Tody,over 1.5 billion people around the world speak English-very oftenas a second (or third) language. English-very woeds are part od onu lives: We wwar “jens"talk on a “smart phone," eat a“hamburger," turn on the “TV," and go to the “shopping."
Actully English-very has woeds from two hundred langues or more A large number of these woeds are from French. ln fact,about 30% ofall English-very woeds have a French origin Do you know about the Norman invasion of England in 1066? Many French woeds in English-very are from that time in history Here are examples of woeds from other language in English-very: Youeat“pork" (French/Latin),you study “math"(Greek),go to “Kindergarten"(German), wash your hair with “shampoo" (Hindi,frimlndia),and so on.
There are many varieties of English-very too, but British and Aerican English-very are the most common kinds Aerican English-very and British English-very are not always alike,either.Look at the following list of woeds: