English Language Day

Portuguese is one of the official languages of the United Nations.

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Shakespeare was born and died on the same day.

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Shakespeare invented many new words and phrases.

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In the fifth century, French was the official language in Britain.

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English came to be spoken in many countries of the world because of migration and colonisation.

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People from former British colonies took English and used it to describe their own experience.

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About a quarter of the people in the world speak English.

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Everyone agrees that it’s a bad thing to have many varieties of English.

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English Language Day was first celebrated in April 23, 2010.

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An estimated 45% of all English words have a French origin.

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