English is the third most spoken native language worldwide, after Chinese and

Chinese and Hindi, with some 380 million speakers. It is

the official language in 71 sovereign states and territories with the total population of 2,135 million people. Among them are the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada,the Philippines, South Africa and many others. In the UK and the USA there is no law about the official language, and English is the official language there de facto.

a native language. These countries are the United Kingdom,

world, they all share the same language. As a second

language English is spoken in more than 60 countries. English is one of the most popular and widespread languages in the world. I’d like to tell you a little more about the main English-speaking countries.

and Northern Ireland. The population of the UK is nearly

sixty-three million people. The UK is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. London is considered to be the capital of the country. Although everyone in the UK speaks English, the accents and dialects slightly differ. Such languages as Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Welsh, and Cornish are still spoken in some parts of the UK. Another important English-speaking country is the USA.

continent. The population of the USA is more than 316

million people. The official language of the country is English. However, the USA is multinational country and people from certain communities can speak Chinese, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Korean and many other languages. The USA consists of 50 states and a federal district. The capital of the country is Washington D.C. Americans use lots of slang words in their speech and have a distinctive accent. 

former colonies of Great Britain. The population of Australia is

more than twenty-three million people and of New Zealand – more than four million people. The official language in these countries is English. However, people there speak with a distinctive Australian accent and use lots of new words.