Thursday, July 19, 2012

IS IT EASY TO LEARN ENGLISH?

DO YOU FEEL BAD WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY THAT PHRASE AND YOU CAN'T?

WHY SHOULD YOU INSIST?





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.

Including second language English speakers, the total number of English speakers ranges from 500 million to over one billion people depending on the level of the speaker.

The countries with the highest populations of native English speakers are

  • United States with 215 million
  • United Kingdom with 58 million
  • Canada with 18.2 million
  • Australia with 15.5 million
  • Ireland with 3.8 million
  • South Africa with 3.7 million
  • New Zealand with 3.5 million.
India has the largest number of English as a Second Language speakers.

Following India is the People's Republic of China.

Modern English is the main international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, radio, and diplomacy.

A basic knowledge of English has become a requirement in a number of fields, occupations, and professions.

Although many people learn English for their careers, still many learn English for other reasons.

Why are you studying English?

Until next time.

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