The British are notoriously bad at speaking languages other than English.
Talk about why this is. There is an expectation that other people will learn English - which many do because of the influence of the US. Is this good for Brits? Or is there a downside?
Try to find out what languages are spoken in your local area. What languages are spoken by young people?
Some parts of the country are very much English only. But children and young people in London might go home and speak any one of 600 languages.
What difference does this make?
Home Secretary David Blunkett once caused a storm by saying that immigrants should speak English at home. Is this realistic? Will people really stop using their mother tongue to converse between themselves? Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of growing up bilingual.
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