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The number of children taking French and German has dropped dramatically in UK. But does it really    76  ? Children educated in this country grow up with ___77___ important global advantage: they speak English. English is the most spoken language in the world. It is not the most spoken as a first language,    78   if you include people who speak English as a    79   language, it leaves Mandarin Chinese for dust. This is    80    (fortune). It also carries side-benefit that English speakers traveling the world    81   always find work teaching their native tongue as long as they have a decent level. But language learning is    82   than being able to order coffee when you are on holiday, or find work on your travels.    83    both a student and teacher of foreign languages, I have found that the experience of learning another tongue greatly    84   (deep) your understanding of your own language. It forces you to think analytically: a skill which all students need to work on, no matter ___85___ subject they are studying.