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    English has become a widely used global language for several reasons. It became dominant after British colonization spread the language across continents and it was adopted in countries like the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Today, English is used internationally for science, communication, and the internet, and it is the most important foreign language taught in many countries' education systems.

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    English has become a widely used global language for several reasons. It became dominant after British colonization spread the language across continents and it was adopted in countries like the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Today, English is used internationally for science, communication, and the internet, and it is the most important foreign language taught in many countries' education systems.

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    English has become a widely used global language for several reasons. It became dominant after British colonization spread the language across continents and it was adopted in countries like the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Today, English is used internationally for science, communication, and the internet, and it is the most important foreign language taught in many countries' education systems.

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    English has become a widely used global language for several reasons. It became dominant after British colonization spread the language across continents and it was adopted in countries like the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Today, English is used internationally for science, communication, and the internet, and it is the most important foreign language taught in many countries' education systems.

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    B1 English As A World Language LIU010

    Read the text about the importance of English as a world language. Some of the lines
    are correct. Some have a word that shouldn’t be there. Write this word in the box
    next to the line. If the line is correct put a tick (✓) in the box. The first two lines have
    been done for you.

    1 A few hundred years ago only people on the British ✓


    2 Isles spoke English. After the Age of the Exploration the
    3 English ships sailed over to faraway parts of the world
    4 and have founded colonies on all continents. English
    5 became the mother tongue in the United States,
    6 Australia and New Zealand.
    7 In many other countries this English was spoken in
    8 schools, in government and trade products. Today,
    9 it is still used for as a second language in India,
    10 Pakistan and other countries.
    11 In the course of time, while many different dialects
    12 of the English mother language developed. British
    13 and American English, for example, differ do not
    14 only in pronunciation, but also in such vocabulary
    15 and grammar.
    16 There are even many reasons why English is widely
    17 used around the world. It has become the dominant
    18 language in science and then the main language of
    19 international communication and the Internet.
    20 This is why English language has become the most
    21 important foreign language in child education in
    22 many countries.

    www.english-practice.at
    KEY

    1 A few hundred years ago only people on the British ✓


    2 Isles spoke English. After the Age of the Exploration the
    3 English ships sailed over to faraway parts of the world over
    4 and have founded colonies on all continents. English have
    5 became the mother tongue in the United States, ✓
    6 Australia and New Zealand. ✓
    7 In many other countries this English was spoken in this
    8 schools, in government and trade products. Today, products
    9 it is still used for as a second language in India, for
    10 Pakistan and other countries. ✓
    11 In the course of time, while many different dialects while
    12 of the English mother language developed. British mother
    13 and American English, for example, differ do not do
    14 only in pronunciation, but also in such vocabulary such
    15 and grammar.
    16 There are even many reasons why English is widely even
    17 used around the world. It has become the dominant ✓
    18 language in science and then the main language of then
    19 international communication and the Internet. ✓
    20 This is why English language has become the most language
    21 important foreign language in child education in child
    22 many countries. ✓

    www.english-practice.at

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