English language

English is a language that started being spread around the world

around the 19th century. And it has become a leading language
internationally. Historically, English come from a mixture of
languages and dialects (mostly Germanic, Latin and French).
English is learned as a second language and used as an official
language of the European Union and many other countries.
Thats why English are important in many jobs.
Over a billion people speak English to at least a basic level. About 375
million people speak English as their first language. English today is the third most
spoken language by native speakers.

Countries where English is an official or de facto official language, or national language

Countries where it is an official but not primary language

The countries with the highest populations of native English

speakers are: United States (215 million), United Kingdom (61
million), Canada (18.2 million), Australia (15.5 million), Nigeria
(4 million), Ireland (3.8 million), South Africa (3.7 million), and
New Zealand (3.6 million).

Why learn English

1. Get access to knowledge
What are you interested in? Science? Music? Computers? Health? Business? Sports?
Today's media give you access to knowledge about your favourite subjects. There's
only one problem. Most of this knowledge is in English.

Most pages on the Web. That's over a billion (1,000,000,000) pages of

information only in English!

The press. Only English-language magazines and newspapers can be bought

in every part of the world.
Science. English is the key to the world of science.
News reports. CNN, BBC , etc

2. Communicate with people

We like to call English "the language of communication". Why?

About 1,500,000,000 people in the world speak English. Another

1,000,000,000 are learning it.

75% of the world's letters and postcards are written in English.

If you can communicate in English, you can:

Contact people from all over the world.

Travel more easily.

3. Push your career forward

Gain technical knowledge. English is the language of technology

Use your computer better.

Learn new skills for your job.

Vocabulary
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English is an __________________ spoken language.

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The ___________ population of English speaking

communities is in USA.
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Are you ________________ in anything?
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The _________________ between you two is not that
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______________ around the world is a great thing to
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The next animal we will learn about is a/the mouse.
Columbus sailed across an/the Atlantic Ocean.
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There were many dogs in the park. One dog was ___ Dalmatian.
Pandas and ___ tigers are both endangered animals.
She is wearing ___ blue dress with red earrings
Hawaii is ___ island in the Pacific Ocean.
Christmas comes once ___ year.
___ ant is __ insect.
The Nile is ___ river.
I went to the shop to get ___ bread.
He broke ___ glass when he was washing dishes.
You should take ___ umbrella.
My grandmother likes ___ flowers very much.
I love ___ flowers in your garden.
See you on ___ Wednesday.
I always listen to ___ radio in the morning.
Alex goes to work by ___ bus.
Don't be late for ___ school.
Listen! Dennis is playing ___ trumpet.
We often see our cousins over ___ Easter.
She has never been to ___ Alps before.
What about going to Australia in ___ February?
This is ___ easy question.
Please speak ___ little louder.
May I have your ___ phone number?
I have never seen ___ UFO.
May I ask you ___ question?
David is ___ best student in our class.
What is ___ name of the next station?
He has ___ my car today.
I went to ___ sea during my summer vacation.
Is there ___ public telephone near here?
Last year we visited ___ St. Paul's Cathedral and ___ Tower.
___ Mount Everest is ___ highest mountain on earth.
___ Loch Ness is ___ most famous lake in Scotland.
___ most children like ___ sweets.
___ summer of 1996 was hot and dry.
___ Plaza Hotel is on the corner of ___ 59th Street and ___ 5th Avenue.
My sister often stays at ___ Uncle Tim's in Detroit.
Our friends ___ Millers moved to Florida last August.
___ smog is a problem in ___ big cities.
Our children go to ___ school by ___ bus.