What are the three advantages of knowing English?

Gap-fill exercise

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There are many advantages to being a fluent English speaker. First, you can meet and converse with people from different countries. English has become a common language in the world. Even if you meet a Chinese or a European person, you might communicate each other English. Second, do you know that about 85% of the information on the Internet is in English? That's right. A person who cannot use English is very limited in the computer age. That fact alone might be enough to motivate you! Third, many common jobs depend some level of English ability. Computer programmers, business people, and even some musicians have one thing common: they need English work.