2. English history English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria. Following the extensive influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, via the British Empire, and of the United States since the mid- 20th century, it has been widely dispersed around the world, becoming the leading language.West Germanic languageAnglo-SaxonEnglandScotlandAnglianNorthumbriaGreat BritainUnited KingdomBritish EmpireUnited Stateswidely dispersedleading language

3. English as a language Approximately 375 million people speak English as their first language. English today is probably the third largest language by number of native speakers, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. However, if counting native and non-native speakers it is probably the most commonly spoken language in the world, though possibly the second after the Chinese languages. first languageMandarin ChineseSpanishChinese languages

4. English today English is the language of the planet, it is the first truly global language. It is spoken by 750 million people, because English is a native language to many countries: USA, Canada, Great Britain and many more. It is the language of business, sport, science and the world’s computer language! Many people speak English, because they want to: Have fun Use it in their future job Meet new people

5. My English For me English is one of the important things that I have, for I can easily communicate with other people and use computer programs. For me English is one of the important things that I have, for I can easily communicate with other people and use computer programs. I like reading English books, meet new people and I want to use English in my future job. I like reading English books, meet new people and I want to use English in my future job.

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