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1 English in the modern world

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3 Political Map of the world

4 Geographically, English is the most widespread language on earth, and it is second only to Mandarin Chinese in the number of people who speak it. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has five official languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese. The influence of these languages upon one another will inevitably increase.

5 What countries do the people speak English?

6 Anglo speaking world

7 Map of nations using English as an official language or as the predominant non-official language.

8 Sovereign states 1 United States North America 2 Philippines Asia
3 United Kingdom Europe 4 Canada North America 5 Australia Oceania 6 India Asia 7 South Africa Africa 8 Sudan Africa 9 Kenya Africa 10 Nigeria Africa 11 Uganda Africa 12 Ghana Africa 13 Pakistan Asia 14 Madagascar Africa 15 Cameroon Africa 16 Zimbabwe Africa 17 Malawi Africa 18 Zambia Africa 19 Rwanda Africa 20 Sierra Leone Africa 6,017,643 21 Papua New Guinea Oceania 22 Singapore Asia 23 Ireland Europe 24 New Zealand Oceania 25 Liberia Africa 26 Jamaica North America 27 Namibia Africa 28 Lesotho Africa 29 Botswana Africa 30 The Gambia Africa 31 Mauritius Africa 32 Swaziland Africa 33 Trinidad and Tobago North America 34 Fiji Oceania 35 Guyana South America 36 Solomon Islands Oceania 37 Malta Europe 38 The Bahamas North America Etc.

9 the most widespread language on earth?
Why is English the most widespread language on earth?

10 British Empire in 1897

11 QUEEN ELIZABETH I ( ) In the rein of Queen Elizabeth I there were only six million speakers of English and most of them lived in Great Britain.

12 THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II(1952-)
Today in the rein of queen Elizabeth II there are at least one thousand million people who can read, write, speak and understand English.

13 The Commonwealth of Nations
It is an association of former members of the British Empire and Britain. It was founded in 1949. It includes 53 countries such as Burma, the Sudan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many others.

14 Three hundred million people speak English as their first language.
They live in such countries as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

15 The United States of America

16 Canada

17 Australia

18 and New Zealand

19 (six hundred million) people use English as an official second language. They live in such countries as INDIA

20 PAKISTAN NIGERIA

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22 English is now an international language
English is now an international language. In the modern world, people need English for work and for international communication. You can use English to help you meet new people and to make new friends in every country of the world.

23 QUESTIONS 1. What countries do people speak English in as their first language? 2. What countries do people speak English in as an official language? 3. What do people need English for?


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