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Whichisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld?WhichcountriesareEnglish-speakingcountries?Britain,USA,Canada,Ireland,Australia,NewZealand,Singapore,Pakistan,India,Malaysia,SouthAfrica,Kenya,Jamaica…PeterisfromtheUKandistravelingintheUS.Nowheislookingforatoiletinamall.Heaskedawaitress,“Couldyoutellmewhereisthemen’sroom?”“Itisatthefirstfloor”,hewasanswered.Hewentupstairsandfounditswomen’sroom.Doyouwanttocometomyflat?Howfarisyourapartment?ItisbeautifulShallwegotothepubtocelebrateyourbirthday?Wow,barisaniceplace.Wow,IwantatinofCoke,somebiscuitsandsweets.Whataboutyou,Bush?Well,Iwantacanofmilktea,somecookiesandsomecandy.Hey,let’sgoandseeasoccergame.Itisveryexciting.Great.Ilikefootballmatchverymuch.Timetogohome.Let’sgototheelevatortogether.Ohno,theliftmustbefullofpeoplethistime.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.WhyEnglishismoreandmoreusedtodayB.AbriefhistoryoftheEnglishlanguageC.ThedifferencebetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish’D.ThedifferentkindsofEnglishlanguageintheworldScanthetexttofindormakeoutakeysentenceforeachparagraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Today,morepeoplespeak…thaneverbefore.NativeEnglishspeakers…SowhyhasEnglishchangedovertime?Finallybythe19thcentury…settled.Englishnowisalsospokenin…DevelopmentofEnglishtheendofthe16thcenturythenextcenturytodayEnglandManyothercountriesMorepeoplespeakinmorecountriesWhydoesEnglishchangeovertime?Alllanguageschangeanddevelopwhenculturesmeetandcommunicatewitheachother.HowdoesEnglishchangeovertime?TimeWhathappenedtoEnglishBetweenAD450and1150BetweenAD800and1150By1600s162018thcentury19thcenturybasedonGermanlikeDanishandFrenchShakespearemadeuseofawidevocabularybroughttoAmericabroughttoAustraliasettledWhosettledEnglishspellinginthe19thcentury?SamuelJohnson&NoahWebsterTheformersettledBritishEnglishspellingwhilethelattergaveaseparateidentitytoAmericanEnglishspelling.WhichcountriesinAsiaandAfricaalsospeakEnglish?India,Singapore,Malaysia,SouthAfrica,etc.WhyisEnglishspokeninIndia?BritainruledIndiafrom1795to1947.WhichcountryhasthemostEnglishlearners?1.WhydoyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldwanttolearnEnglish?2.WillChinesereplaceEnglishandbecomethemostuniversallanguageintheworld?