2. C o u n tr i e s that speak English THE UK (UNITED KINGDOM ) as a first l a ngu a ge

3. THE UNITED KINGDOM ENGLAND SCOTLAND NORTHERN IRELAND WALES They speak ENGL ISH

4. Where is he from? He speaks ENGLISH He is from the UK. He is British

5. Where is he from? He is from Wales. He is Welsh

6. Where is he from? He speaks ENGLISH He is from the UK. He is British

7. Where is he from? He is from Scotland. He is Scottish

8. Where is he from? He speaks ENGLISH He is from the UK. He is British

9. Where is he from? He is from England. He is English

10. Countries The United Kingdom British Nationalities England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland English Scottish Welsh Northern Irish

11. In which other countries do people speak English as a first language?

12. English speaking countries UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES CANADA AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND SOUTH AFRICA INDIA

14. HOW MANY PEOPLE SPEAK ………………? Language Primary Secondary Total 1 Mandarin 836,000,000 20,000,000 856,000,000 2 English 322,000,000 150,000,000 472,000,000 3 Spanish 332,000,000 20,000,000 352,000,000 4 Hindi/Urdu 333,000,000 333,000,000 5 Russian 170,000,000 125,000,000 295,000,000 6 French 72,000,000 190,000,000 262,000,000 7 Arabic 186,000,000 21,000,000 207,000,000 8 Portuguese 170,000,000 28,000,000 198,000,000 9 Bengali 189,000,000 189,000,000 10 Japanese 125,000,000 8,000,000 133,000,000 11 German 98,000,000 9,000,000 107,000,000

15. World countries, states, and provinces where English is a primary language are dark blue. Countries, states and provinces where it is an official but not a primary language are light blue. English is also one of the official languages of the European Union, and one of its three working languages .

18. Three quarters of the world's mail is written in English. Eighty per cent of the world's electronically stored information is in English.