TASK 2. Complete the passage with words from the box.
second | derived | nationalities | primary | worldwide |
The term "English" is (1) _______ from Anglisc, the speech of the Angles – one of the three Germanic tribes that invaded England during the fifth century. The English language is the (2) ________ language of several countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and many of its former colonies, and the United States, and the (3) ________ language in a number of multilingual countries, including India, Singapore, and the Philippines. It’s an official language in several African countries as well, such as Liberia, Nigeria, and South Africa, but is spoken (4) ________ in more than 100. It’s learned around the world by children in school as a foreign language and often becomes a common denominator between people of different (5) ________ when they meet while traveling, doing business, or in other contexts.
