English is an internationtial lan-guage in the world.there are many languages,but Englis is spoken through out the world.People in many countries speak English as their main language,as we speak sinhala.many books aretranslated into English.there are books on Literature,seience and technology.without a knowlebge of English it is impossible to learn computer science.When we go to a foreign country,or to a post office,bank,office or even a gouer,nment place,English is essential for us.In the past Sinhala was spoken by many people,but now people spesk more in English as they know the value of learning this language


