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NICOLE: Hi.

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My name's Nicole and
I'll be working with you

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on this course.

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Now, people often say that
English is a world language

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and it's true that English
is spoken - and studied -

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all over the world.

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This week, we'll look
at some of the reasons

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why English is a world language.

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By the end of the week, you'll
be able to talk and write

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more fluently about why - and
how - you're learning English,

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and what English means to you.

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We know that people
learn English

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for many different reasons
- to help them communicate

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at work, to help them
study courses in English

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or perhaps just for fun.

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We also know that learning
English is not always easy

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- it can be hard work.

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We asked three people who've
learnt English how they feel

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about speaking English.

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Let's have a look
at what they said.

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Fernando from Brazil said:
"In English I see myself

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as a stronger and
more confident man.

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I can hear changes in my voice.

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It gets deeper and
more 'serious'.

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I think of myself as an older
person when I speak English".

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And this is what
Anne-Lise from Denmark

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said: "English is a much richer,
more subtle and more beautiful

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language than my mother tongue.

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Speaking it makes me feel
I'm the person I was always

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meant to be."

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And finally, Mahwish
from Pakistan

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said: "Speaking English helps
me to understand British culture

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and at the same time gives
me a better understanding

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of my own culture from
other people's perspective."

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We've heard some interesting
ideas and opinions there.

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Speaking English can make people
feel like a 'different, older

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person' or, as Anna said,
'Speaking English makes me feel

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like the person I
was meant to be' -

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those are quite strong feelings.

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But how about you?

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Did you agree with
any of our learners?

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Or perhaps you
completely disagreed.

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I'd like you now to think about
how you feel about English