In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

[EX Q]: From the 17th to the mid-20th century , French served as the pre-eminent international language of diplomacy and international affairs as well as a lingua franca among the educated classes of Europe .
[EX A]: French was the language of diplomacy and culture in Europe between the 17th and 19th century and is still widely used .

[EX Q]: A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business , organisation or other entity , such as an amateur television ( ATV ) operator , that transmits video content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth 's surface to a receiver on earth .
[EX A]: A television station is a commercial business or organization that transmits their signals directly to television receivers ( TV sets ) .

[EX Q]: Content and language integrated learning ( CLIL ) is an approach for learning content through an additional language ( foreign or second ) , thus teaching both the subject and the language .
[EX A]:
Content and Language Integrated Learning , or CLIL , is an approach to foreign or second language education .