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The world's English mania - Jay Walker

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Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English -- "the world's second language" -- by the thousands.

"If you are a Chinese student, you start learning English in the 3rd grade. That's why China will become the world's ________."

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