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The British Council is warning that the number of schools teaching Mandarin Chinese is still too small

How important do you think it is to speak a second language? The British Council are that the future prosperity of the UK depends on our ability to communicate and build relationships around the world. In particular they are concerned that the number of schools teaching Mandarin Chinese is still too small. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Manchester's Jacqueline Paine has been to Cheetham Hill in North Manchester to find out how useful people there find having a second language.

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