English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom. When you 1____speakers of English from around the world,…

English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom. When you 1____speakers of English from around the world, you2____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 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.