languages unit 1
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Countries that speak English
THE UK
(UNITED KINGDOM)
as a first language
THE UNITED KINGDOM
ENGLAND
SCOTLAND
NORTHERN IRELAND
WALES
They speak ENGLISH
Where is he from?
He speaks ENGLISH
He is from the UK.
He is British
Where is he from?
He is from Wales.
He is Welsh
Where is he from?
He speaks ENGLISH
He is from the UK.
He is British
Where is he from?
He is from Scotland.
He is Scottish
Where is he from?
He speaks ENGLISH
He is from the UK.
He is British
Where is he from?
He is from England.
He is English
Countries
The United Kingdom British
Nationalities
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
English
Scottish
Welsh
Northern Irish
In which other countries do people speak English as a first language?
English speaking countries
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES
CANADA
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
SOUTH AFRICA
INDIA
Language Primary Secondary Total
1 Mandarin 836,000,000 20,000,000 856,000,000
2 English 322,000,000 150,000,000 472,000,000
3 Spanish 332,000,000 20,000,000 352,000,000
4 Hindi/Urdu 333,000,000 333,000,000
5 Russian 170,000,000 125,000,000 295,000,000
6 French 72,000,000 190,000,000 262,000,000
7 Arabic 186,000,000 21,000,000 207,000,000
8 Portuguese 170,000,000 28,000,000 198,000,000
9 Bengali 189,000,000 189,000,000
10 Japanese 125,000,000 8,000,000 133,000,000
11 German 98,000,000 9,000,000 107,000,000
HOW MANY PEOPLE SPEAK ………………?
World countries, states, and provinces where English is a primary language are dark blue.
Countries, states and provinces where it is an official but not a primary language are light blue.
English is also one of the official languages of the European Union, and one of its three working languages.
What people use English for
"English is the main language of books, newspapers, airports and air-traffic control, international business and academic conferences,
science, technology, diplomacy, sport, international competitions, pop music and advertising”.
English is the most commonly used language in the sciences.
In 1997, the Science Citation Index reported that 95% of its articles were written in English, even though only half of them came from authors in English-speaking countries.
Three quarters of the world's mail is written in English. Eighty per cent of the world's electronically stored information is in English.
English is not an official language in many countries, but it is
the language most often taught as a second language around the world.