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Indians and the Chinese all help make it a rich language. Read and answer the questions: 1. How many people in the world speak English? English is spoken by about 400 million people in Australia, Britain, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA. Learning 2. When did English bee an international language? In the 20th century. 3. Who owns English? Everyone who speaks it owns English. 4. Why did English bee so popular? The reason is that in the 18th century, the UK was a country whose industrial products were sold all over the world. In the 20th century, the USA spread English all over the world through newspapers, television, films and advertising. Now it’s the mon language for international travel, science, industry, information technology and the inter. 5. When will Chinese bee an international language? By the middle of the 21st century. Choose the best answer. 1. In a country like India, English is _______. a) not taught in school b) spoken by everyone c) the most important foreign language d) not the language everyone speaks at home 2. English became more mon because _______________. a) of the growth of the UK b) it’s an easy language to learn c) it was used in televi