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  • What is the percentage of British people who do not speak a foreign language?
    62%
  • Which languages are traditionally taught in UK schools?
    French, Spanish, and German
  • Name 2 languages out of the 3 that the UK government wants to be taught in schools.
    Arabic, Mandarin Chinese and Urdu.
  • At what age do children start learning a foreign language in UK schools?
    11
  • At what age do children stop learning a foreign language in UK schools?
    14
  • What was the result of the survey conducted by the European Commission?
    The result was that British are officially the worst language learners in Europe.
  • What could be the 2nd most popular language taught in UK schools?
    Mandarin
  • According to the reading, what are the British famous for?
    They are famous for not speaking foreign languages.
  • why don’t young people continue with languages at school?
    Because according to the research, they suggest that students think that it is difficult to get good grades in languages.