On the 5th of September 1977, the American spacecraft Voyager One blasted off on its historic mission to Jupiter and beyond. On board the scientists who knew that Voyager would one day spin through distant star systems had installed a recorded greeting from the people of the planet Earth.A brief message in fifty-five different languages for the people of outer space plays a statement from the Secretary-General of the United Nations an Austrian named Kurt Waldheim> speaking on behalf of 147 member states in English.The rise of English is a remarkable success story. When Julius Caesar landed in Britain nearly two thousand years ago, English did not exist. Today English is used by at least 750 million people, and barely half of those speak it as a mother tongue.Some estimates have put that figure closer to one billion. Whatever the total, English today is more widely spoken and written, than any other language has ever been. It has become the language of the planet, the first truly global language.
1)The parents talked to the children before the party, so they behaved quite well. 2)My aunt is in poor health. She has been in the hospital since Monday. 3)I'm going to the library to return this book.I've already read it. 4)I didn't introduce Ann and Katie to each other; they had met before. 5)Barbara and John are such a nice couple. I've always liked them. 6)Your son has grown so much since the last time I saw him. 7)Yesterday, when I knocked on their door, no one answered. They were already gone. 8)When I got home, I realized that I had left my keys at work. 9)Michael is a great guy. I've known him for years. 10)By the time their first child was born, my friends had known each other for 5 years.
On the 5th of September 1977, the American spacecraft Voyager One blasted off on its historic mission to Jupiter and beyond. On board the scientists who knew that Voyager would one day spin through distant star systems had installed a recorded greeting from the people of the planet Earth.A brief message in fifty-five different languages for the people of outer space plays a statement from the Secretary-General of the United Nations an Austrian named Kurt Waldheim> speaking on behalf of 147 member states in English.The rise of English is a remarkable success story. When Julius Caesar landed in Britain nearly two thousand years ago, English did not exist. Today English is used by at least 750 million people, and barely half of those speak it as a mother tongue.Some estimates have put that figure closer to one billion. Whatever the total, English today is more widely spoken and written, than any other language has ever been. It has become the language of the planet, the first truly global language.
1)The parents talked to the children before the party, so they behaved quite well. 2)My aunt is in poor health. She has been in the hospital since Monday. 3)I'm going to the library to return this book.I've already read it. 4)I didn't introduce Ann and Katie to each other; they had met before. 5)Barbara and John are such a nice couple. I've always liked them. 6)Your son has grown so much since the last time I saw him. 7)Yesterday, when I knocked on their door, no one answered. They were already gone. 8)When I got home, I realized that I had left my keys at work. 9)Michael is a great guy. I've known him for years. 10)By the time their first child was born, my friends had known each other for 5 years.
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