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Read the text and answer the questions.

III. English-speaking countries

There are about 2700 languages in the world and some of them are very important.

English is one of the largest and richest of modern languages. It is spoken by more than 800.000.000 people, and number of speakers is increasing.

English is the language of the people of Great Britain. Great Britain consists of three parts. They are Scotland, England, Wales. Today the official name of Great Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. English is the official language in all parts of the country.

In the United States of America English is called the national language, the language of the American nation. Five hundred years ago some English people came to North America to live there, and they brought the English language to this new country. After them people came from all the countries of Europe.

And they all learned English, but they made it a little different from British English. In the USA now people speak American English. Many words are the same in American and in British English, but the American people don’t speak English in the same way as people do in England.

Canada is to the north of the United States of America. It is a very large country, larger than the USA. Canada has two official languages: English and French.

Australia is to the south of the Equator. It is the smallest continent and the largest island on the map. Australia is also an English-speaking country.

New Zealand isn’t far from Australia. The national language in New Zealand is also English.

People everywhere learn English in order to keep up with the major trends and developments in the world.

1. 
   How many languages are there in the world?
   
2. 
   How many parts does Great Britain consist of?
   
3. 
   What is the official name of Great Britain today?
   
4. 
   What other English-speaking countries do you know?
   
5. 
   How many official languages has Canada?
   
6. 
   Where is Australia situated?
   
7. 
   What is the capital of the USA?
   
8. 
   What is the capital of Canada?
   
9. 
   What is the capital of Australia?
   
10. 
    What is the capital of New Zealand?