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To what extent do you agree or disagree?
There are thousands of languages in the world today. Some of them are
strong languages spoken by many millions of people, while others are
spoken by smaller groups of people, sometimes numbering in the hundreds.
As languages die, benefits accrue to human society, but also drawbacks. It is
certainly not advantageous for everybody everywhere.
From a practical point of view, having fewer languages can lead to greater
ease in communication. This is because when people share a language, then
information and ideas can flow more easily, which is of utmost importance
in a globalised world. In addition, there is an economic advantage, or
economies of scale, since information can be presented in written form in
greater bulk, meaning there is no need for translations, which can be costly.
Thus, internationally, the flow of ideas and information is facilitated through
the common language.
There is another side, though. First of all, those who have lost a language
have also lost a culture, a way of expressing themselves, and a way of
understanding the world and their experience of the world. They will never
be able to express themselves fully in their new language. Secondly, the
quality of communication in the common language is limited. The reason for
this is that people are writing and reading in an acquired language, not the
mother tongue. Also, this acquired language may simply be unable to
express some of the culturally-bound ideas of the non-native speaker.
In brief, then, language death is a tragedy. Those whose language dies lose
part of their identity, and a way to give expression to their deep thoughts and
feelings. For the rest of the world, there is a loss of diversity. Along with the
language, a whole culture and way of expressing this culture die. Things of
deep human value that could be expressed before are now silenced.
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Comments
The dying languages essay would get a high band score as it fully answers
the question, discussing both sides of the issue (though you can discuss one
side).
It's well organised into paragraphs, and the arguments are logical and easy to
follow.
There are good examples of high level vocabulary and grammar and there
are no errors. 

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