Transcript THE WORLD OF ENGLISH

THE WORLD OF ENGLISH
These countries are all part of the
English-speaking world.
• 2.3 billion people in 50 countries.
THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISHSPEAKING WORLD.
British explorers and traders
travelled to discover new places:
Africa, Asia, America
and the Pacific.
The new coutries they
discovered became part
of the British Empire
during the reign of
Queen Victoria (19th century).
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EMIGRATION IN
and
CENTURIES.
• From the UK a lot of
people went to these
new countries.
• They took their language
and their way of life.
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But also a lot of colonies citizens (Indians, Pakistanis and
Caribbeans) came to the UK to have a better life and more job
opportunities.
They already spoke English and they knew British culture, but, at
the beginning, life for them was very difficult.
THE COMMONWEALTH
Some countries became
independant from the British Empire after the World War II
but they kept their links with Britain.
The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent states
formed by the United Kingdom and most of its ex-colonies.
LINKS
• They have the British
parliamentary and legal systems.
• People drive on the left.
• They have the same
sporting traditions:
cricket, rugby and hockey.
• The Commonwealth Games
take place every four years
and only Commmonwealth
countries can participate.
• Next year, they're taking
place in Glasgow,
from the 23rd July
until the 3rd August.
• English-speaking countries are very different,
but the English language
is the common factor.
• People also speak local languages.
• The English language took some words:
pyjama and shampoo from India,
kangaroo from Australia,
banana from Africa.