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Read the opinions of famous people on languages. Which of them is closer to your opinion? Why?
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1. Absolutely nothing is so important for a nation's culture as its language./
Wilhelm von Humboldt/
2. A different language is a different vision of life. / Federico Fellini/
3.Languages are the barometers of national thought and character./A.W. Hare and J.C. Hare/
4. When you go to a country, you must learn how to say two things: how to ask for food, and to tell a woman that you love her. Of these the second is more important, for if you tell a woman you love her she will certainly feed you. / Louis L'Amour/
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1. In the world today thousands of different ___ are spoken. 2. Some people today think that the very American expression OK comes from ___ expression which was brought to America by Negroes. 3. Everybody knows that English is the ___ important language in politics, science and cultural relations. 4. People learn foreign languages by many ___. 5. If you are ___ in computers, Internet, for scientific or technical purpose you ___ learning English. 6. Today English is not only one of the most___ languages (together with Spanish or Chinese) it is a recognized ___ language.