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The importance of English worldwide
1、Over 337 million people speak english as their first languge.
2、About 350 million people speak english as a second language.
3、In the top ten of world languages, english occupies the 3rd place.
4、English is also
5、Over 80% of the worlds electronically saved in formation is in English.
English is the worlds leading international language. It is the principal language spoken in Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and some other countries such as Uganda and Botswana. About 320 million people speak english as their first language- about the same number as Spanish, but less than Mandarin Chinese or Hindi.
English is officially spoken in: United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Austrlia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Belize, Jamaica, Guyana, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belau, Bermuda, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, British west indies, Brunei, Cameroon, Cook Islands, Dominica, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, guam, Ireland, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Midway islands, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk island, Pakistan, Pitcairn, Puerto rico, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon islands, Somalia, St. Helena, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Swaziland, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands, Uganda, Vanuatu, Wake Island, and Zambia.
The total number of english speakers in the world is estimated to be about 460 million-second only to Mandarin Chinese. English is the second language of India, South africa and many parts of Africa and Asia. But