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LISTENING: Why is English important?

Why is it important to learn English?

You are going to watch some Italian students answering the question "Why is it important to learn English?" Listen carefully and put a tick (✓) next to the reasons they mention.

Why is it important to learn English. Vídeo de Cambridge English en YouTube. Licenza YouTube estándar

 

Learning English is important because it is...

  • a compulsory subject at school
  • a way to be better at videogames
  • cool to read poems 
  • great to watch films in original version
  • necessary if you want to travel to other countries
  • nice to understand lyrics of songs 
  • useful to communicate with people from all over the world
  • useful to find work

Learning English is important ...

Watch the video again and fill in the gaps with the exact word you hear.

  1. English is the main way to explain what we are thinking, what we are .
  2. English is all over the .
  3. It's important to communicate with everyone, not just with our .
  4. You can English by talking to people from all Europe
  5. English is useful to attend and to find work.
  6. When we have with other schools, it's to make friends.

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