English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom.
When you(1)…………speakers of English from around the world, you (2)………….notice that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some (3)………….in the words they use, including the names of (4)…………. objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. But although pronunciation and (5)………….. are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers(6)……………opposite sides of the world can understand ...7... other quite easily. It does not seem to (8)…………. where they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen (9)………..learning English too. If you know English, you are more (10)………… to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.