1) English takes the secong place in the rating of the most popular world languages.
2) I think it is such an important factor
3) Nowadays there are ways of instant translation of the text.
4) You can use them even without having any knowledge of the language.
5) However, tha ability to translate information from one language to another is a great skill.
6) Studying foreign languages develops thinking.
7) I am going (I plan to) to develop my skills even if it will be hard/difficult.