot be defined by any one term in English.

Saudade (Portuguese): a somewhat melancholic feeling of incompleteness; longing for something that might never return.

How To Spell Potato?

If GH can stand for P as in Hiccough 
If OUGH can stand for O as in Dough 
If PHTH can stand for T as in Phthisis 
If EIGH can stand for A as in Neighbor 
If TTE can stand for T as in Gazette 
If EAU can stand for O as in Plateau

Then the right way to spell POTATO should be:
GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU

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