2. Read the information and answer the questions in exercise 1. The English Language. English is the first language in about 70 countries, so there are more than 400 million people who speak it perfectly. Around the world, there are between 350 and 380 million people who can speak English well as a second language. The rest of the information is partly cut off in the photograph.

Перевод задания: Прочитайте информацию и ответьте на вопросы из упражнения 1.

1. How many people can speak English? — More than 400 million people speak English as a first language, and between 350 and 380 million people speak it well as a second language.
2. Where does English come from? — The visible text says that English comes from a mixture of different influences, but the full explanation is cut off in the photograph.
3. How many letters has the English alphabet got? — The English alphabet has got 26 letters.
4. How many words are there in English? — The exact answer is not visible in the photograph.
5. What are the most common words in English? — The exact answer is not visible in the photograph.

Ответ: 1 — more than 400 million first-language speakers and 350–380 million second-language speakers; 2 — from a mixture of different influences; 3 — 26 letters; 4–5 — the relevant information is cut off.