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Besides usage in daily interaction, English is also used as a key to open doors leading to scientific
and technical knowledge. No wonder we find manual guides and instructions of many devices written

in English. Even if we have a pack of instant noodle, we will see the cooking instruction also written in
English. This transfer of science and technic will include many countries in economic, social and
politics developement.

Finally, the most easily seen in the importance of learning English is that most top requirement in
filling job opportunities is the ability using English; active or passive. Job applicants who master
English are more favourable than ones who do not.

The above facts prove that everybody needs to learn English if he likes to greet the global era.

(Simplified from www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/04/15/)

A. State this following statements, true, flase, or not stated based on the

text by giving a ‘tick”

NO STATEMENTS TRUE FALSE NOT STATED
1. The top global language is English

2. Singapore uses English as the first
language
3. Every country doesn’t have its own
language so it uses English as its
mother language
4. Gesture is a means of communication
too

5. We don’t need learning English to get
job in our future

B. 1. How many language is mentioned in the text ?
2. Do mostly group of society have different language, How do you know?
3. Why does a man have to master English if he want to catch a global
goal?
4. What will you say about English, because English is spoken by many
people in the world ?
5. What does everybody need to face the global era ?