languages unit 1
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Countries that speak English
THE UK
(UNITED KINGDOM)
as a first language
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THE UNITED KINGDOM
ENGLAND
SCOTLAND
NORTHERN IRELAND
WALES
They speak ENGLISH
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Where is he from?
He speaks ENGLISH
He is from the UK.
He is British
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Where is he from?
He is from Wales.
He is Welsh
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Where is he from?
He speaks ENGLISH
He is from the UK.
He is British
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Where is he from?
He is from Scotland.
He is Scottish
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Where is he from?
He speaks ENGLISH
He is from the UK.
He is British
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Where is he from?
He is from England.
He is English
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Countries
The United Kingdom British
Nationalities
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
English
Scottish
Welsh
Northern Irish
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In which other countries do people speak English as a first language?
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English speaking countries
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES
CANADA
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
SOUTH AFRICA
INDIA
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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 ………………?
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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.
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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”.
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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.
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Three quarters of the world's mail is written in English. Eighty per cent of the world's electronically stored information is in English.
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English is not an official language in many countries, but it is
the language most often taught as a second language around the world.