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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron is [implanting / implementing] a big change in the languages [taught / teaching] in UK schools. On a visit to China, he told journalists that British schools should teach Mandarin [instead / rather] of French and German. He told his [heists / hosts] that he plans to double the number of students studying Chinese in British schools to 400,000 in the [next / last] three years. He will also provide [subdivides / subsidies] to schools that start teaching Mandarin. He [believes / beliefs] stronger educational ties with China are a [necessary / necessarily] element in keeping Britain competitive in the Chinese market. He said: "I want Britain linked up to the world's fast-growing economies, and that [excludes / includes] our young people learning the languages to [seal / deal] tomorrow's business deals."

Mr Cameron explained to journalists the importance [by / of] introducing Mandarin in UK schools. He said: "By the [time / timing] the children born today leave school, China is [set / let] to be the world's largest economy, so it's time to look [yonder / beyond] the traditional focus on French and German and get many more children [learning / learned] Mandarin." The initiative includes a [tie-up / tied up] with the British Council and the Chinese office for teaching Mandarin [is / as] a foreign language. They have already [singed / signed] an agreement to double the number of Chinese language assistants in UK schools. The British Council puts Mandarin [on / in] the top five most important languages for British children to study to improve their job [prospects / prospectus] .