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1 Word class and word orderIn the world today
Word class and word order
There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. The sentence
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog uses all 26 letters.
In the world today, people speak around 2,700 different languages.
More than 750 million people use the English language.
But only about 350 million people speak it as a fi rst language.
About 885 million people speak Chinese as their fi rst language.
About 80% of the information on the world’s computers is in English.
King: I don’t understand! Are you my son?Tom: No, I’m not a prince, I’m poor.King: Are you sure? Your clothes are notvery old!Tom: They’re not my clothes. They’reEdward’s clothes. He’s poor now.King: Oh no! This is terrible! Is it true? Tom: Yes, it is. I’m really sorry, King Henry. You aren’t my father, you’re my King.