Listen to the interview with Glenda Morrison, a famous linguist, and decide which of the problems given in your workbook she doesn't speak about.0:04
Mrs. Morrison, lots of people these days speak about the rise of English.0:13
You can hear English in all the countries of the world.0:18
Is there something unusual?0:20
For example, over the centuries, Greek, Latin, French, Spanish and other languages were very important for people of Europe at different periods of our history.0:24
Each of them was an international instrument for trade, religion, economy, diplomatic problems.0:35
Even nowadays, people use some of them a lot.0:43
Latin is the language of medicine.0:46
Latin is a dead language.0:50
We all understand that we need a world language, a sort of lingua franca.0:52
What is a lingua franca?0:59
It is a language people use when they have different first languages.1:01
For example, if your native language is Russian and my native language is Spanish, but we both know French, the French language is our lingua franca.1:05
So English nowadays is a kind of lingua franca For a lot of people in the world it is.1:17
And more than that, it is a real global language.1:23
People use English in all corners of the world.1:27
They use it in science and sport, in aviation, education and in fashion, in cinema and in medicine.1:31
But most of us feel that our own languages are extremely important for us.1:39
We want to keep our mother tongues and to speak them.1:44
It's a natural wish of many people.1:47
Honestly speaking, the.1:50
The rise of English makes our lives easier.1:51
But not all the people are happy about it.1:54
They are afraid that their own languages can disappear.1:57
They say it is like sleeping next to an elephant.2:01
That is a very big animal.2:04
It is not going to do you any harm, but its size is dangerous for you.2:06
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