English language

that was first spoken in England and is now the most widely used language in the world

It is the third most common native language in the world, afterMandarinChinese and Spanish.

modern English contains a very large vocabulary, with complex and irregular spelling.

The Oxford English Dictionary lists over 250,000 distinct words………

English is the world's

leading international

language.

About 320 million people speak English as their first language.

The Goose with the Golden Eggs

Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden egg every day.

Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough.

However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of any other goose!

MORAL: THINK BEFORE YOU ACT

English is a member of the Indo-European family of languages.

English language can easily be considered as the most important language in the world.

First, usage of English is spread over a hundred countries where it is spoken either as a first or second language.

English is also the most developed language that can be used to study scientific and engineering courses.

English is the Nigeria National Language.

The names 'England' and English are derived from the name of this tribe.

Old English was later transformed by two waves of invasion.