Задание 3 Юнит 14 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 7 класс
3 T098 Listen and read the article. Then answer the questions. 1 When was English spoken only in England? 2 Is there a continent with no English-speaking countries in it?
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3 T098 Listen and read the article. Then answer the questions.
1 When was English spoken only in England?
2 Is there a continent with no English-speaking countries in it?
3 How many children study English as a second language?
4 Are there any differences between the British and the American English?
The World of English
Five hundred years ago English was spoken only in England. At that time nobody outside England used it. Now English is used by at least some of the people in almost every country in the world.
English is the first language of about 375,000,000 people. They are mostly citizens of Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Jamaica, South Africa and the United States. It has an official status in India and a semi-official in Pakistan, the Republic of the Philippines and Sri Lanka.
Speakers of English as a second language probably outnumber those who speak it as a first language. Around 750 million people are believed to speak English as a foreign language.
English has become a means of international communication. Even in the Antarctic, the continent with no permanent population, the explorers and researchers use English as a means of international communication. It is the language of science and technology, business and diplomacy, sports and music.