Have you ever thought how many people speak English?

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Have you ever thought how many people speak English?

The exact number is difficult to tell, but it is more than one thousand million people, that is 20 per cent of the world’s population.

English is the most widespread language on earth ; it is second only to Chinese in the number of people who speak it.

The English language is now the native language of about 400 million people, and the official language in over 60 countries.

If you add to this the enormous number of people who study English as a foreign language, you will understand that English is a major world language.

At present, 80 per cent of all information in computers is in English, 60 per cent of all international telephone calls are made in English, 60 per cent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English, and over two - thirds of the world’s scientists wtite in English.

English is also the main language of international conferences.

Airports and air traffic control, medicine, diplomacy, and international competitions.

Some people think that English is going to become even more important as the lingua franca, while most other languages will just die out.

People have long been interested in having one language that could be spoken all over the world.

English has better chances to become aa global language.

First, English is easier to learn than any other language.

Second, it easily borrows local words from the countries into which it expands.

Now English is changing not only in America but in other countries too.

Although different varieties of English will continue to develop around the world, standard English will remain for international communication.

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Dzenking 16 авг. 2021 г., 20:07:51

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10. ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЕ НАИЗУСТЬ ВЫУЧИ.

Farghanaisaiev 29 апр. 2021 г., 02:37:23 | 1 - 4 классы

ПРОШУ ПОМОГИТЕ?

ПРОШУ ПОМОГИТЕ!

A. Do you know.

. how many people on the planet speak English as their native language?

. where English words come from?

. how many words the English language has?

B. Read the text and find out.

More people on our planet speak English than any other language if you don't count Chinesw.

People speak English in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and some other countries.

Statistics says that more than 450 million or more speak English as their everyday language.

Most English words came from the French or Latin languages.

A lot of people believe that the English language is one of the richest language of the world and has as many as about a million words.

ПОД A СДЕЛАЙТЕ ЗАДАНИЕ, а ПОД В ПЕРЕВИДИТЕ ТЕКСТ.

ЗАРАНИЕ СПАСИБО!

Kas56566 10 июл. 2021 г., 00:56:14 | 5 - 9 классы

Сократите предложения , что бы смысл остался тот жеEnglish has become a means of communication within some countries where different groups of people speak different languaaes and thousands of dialect?

Сократите предложения , что бы смысл остался тот жеEnglish has become a means of communication within some countries where different groups of people speak different languaaes and thousands of dialects.

People from different parts of the country often do not speak each other's language.

English is the only solution tp their communication problems.

English is the language of politicans.

English along with French and German is spoken at their summit meetings.

Most international journalists have to know English , too.

75% of all international business letters are written in English.

Nearly 50% of the companies communicate with each other in English.

English is the language of rock and pop music.

Most of know sing ers sing their songs in English US and British companies produce thousands of films, videos and TV programmes every year.

They are shown all over the world with subtitles and dubbing.

Kaunova2010 30 июл. 2021 г., 14:28:56 | 5 - 9 классы

Как читается этот текст по русски не перевод :English is the most spoken language in the world that is why it is very important to speak and understand it?

Как читается этот текст по русски не перевод :

English is the most spoken language in the world that is why it is very important to speak and understand it.

All business is in English.

A lot of world's mail and telephone calls

Everybody knows that ability to speak a foreign language is very important in today's world I personally believe that the most useful foreign language today is English.

First of all.

English is the most popular language in the world.

It is spoken about 470 million people throughout the world, and geographically it is the most widespread language on Earth.

It is used in business and trade : a lot of the world's mail and telephone calls are in English.

Secondly.

English is very useful for traveling.

It is the official language of about 45 nations, and in the countries where English is not the official language, a lot of people speak h anyway.

For example, in France, Germany or Italy you can find many people who are able to speak English.

If you don't know the languages of these countries, you can use English for communication.

English is very important for culture and education.

A lot of articles, films, books and radio programmers' are in English.

Not all of them are translated into Russian.

So if you want to know what they are about, you should learn English.

In the conclusion I want to say, that I believe that learning English is very useful for me and everybody else.

I have been studying it for 8 years and I am going to improve it further.

Sibka 24 нояб. 2021 г., 09:02:54 | 10 - 11 классы

Ответьте на вопросы к тексту1?

Ответьте на вопросы к тексту

1.

What language is studied as a foreign language all over the world?

2. Why do people begin to learn English in many countries?

3. Does English now share the status of official language in some countries?

4. Why is English considered to be an international language?

English is spoken by over a billion people around the world, in other words, by more than a quarter of the world’s population.

It is spoken as a mother tongue in the UK, in former colonies such as Australia and New Zealand, and of course, by the vast majority of the North American population.

It is the second or official language in most of the former empires, and of course, it is studied as a foreign language all over the world, but particularly in Europe now.

This has made it a truly international language.

It is the language of shipping and aviation, of science and technology and of commerce.

Really, the language spoken by the population of small island in the Northern Hemisphere reached a widespread use.

Its introduction to the New World in the 17th century resulted in this hybrid language becoming the second oldest version of English, and the most widely spoken American English.

Then English and American English went east and south.

The colonization of South America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa were in different ways and linguistically as well.

In India English now shares the status of the official language.

With Hindi it is spoken by over 70 million people – more than entire population of the British Isles.

So English may be really considered to be an international language!

Елена180 27 мая 2021 г., 23:20:08 | 10 - 11 классы

ПОМОГИТЕ?

ПОМОГИТЕ!

ОТВЕТИТЬ НА ВОПРОСЫ К ТЕКСТУ

1.

What language is studied as a foreign language all over the world?

2. Why do people begin to learn English in many countries?

3. Does English now share the status of official language in some countries?

4. Why is English considered to be an international language?

Development of English

English is spoken by over a billion people around the world, in other words, by more than a quarter of the world’s population.

It is spoken as a mother tongue in the UK, in former colonies such as Australia and New Zealand, and of course, by the vast majority of the North American population.

It is the second or official language in most of the former empires, and of course, it is studied as a foreign language all over the world, but particularly in Europe now.

This has made it a truly international language.

It is the language of shipping and aviation, of science and technology and of commerce.

Really, the language spoken by the population of small island in the Northern Hemisphere reached a widespread use.

Its introduction to the New World in the 17th century resulted in this hybrid language becoming the second oldest version of English, and the most widely spoken American English.

Then English and American English went east and south.

The colonization of South America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa were in different ways and linguistically as well.

In India English now shares the status of the official language.

With Hindi it is spoken by over 70 million people – more than entire population of the British Isles.

So English may be really considered to be an international language!

Tenriv98699 12 июн. 2021 г., 23:45:47 | 10 - 11 классы

ПОМОГИТЕ правильно перевести текст, пожалуйста?

ПОМОГИТЕ правильно перевести текст, пожалуйста!

English is spoken by over a billion people around the world, in other words, by more than a quarter of the world’s population.

It is spoken as a mother tongue in the UK, in former colonies such as Australia and New Zealand, and of course, by the vast majority of the North American population.

It is the second or official language in most of the former empires, and of course, it is studied as a foreign language all over the world, but particularly in Europe now.

This has made it a truly international language.

It is the language of shipping and aviation, of science and technology and of commerce.

Really, the language spoken by the population of small island in the Northern Hemisphere reached a widespread use.

Its introduction to the New World in the 17th century resulted in this hybrid language becoming the second oldest version of English, and the most widely spoken American English.

Then English and American English went east and south.

The colonization of South America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa were in different ways and linguistically as well.

In India English now shares the status of the official language.

With Hindi it is spoken by over 70 million people – more than entire population of the British Isles.

So English may be really considered to be an international language!

Irapolyakova1 14 сент. 2021 г., 23:06:05 | 10 - 11 классы

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Помогите пожалуйста

1.

What language is studied as a foreign language all over the world?

2. Why do people begin to learn English in many countries?

3. Does English now share the status of official language in some countries?

4. Why is English considered to be an international language?

Development of English

English is spoken by over a billion people around the world, in other words, by more than a quarter of the world’s population.

It is spoken as a mother tongue in the UK, in former colonies such as Australia and New Zealand, and of course, by the vast majority of the North American population.

It is the second or official language in most of the former empires, and of course, it is studied as a foreign language all over the world, but particularly in Europe now.

This has made it a truly international language.

It is the language of shipping and aviation, of science and technology and of commerce.

Really, the language spoken by the population of small island in the Northern Hemisphere reached a widespread use.

Its introduction to the New World in the 17th century resulted in this hybrid language becoming the second oldest version of English, and the most widely spoken American English.

Then English and American English went east and south.

The colonization of South America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa were in different ways and linguistically as well.

In India English now shares the status of the official language.

With Hindi it is spoken by over 70 million people – more than entire population of the British Isles.

So English may be really considered to be an international language!

Приветвсеммире1111 18 окт. 2021 г., 14:36:39 | 5 - 9 классы

Complete the sentences using the words?

Complete the sentences using the words.

English is the most ______ language on the Earth.

Every nation tries to ________ its local language.

Every educated person should know at least one _______.

The Russian language _______ words and phrases from French, German and English.

Варианты ответов : widespread, foreign language, preserve, absorbs.

Нях 24 авг. 2021 г., 02:27:54 | 5 - 9 классы

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Перевод!

People speak english in britain, ireland, the usa, canada, australia and new zealand.

English is the first language for 322million people.

It's a second language for 600 million people.

English is an international language.

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Dinlis2016 10 нояб. 2021 г., 04:44:54 | 5 - 9 классы

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HOW ENGLISH DEVELOPED.

In the 16th century the people who lived in Europe didnt know English.

They couldnt understand English words.

Only those who lived on the British Isles spoke English.

In those years Latin , French, German and Italian were popular on the continent.

Four hundred years later the speakers of English travelled to different places on the planet and carried their language and culture with them.

Today English is more important than any other language has ever been.

It has become the language of the planet , the first truly global language.

Of all the worlds languages it is probably the richest in its vocabulary.

It has borrowed a lot of words from French and Latin , from Greek, Spanish , Italian, and even Russian.

Now English is the first language or mother tongue in the Englidh - speaking countries.

It has become the second language in countries like India , Nigeria , and Singapore.

Then there is English as a foreign language.

People teach and learn English as a foreign language in Europe and Asia , in Africa and South America , in other words , all over the world.

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