Task 2
It is important to have a single language as the international official language. Do you agree or disagree?
There is a view of having only one dominant language as the global official language. While I accept the advantages of this proposal, I disagree with it for some reasons as will now be explained.
On the one hand, it will be better to some extent if we have solely one international language to communicate. This is because it assists in preventing language barriers when people tend to travel to other foreign countries, allowing them to communicate with each other effortlessly and thus relying on the help of translators can be minimized. Another compelling reason as to why I am in favor of having exclusively single language has to do with cutting costs and saving time. To be more precise, both money and time spent on publishing textbooks or journals can be saved up if there is only one worldwide language. Valuable resources, therefore, can be better allocated to other vital sectors of society such as healthcare, education and transport infrastructure.
The above arguments notwithstanding, there are a couple of reasons why I am still opposed to having a sole language as the international one. The primary rationale for this is that it results in the extinction of other languages, let alone their cultures and traditions. Losing these important features means the whole nation might fade away with them, since they are regarded as an integral part of a country. The disappearance of other occupations is another essential factor to consider. That is, if people solely use a universally spoken language, certain professions like tutoring as well as translating may vanish given easy communication in one language.
To sum up, even though I admit the use and significance of single language as a universal one, I am against this idea owing to the disappearance of nations and particular jobs.
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It is important to have a single language as the international official language. Do you agree or disagree?
There is a view of having only one dominant language as the global official language. While I accept the advantages of this proposal, I disagree with it for some reasons as will now be explained.
On the one hand, it will be better to some extent if we have solely one international language to communicate. This is because it assists in preventing language barriers when people tend to travel to other foreign countries, allowing them to communicate with each other effortlessly and thus relying on the help of translators can be minimized. Another compelling reason as to why I am in favor of having exclusively single language has to do with cutting costs and saving time. To be more precise, both money and time spent on publishing textbooks or journals can be saved up if there is only one worldwide language. Valuable resources, therefore, can be better allocated to other vital sectors of society such as healthcare, education and transport infrastructure.
The above arguments notwithstanding, there are a couple of reasons why I am still opposed to having a sole language as the international one. The primary rationale for this is that it results in the extinction of other languages, let alone their cultures and traditions. Losing these important features means the whole nation might fade away with them, since they are regarded as an integral part of a country. The disappearance of other occupations is another essential factor to consider. That is, if people solely use a universally spoken language, certain professions like tutoring as well as translating may vanish given easy communication in one language.
To sum up, even though I admit the use and significance of single language as a universal one, I am against this idea owing to the disappearance of nations and particular jobs.
An untimed attempt
#essaybyme
299 words
#band7