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English is more essential than ever if you want to maximise your chances of living a life that takes advantage of all the educational, professional and social opportunities available today. Here are the top 10 reasons to Boost Your English in 2014.
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10  Great  Reasons  to    Boost  Your  English  in  2014  

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Social  Media  

The  “normal”  internet  has  been  largely  overtaken,  in  our  daily  online  habits,  by  social  media  pla:orms  like  Facebook,  Twi=er,  LinkedIn,  Google+,  and  Pinterest.      By  and  large  the  common  language  used  on  these  pla:orms  is  English.  So  if  you  want  to  tap  into  the  global  social  buzz,    you’ve  got  to  speak  the  lingo.      

 10  Reasons  To  

Boost  Your  English  In  2014:    

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E-­‐commerce  

Looking  for  a  specialty  lens  for  your  DLSR  camera?  A  rare  book?  Made-­‐to-­‐order  jeans?    If  it  exists,  you  can  find  it  and  buy  it  online.  But  oXen  the  smaller  or  more  niche  e-­‐commerce  sites  are  only  available  in  English.    Don’t  let  that  be  a  barrier  to  your  digital  treasure  hunYng:  English  will  enable  you  to  search  and  find  exactly  what  you  seek.  

 10  Reasons  To  

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       The  New  News  

“New  form”  news  and  informaYon  sites  –  oXen  focused  on  more  niche  stories,  or  quirky  quesYons  you  might  ask  yourself,  or  li=le-­‐known  facts  –  are  gaining  ground  on  tradiYonal  providers  like  CNN  or  the  BBC.  OXen  they  are  powered  by  social  media,  with  readers  “voYng  up”  the  most  interesYng  stories.    These  sites  are  almost  exclusively  in  English.  If  you  can’t  understand  them,  you’re  missing  out  on  some  of  the  most  fascinaYng  informaYon  and  insights  available  anywhere  today.  

 10  Reasons  To  

Boost  Your  English  In  2014:    

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Global  friendship  and  romance  

As  with  so  many  other  areas  of  our  lives,  personal  relaYonships  have  gone  digital.  Online  pla:orms  dedicated  to  meeYng  new  people  –  whether  just  for  friendship  or  for  romance  –  have  exploded  in  popularity.      So  if  you’re  looking  for  new  friends,  or  for  love,  why  limit  yourself  to  searching  within  your  own  language?  Switch  to  English,  and  the  world  is  your  oyster.    

 10  Reasons  To  

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Low-­‐cost  travel  

With  so  many  low-­‐cost  airlines  now  flying,  and  with  online  travel  sites  compeYng  to  give  you  the  best  flight  +  hotel  deal,  visiYng  the  world  has  never  been  more  affordable.      But  you’ll  have  a  hard  Yme  enjoying  the  experience  of  new  places  unless  you  can  make  yourself  understood  in  the  lingua  franca  of  all  travellers,  English.  Consider  it  as  essenYal  as  your  passport.    

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Work  has  changed  for  ever    

To  earn  a  living  today  you  need  to  be  prepared,  be  flexible,  take  charge  of  your  own  desYny,  and  invent  your  own  job  if  you  can’t  find  one.            

     Online  job  searches,  freelancing,  entrepreneurship:  there  are  great  tools  and  pla:orms  for  all  of  these,  and  they  operate  mostly  in  English.  So  don’t  place  a  “language  ceiling”  on  your  career  ambiYons.    No  English  =  limited  prospects.  So  boost  them!  

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   AcceleraOng  technology  innovaOon    

Technology  innovaYon  is  acceleraYng.  Robots  and  drones;  nanotechnology;  arYficial  intelligence,  3D  prinYng,  geneYc  engineering:  the  world’s  top  minds  are  working  in  these  areas  to  transform  our  lives  and  futures.  Both  fundamental  and  applied  research  in  these  fields  is  done  mainly  in  English.  If  you  want  to  be  part  of  it,  or  even  just  understand  it,  do  as  Einstein,  Fermi  and  Von  Braun  (all  non-­‐naYve  English  speakers)  did:  study  and  work  in  English!  

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Entertainment  goes  truly  global  and  digital    

Great  entertainment  is  no  longer  limited  to  the  output  of  the  Hollywood  studios.      

       From  new  music  published  by  musicians  themselves;  to  new  online-­‐only  “TV”  series,  to  online  network  games  and  social  game  apps,  it’s  a  whole  new  world  of  fun  and  creaYvity.  And,  for  the  most  part,  it’s  all  happening  in  English.      So  plug  in,  and  enjoy  more  entertainment  opYons  than  ever  before.    

 10  Reasons  To  

Boost  Your  English  In  2014:    

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EducaOon  without  limits      

EducaYon  is  one  of  the  last  great  “industries”  being  transformed  by  the  internet.  E-­‐learning,  interacYve  learning  games,  MOOCs  (massively  open  online  courses)  and  educaYonal  video  are  available  any  Yme,  anywhere.      To  take  control  of  your  own  learning,  all  you  need  is  an  internet  connecYon  –  and  English.            

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Become  A    World    CiOzen  

The  online  revoluYon  has  led  to  an  explosion  in  volunteering  and  grassroots  poliYcal  and  social  acYvism.    If  you  want  to  change  something  around  you,  you  can  now  easily  find  informaYon,  find  others  concerned  by  the  same  issue,  and  get  organized.    For  global  issues  –  the  environment,  nature  conservaYon,  human  rights  –  your  message  will  project  further  and  faster  if  you  add  English  to  your  strategy.    

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How  To  Boost  Your  English  in  2014  The  only  way  to  really  learn  a  language  is  to  be  exposed  to  it  oXen.  And  you’ll  only  do  that  for  yourself  if  you  can  do  it  in  a  way  that  is  interesYng,  effecYve  and  affordable.  

             

             

             

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