Fill in the Blanks BILABIAL NASALOnline version Complete the text and put the words in the blanks. by Alejandra Carrero 1 primary communications approximately Modern dominant many most entertainment form diplomacy economic Empire Commonwealth commonly English is a West Germanic language originating in England , and the first language for people in Australia , Canada , the Caribbean , Ireland , New Zealand , the United Kingdom and the United States of America ( also known as the Anglosphere ) . It is used extensively as a second language and as an official language throughout the world , especially in Commonwealth countries such as India , Sri Lanka , Pakistan and South Africa , and in international organisations . English is sometimes described as the global lingua franca . English is the international language in , science , business , aviation , , radio and . The influence of the British is the reason for the initial spread of the language far beyond the British Isles . Following World War II , the growing and cultural influence of the United States has significantly accelerated the spread of the language . On an average school day one billion people are learning English in one or another . A working knowledge of English is required in certain fields , professions , and occupations . As a result over a billion people speak English at least at a basic level . English is one of six official languages of the United Nations . This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License . It uses material from the Wikipedia article " English language " . You can explore more on the Wikipedia website . The text and the images are used here only for educational purposes .
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