It is undeniable that English is beginning to become a global language in most parts of t

he world by and large. It is spoken frequently specially in【M1】______ developed countries. This is an inescapable process of globalization. However, according to many experts in linguistics, English is dominating todays modern world and thus, disregard most minority languages.【M2】______ Therefore, it is essential to consider the history of how English gradually becomes dominant down to the present time.【M3】______ The key to English globalization and extension up to the current is basically due to the three eras where English had undergone in the past.【M4】______ English benefited from three overlapping eras of world history. The first era was the imperial expansion of European powers which spread the use of English so well as of other languages, like Spanish, French and Portuguese【M5】______ around the world. The second is the era of technological revolution, begun【M6】______ with the industrial revolution which the English-speaking nations of Britain【M7】______ and United States made a leading part, and the later electronic revolution,【M8】______ led above all by the USA. The third is the era of globalization. The mentioned three eras are pertinent to one another, for example the second era, namely as the electronic revolution has introduced the Internet【M9】______ technology including e-mail, e-commerce, e-business and other e-activities which support the third era, the globalization era likely to take place.【M10】______ Further development of the globalization era leads to the commonness of English in several fields such as science, technology and world trade.

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