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Unit 7.
English-speaking Countries
Every Country has its customs
(Сколько стран, столько обычаев)
Упр. 1. Read the following text and answer the questions.
Text 1
English-Speaking Countries
English is the language of the people of England. At the same time it is the language of the people of many other countries. Those countries are called English-speaking countries. About three hundred million use English as their mother tongue. And, as you know, other hundreds of millions use English as their second language.
Many centuries ago English was spoken in England only.
Then English was brought to other lands in different parts of the world, lands which were British colonies. There were British colonies in America, Asia and Africa. India, Australia and New Zealand were also British colonies.
The English language was first brought to the North American continent by English people in 1607. Today the largest English-speaking country in the world is the United States of America. Another English-speaking country in North America is Canada.
What other countries are there whose population use English as their mother tongue? They are Australia and New Zealand. English is also spoken in India and South Africa and in some other African countries.
NOTES:
Answer the questions to the text.
1. Why is English spoken in many parts of the world?
2. When was English brought to America?
3. What are the names of the main English-speaking countries?
Упр. 2. Read the text “Old Man Britain” and translate it into Russian.
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