Everyone has heard of the Olympic Games,
(1) you probably don't know about the World
Alternative Games. These games started in Llanwrtyd
Wells, Wales, (2) 2012, which is the same year
the Olympic Games were held in London,
In fact, the idea for these games came (3) they
chose London for the Olympics. The people of this
very small Welsh town decided that the town
(4) hold their own sporting event, and they
started the World Alternative Games. In the first year,
(5) 2,000 people took part in 35 events, such as
the Man versus Horse marathon. This race is 35 km,
so it is shorter (6) a marathon. It is for runners
(7) people riding horses. Perhaps the most
important rule is that the horses (8)_ to start
15 minutes after the runners.
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If I caught a goldfish, I would wish to be the happiest person on the planet, because happiness is the most important thing in life. I would also ask this one to find my true calling in life because I am already tired of searching for the meaning of my life. I would like to be a great athlete like Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. I would ask fish for my own 4-storey house with 7 large bedrooms and a garage. I would also like to wish that no one in this world is sick and does not suffer from moral and physical pain, especially women and their children.
2. If Internet reaches all corners of the world, English as the Net language will influence the culture of non-speaking countries.
3. If English keeps on being global, other languages won’t set foot on Internet. 4. The world’s linguistic experts will be alarmed if many languages disappear at an alarming rate.
5. If some tribes aren’t urbanized and assimilated into mainstream, their languages won’t die out.
6. Youngsters will be able to communicate with people from abroad, if they learn foreign languages.
7. If the EU wasn’t worried about endangered languages, they wouldn’t issue a special directive on preserving them.
8. If minority languages aren’t politically tolerated, they will be in jeopardy.
9. If the high number of languages spoken in the EU corridors, it would be like a Tower of Babel.
10. If English is the language of trade and diplomacy, it will be considered as lingua franca nowadays.