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The English language............................................................
SNAPSHOTS OF BRITAIN...............................................................
Fact file..............................................................................................
Public holidays in the United Kingdom…………..………………….....
A sense of identity……......................................................................
London……………………………………………………………………
The system of government……….....................................................
Further and higher education………..................................................
Additional material……......................................................................
SNAPSHOTS OF the United States of America……..........
The map of the USA……...................................................................
Government and elections………………………………………………
The capital of the United States….....................................................
Higher education in the United States…............................................
American holidays……………………………………………………….
Fact file…………………………………………………………………….
SNAPSHOTS OF Australia………………………………………...
General description............................................................................
Amazing Australia..............................................................................
SNAPSHOTS OF Canada…………………………………………….
General description...........................................................................
The first inhabitants...........................................................................
SNAPSHOTS OF new zealand...................................................
video materials..........................................................................
North Wales……………………………………………………………….
London…………………………………………………………………….
Northern Ireland…………………………………………………………..
New York………………………………………………………………….
Test 1 the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland.....................................................................
test 2 the united states of america.............................
test 3.....canada, Australia, new zealand……...............
bibliography…………………………………………………………

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

English is spoken as a native language by more than 300 million people, most of them living in North America, the British Isles, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean and South Africa. In several of these countries English is not the sole language (e.g. in Canada – French is also spoken: many Irish and Welsh speak the Celtic language). But English is the second language for governmental, commercial, social and educational activities in the countries where native language isn’t English.

In about 25 countries English is used as official language (either it is the sole official language there, or it shares that status with other languages).

Most of these countries are former British territories. Even more widely English is studied and used as a foreign language. Half of the world’s scientific literature is in English. It is the language of automation and computer technology, the major language of diplomacy and business.

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