A Theme Page about how the English language spread around the world – for elementary and intermediate students (A1.2 – B1), year 5-B1 in Sweden
Related topics: English Speaking Countries, London, New York City, Colonisation of North America, Colonisation of Australia
A list of English Speaking Countries: 87 countries where English is spoken as a first or an official second language.
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Lesson Plans
English Conquers the Worldhttps://webenglish.se/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/english-conquers-1.pdfA reading chapter about how English first spread around the world. See activities page and easy version belowEnglish Conquers Activities
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English Conquers the World EZ
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How did English become the world’s most spoken language? – ESL language studies abroadhttps://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/english-language-global-number-one/
Why is English such a global language? We’ll tell you the story of how this little language became the most studied in the world – check it out!
Ten things you might not have known about the English language | OxfordWords bloghttps://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/08/12/ten-things-you-might-not-have-known-about-the-english-language/
Hey, English speaker! Congratulations. You speak a language that straddles the globe like nothing before.
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English Speaking Countries and Territorieshttps://webenglish.se/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/englishcountrylist-1.pdf
A list of English Speaking Countries, the ones in bold have English as a native language. Find information about several of the countries here: English Speaking Countries
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