Unfortunately Layla has made some mistakes or, more likely, typos –

I am looking for someone TO teach me English and I, in return, will teach them Arabic

This is, however, a rather simplistic sentence: the structure is quite poor as it sounds tautological.

<em>I am looking for someone to teach me English in return for help with Arabic.</em>

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<em>As a native Arabic speaker and avid reader of both formal and colloquial variants of Arabic, I am up-to-date with the latest/contemporary usage and can help improve both types as required. </em>

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<em>Writing this would make 'in return for help with Arabic' </em><em>superfluous. </em>

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I would prefer a female (to exchange with) to help me perfect my English/teach me to speak English perfectly.

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Couple of points – ‘Arabic’ is a bit a misnomer as surely you are referring to either the Egyptian dialect and/or MSA (in your particular case given your location).

On a personal note, I find the fact that you express a preference for females to converse with a bit suspect given this is not a dating website, casting doubt on your sincerity and genuine purpose for language exchange. I can only assume you contacted me in error as I am most definitely male.

Your sentence is illogical(!) – you learn English BECAUSE you are studying at a certain school?

I am looking to improve my English and am studying at the British School in Moscow. My main goal, however, is to pass the IELTS exam.

I am learning English (the English language) as I would like to communicate freely/speak (the language) fluently when I travel abroad.

<em>I am studying English/looking to improve my English so that I can communicate freely when travelling abroad.</em>

(I can imagine that you translated ‘ride for the border’ literally from Russian ехать, ездить (travel путешествовать ) but ‘ride’ is used mainly re bicycles, horses etc., and occasionally for vehicles e.g., ride on a train. If you mean перейти границу then cross the border but I think you mean ‘abroad’ за границу as in ‘to travel abroad’ — путешествовать за границей.

The notion of ‘global village’ –ubiquitous yet rather ambiguous – arguably encapsulates and promotes (in your view, not according to the common definition - see below) people’s common desire for a peaceful and cooperative world in which misunderstanding and hatred is a thing of the past.

Realising this utopian goal would require, some believe, a universal language - although I would beg to differ -  such a lingua franca would serve to reduce the clash of cultures between people of different countries and promote improved understanding and cooperation.  The simplistic appeal of this argument belies a number of contradictions and is not borne out by modern history e.g., civil wars are fought between speakers of the same language. Equally, there is little evidence that the assumed benefits of a common language would outweigh the differences in people’s culture, faith or life experiences. Indeed, there is much evidence to suggest that cooperation can be achieved regardless of linguistic differences – as evidenced by recent international cooperative activities (military, economic etc.) and organisations such as the UN, ASEAN and the EU.

The common myth that a common language learnt and spoken by all (you do not specify what, according to this ‘myth’, a common language is supposed to achieve in this paragraph – are we to assume the myth is that it promotes peace etc?)

(the aim of) Establishing a lingua franca seems largely impractical given the fact that great swathes of the earth are inhabited by famished, impoverished people unable to sustain themselves, let alone invest the time or resources in foreign language tuition or courses. Imposing a foreign language upon others – as was the practice in the Soviet Union – hardly seems moral and proved unsuccessful on numerous occasions in replacing indigenous languages.

While global cooperation and harmony as indubitably vital to counties’ development and their citizens’ well-being (well off = wealthy/financially comfortable) – a role which admittedly English has played no small part in facilitating – establishing a lingua franca is far from being a panacea to the world’s ills.

* panacea - a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

** Global village has entered into common usage so is no longer a catchword per se i.e., a word or phrase made temporarily popular, and rather refers to ‘the whole world considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being interdependent economically, socially, and politically’ than merely a movement supporting  a ‘peaceful and cooperative world’ as you put it.