Importance English There can be no doubt that English is one of the world's most widely used use a language in one of three ways:as a native language,as a second language,or as a foreign is spoken as a native language by over three handred million people in the United States,Britain,Australia,New Zealand,Canada,some caribbean countries and South asecond language,English is often necessary for official business,education,information and other activities in many countries,it is one of the few "working" languages of the United Nations. It is said that English has become the language of international trade and pilots in planes travelling from one country to another use it to talk with ships sailing on the oceans call for help by radio in has been said that 60 percent of the world's radio broad casts and 70 percent of the world's mail uses international sports meets,and international of scientists English is the language most commonly used and the most widely used. English has in fact become the language of international cooperation is science and most advanced resuits in space,nuclear and computer research are published in scientist who speaks and writes English is in closer touch with the scientists in other countries than one who doesn't.