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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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Read the text and say whether the sentences below are true or false.
Nearly 265 million people live in the USA and speak English.
Although approximately one out of eight people in the US speaks a language other than English at home, there are more native speakers of English there than in any other country.
American English is very flexible and has absorbed many words from the languages of immigrants.
Words like liaison and rendezvous (from French), and rodeo and tornado (from Spanish) came into the language because France and Spain once controlled parts of North America.
Dutch and German settlers gave words such as waffle and cookies, and hamburger and noodles to American English.
The first English speakers to arrive met Native Americans who spoke many different languages.
To trade with them, the Europeans learned words from the local languages, and some of these words became part of American English.
The Europeans also learned the Native American names for the places they were passing through.
Over half the states now have Native American names.
1. English is the native language for all Americans.
2. Tornado is a French word.
3. The word hamburger came from German.
4. Europeans learned local words to trade with Native Americans.
5. You can’t see many Indian names of the places on the modern map of the USA.
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Until few centuries ago there were many natives of what we call the British Isles, who didn’t speak English.
The western land of Wales spoke Welsh ; in the farthest north and the islands of Scotland the language was Gaelic ; and a similar language, Irish Gaelic, was spoken in Ireland ; Manx was the language of the Isles of Manx and Cornish that of the south - western tip of Britain.
In Scotland the Gaelic Language Society has existed for eighty years.
It’s dedicated to preserving the traditions of the Gaelic songs, verse and prose.
And nowadays more and more people in the Lowland areas of Scotland, as well as the islands, where Gaelic is still spoken, now want to learn the language.
Since 1970s many people go to evening classes and learn Gaelic.
Gaelic can be chosen for the final exam.
In Wales the Welsh Language Society was founded in 1962 and since that time it has been trying to restore Welsh to an equal place with English.
In 1967 Welsh was recognized as an equal language for use in law courts.
In Wales some of the programmes of the IVth channel are broadcast in Welsh.
English is spoken as a native language by more than 300 million people, most of them living in North America, the British Isles, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean and South Africa.
In several of these countries English isn’t the sole language (e.
G. in Canada — French is also spoken ; many Irish and Welsh speak the Celtic language).
But English is the second language for governmental, commercial, social or educational activities in the countries where native language isn’t English.
In about 25 countries English has been used as an official language (either it is the sole official language there, or it shares that status with other languages).
Most of these countries are former British territories.
Even more widely English is studied and used as a foreign language.
It has already acquired international status.
It is used for communication, listening, reading, broadcast, in commerce and travel.
Half of the world’s scientific literature is in English.
It is the language of automation and computer technology.
It is not only the universal language of international aviation, shipping and sport, it is also the universal language of literacy and public communication.
It is the major language of diplomacy and it is the most frequently used language in the general conduct of UN business.
Only in the course of the last hundred years English has become a world language.
In Shakespeare’s time it was «provincial» language of secondary importance.
Only 6 million people spoke English.
From the British Isles English spread all over the world, but English hasn’t always been the language of the people of those islands.
When the Romans colonized England (the 1st century of our era), the country was inhabited by the Celtic tribes.
Until the 5th century only the Celtic languages were spoken by the people of Britain.
About the middle of the 5th century the British Isles began to be invaded by the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, who spoke dialects of the language which was the ancestor of the present - day English.
Now we call it Old English.
During fifteen hundred years that have passed since the Anglo - Saxon invasion English has changed considerably.
It was influenced by the language of the Danish (Viking) invaders (in the 8—10th century).
Between the 12th and 14th century English was influenced (both in grammar and vocabulary, and in its pronunciation) by Norman French.
In the 14th—16th century quite a number of Latin and Greek words were introduced into English.
English belongs to the Germanic branch of the Indo - European family of languages.
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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.
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ПОМОГИТЕ СРОЧНО Complete the text with the following words : speak, tourism, of, derives, spoken, to, speakers, written, previously?
ПОМОГИТЕ СРОЧНО Complete the text with the following words : speak, tourism, of, derives, spoken, to, speakers, written, previously.
The English language English is a Germanic Language of the Indo - European Family.
It is the second most (1) __________ language in the world.
It is estimated that there are 300 million native (2) _____________ and 300 million who use English as a second language and a further 100 million use it as a foreign language.
It is the language of science, aviation, computing, diplomacy, and (3) ______________.
It is listed as the official or co - official language of over 45 countries and is spoken extensively in other countries where it has no official status.
Half (4) ____________ all business deals are conducted in English.
Two thirds of all scientific papers are (5) _________________ in English.
Over 70% of all post / mail is written and addressed in English.
Most international tourism and aviation is conducted in English.
The history of the language can be traced back (6) _____________ the arrival of three Germanic tribes to the British Isles during the 5th Century AD.
Angles, Saxons and Jutes crossed the North Sea from what is the present day Denmark and northern Germany.
The inhabitants of Britain (7) _________________ spoke a Celtic language.
This was quickly displaced.
Most of the Celtic speakers were pushed into Wales, Cornwall and Scotland.
One group migrated to the Brittany Coast of France where their descendants still (8) _______________ the Celtic Language of Breton today.
The Angles were named from Engle, their land of origin.
Their language was called Englisc from which the word, English (9) ________________.
Have you ever thought how many people speak English?
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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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!
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ПОМОГИТЕ!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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.
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Did In the 16th century the people who lived in Europe know English?
Were Latin , French, German and Italian popular on the continent In those years?
Did the speakers of English travell to different places on the planet and carry their language and culture with them?
IsEnglish today more important than any other language ?
Is Englishthe first truly global language?
Isthere English as a foreign language?