1. English in the modern world

3. Political Map of the world

4. Geographically,
English is the most widespread language on earth, and
it is second only to Mandarin Chinese in the number of people who speak it.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has five official languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese.
The influence of these languages upon one another will inevitably increase.

5. What countries do the people speak English?

6. Anglo speaking world

7. Map of nations using English as an official language or as the predominant non-official language.

8. Sovereign states 1 United States North America 2 Philippines Asia
3 United Kingdom Europe
4 Canada North America
5 Australia Oceania
6 India Asia
7 South Africa Africa
8 Sudan Africa
9 Kenya Africa
10 Nigeria Africa
11 Uganda Africa
12 Ghana Africa
13 Pakistan Asia
14 Madagascar Africa
15 Cameroon Africa
16 Zimbabwe Africa
17 Malawi Africa
18 Zambia Africa
19 Rwanda Africa
20 Sierra Leone Africa
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21 Papua New Guinea Oceania
22 Singapore Asia
23 Ireland Europe
24 New Zealand Oceania
25 Liberia Africa
26 Jamaica North America
27 Namibia Africa
28 Lesotho Africa
29 Botswana Africa
30 The Gambia Africa
31 Mauritius Africa
32 Swaziland Africa
33 Trinidad and Tobago North America
34 Fiji Oceania
35 Guyana South America
36 Solomon Islands Oceania
37 Malta Europe
38 The Bahamas North America
Etc.

9. the most widespread language on earth?
Why is English
the most widespread language on earth?

10. British Empire in 1897

11. QUEEN ELIZABETH I ( )
In the rein of Queen Elizabeth I there were only six million speakers of English and most of them lived in Great Britain.

12. THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II(1952-)
Today in the rein of queen Elizabeth II there are at least
one thousand million people who can read, write, speak and understand English.

13. The Commonwealth of Nations
It is an association of former members of the British Empire and Britain.
It was founded in 1949.
It includes 53 countries such as Burma, the Sudan, Canada, Australia,
New Zealand and many others.

14. Three hundred million people speak English as their first language.
They live in such countries as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

15. The United States of America

16. Canada

17. Australia

18. and New Zealand

19. (six hundred million) people use English as an official second language. They live in such countries as INDIA

20. PAKISTAN NIGERIA

22. English is now an international language
English is now an international language. In the modern world, people need English for work and for international communication. You can use English to help you meet new people and to make new friends in every country of the world.

23. QUESTIONS
1. What countries do people speak English in as their first language?
2. What countries do people speak English in as an official language?
3. What do people need English for?