Why do you like English?
Why do you like English?
We asked football fans in Brazil a series of questions about Brazilian football and culture and English. In this video, the fans say why English is important to them.
What do you think the fans will say?
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Valerie: I think it's a very beautiful language. I like to speak English. And I think it's easy.
Joao Pedro: It's a beautiful language and I like to speak it.
Emanuela: I think it's a very universal language.
Victor: I think English is quite concise, and I like it.
Peter: And er.. comparatively simple grammar and it's very widespread through the world, so it's very easy to get in contact with.
Ana: It's a simple language in a good sense, that you can say what you want in a million different ways. And you can easily get around with it.
Fernando: I think the first thing in terms of the language itself - the vocabulary. It's very extensive so there's a word for everything you want to express, but also the sense and the possibility of liberty that English gives you to connect with people around the world. So... the freedom, really, associated with English.
Sabrina: Wherever I travel I can communicate with whoever. It connects me with people all over the world. It's a universal language.
Andre: You can talk with everyone in the world and.. everyone knows English.
Karina: I like how it sounds, and I like.... everyone can speak English and it's just an easy way to communicate. If you're in a different country, you just ask, 'Do you speak English?'
Genebra: If you go to Brazil, there's people speaking English. Then you go to Spain, anywhere you can go, they speak English and you can communicate with people.
Artur: As everybody knows it's a worldwide language, everyone knows that you can go everywhere and everyone will understand you.
Joao: Of course, it's a universal language, everybody speaks it. You can go to China and they'll talk it.
Caio: It's a language that it's good for connect others. I guess it's the most important thing in that language. And it doesn't matter which country that you go, you always find someone that speaks that language.
Patricia: It's great for tourism. It's great to help tourists.
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05/03/2023
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I learn languages as a hobby. First of all, English is language of science gives chance to search sources. On the other hand it doesn't need to know local languages while traveling. Everywhere a person who speak English might available. In order to understand correctly texts of our religion like holy book Quran I also trying to learn Arabic nowadays.
05/03/2023 15:17
Tottenham Hotspur
5558
I learn languages as a hobby. First of all, English is language of science gives chance to search sources. On the other hand it doesn't need to know local languages while traveling. Everywhere a person who speak English might available. In order to understand correctly texts of our religion like holy book Quran I also trying to learn Arabic nowadays.
18/02/2021
points
English is important for me because actually I study English at the university and I'm supossed to be a teacher in the future so in this moment I need English for my studies and in the future for my professional life.
18/02/2021 02:47
Liverpool
2846
English is important for me because actually I study English at the university and I'm supossed to be a teacher in the future so in this moment I need English for my studies and in the future for my professional life.
14/06/2020
points
English is the language I like to express my feelings with
I teach English so it's essential for my work but also it's a hobby for me
I always use English everywhere :)
14/06/2020 00:14
Manchester United
6539
English is the language I like to express my feelings with
I teach English so it's essential for my work but also it's a hobby for me
I always use English everywhere :)
03/04/2016
points
Because it is important to communicate with people all over the world.
03/04/2016 20:28
Liverpool
3705
Because it is important to communicate with people all over the world.
23/11/2015
points
English is the most widespread language in the world along with spanish. But the real beauty lies in the diversity of dialects.
23/11/2015 13:28
Arsenal
3557
English is the most widespread language in the world along with spanish. But the real beauty lies in the diversity of dialects.
16/11/2015
points
English is more important to me as I use it in my studies, and it's more used at work
16/11/2015 08:39
Arsenal
2320
English is more important to me as I use it in my studies, and it's more used at work
05/11/2015
points
You need english wherever you go. I use it everywhere.
05/11/2015 16:44
Arsenal
3557
You need english wherever you go. I use it everywhere.
01/11/2015
points
English is very important for me, for my job, studuing, cinema, etc...
01/11/2015 21:37
Chelsea
1339
English is very important for me, for my job, studuing, cinema, etc...
21/10/2015
points
VERY GOOD.
21/10/2015 03:26
Chelsea
1339
VERY GOOD.
16/07/2014
points
English is the only one language which is very important.
16/07/2014 14:05
Chelsea
0
English is the only one language which is very important.
07/02/2016
points
The most important, yes. Still, it is always good to know as many languages as possible.
07/02/2016 19:18
Arsenal
3557
The most important, yes. Still, it is always good to know as many languages as possible.
13/07/2014
points
First of all i don't see this video is difficult at all .. hope it mean i'm good in English ;)
and English is important because it's first langauge in the world
13/07/2014 16:18
Manchester United
1
First of all i don't see this video is difficult at all .. hope it mean i'm good in English ;)
and English is important because it's first langauge in the world