English-speaking countries

English-speaking countries

Plan:

 

 

1. English language
2. English speakers
3. The largest English-speaking country
• United Kingdom
• Canada
• Australia
• India
4. Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

English language - a language that belongs to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.

It is one of the most common languages ​​in the world, particularly as a second language and the language of international communication. There are two main options - British English and American English. From 250'000'000 350'000'000 to people for whom English is not the native speakers and actively use it. However, according to experts, the English language - one of the toughest in European languages ​​on the correct pronunciation and reading words.

 

 

English language

Countries where English is an official or de facto official language

 

English speakers

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.

 

Languages:

The UK's de facto official language is English (British English),^[ a West Germanic language descended from Old English which features a large number of borrowings from Old Norse, Norman-French, Greek and Latin. The English language has spread across the world, initially because of the British Empire from the 17th to the mid-20th century, and subsequently due to the dominance of the United States, and has become the main international language of business as well as the most widely taught second language.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

 

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean.

 

Language:

Canada's two official languages are Canadian English and Canadian French. English and French are the first languages of 59.7 and 23.2 percent of the population respectively. Approximately 98 percent of Canadians speak English or French: 57.8 percent speak English only, 22.1 percent speak French only, and 17.4 percent speak both . The English and French official-language communities, defined by the first official language spoken, constitute 73.0 and 23.6 percent of the population respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

Australia  officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

 

Language:

Official language - English. It speaks overwhelming majority of Australians.

 

 

Australia

India officially the Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya),is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largestcountry by area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. 

 

Language:

India - a multilingual country, several hundred Indians speak different languages. According to the census of 2001, 29 different languages ​​with over a million speakers, 122 languages ​​- more than 10 thousand speakers. But the most influential is English.

 

India

English language - a language is one of the most common languages ​​in the world, particularly as a second language and the language of international communication.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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