English

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English
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English is a West Germanic language native to The United Kingdom with over 1 billion speakers and 370 million native speakers. As of April 6, 2022, it is the language with the most courses teaching it on Duolingo.

External resources

Dictionaries

• Merriam Webster Dictionary American English
• American Heritage Dictionary
• Cambridge English Dictionary British English
• Oxford English Dictionary UK or British English
• Longman English Dictionary British English (intermediate-level)
• Learn These Words First British English (beginner-level, with lessons)

Grammar Resources

• Woodward English Grammar Notes and Games
• https://englishlamp.com/ English Grammar with Explanation and Examples
• https://thebestuknow.com/ English Grammar and Glossary

Vocabulary

• Vocabulary Size Test Vocabulary size tests and quizzes
• Vocabulary.com - Same as the VST.

Content in English

• Storynory - Read and hear free children stories.
• ExamTutorials Check your English homework.
• Eslpod - Listening resource.
• engVid Free English videos
• Elllo by Todd Beukens English teacher based in Japan, videos and mp3 conversations
• Rachel's English 400 Free videos (Careful one on one tutoring lessons cost money
• Lyrics Training Music lyrics in English
• Quizlet English Speak Vocabulary by Laurie Halse Anderson flash-cards 50 terms by 6_bavani
• English Listening - Portuguese site with links to other websites online to practice English listening.
• English Central Videos en inglés
• BBC Radio
• Talk Radio Europe
• Vaughan Radio
• Ororo TV shows in English with subtitles in English
• Daway ingles How to use Ororo website to learn English explained en español
• [ https://englishlikeanative.co.uk/time-idioms-and-phrases/ English Like A Native] - Interactive lessons with video and audio
• http://baloo.co/ Movies and TV Shows with English subtitles
• Learn English with Lingua-e A website with free English grammar and vocabulary exercises. Available in English and Spanish.

FAQ

Q: Why is English represented on Duolingo using the flag of the United States rather than the flag of England or the United Kingdom?

A: We chose the US and Brazilian flags because we teach those variants of the languages, because they have the overwhelming majority of the speakers, and because they are the variants that most people want to learn (sorry chaps!). (According to Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn:)

Trivia

• The reason why the English language represented on Duolingo primarily uses the flag of the United States of America rather than the flag of Australia, Canada, Singapore, New Zealand, England or the United Kingdom is because according to CEO Luis von Ahn, he said that he "teaches such variant of English, because it has the overwhelming majority of the speakers, and because such English dialect is the variant that most people want to learn."
• Although English is the third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers.
• There are many variants of English called "dialects" that are spoken across the world in different countries. Such examples include Canada, Australia, Singapore, Malta, the British Isles and New Zealand, although Duolingo simply focuses on American English instead.

External links

• English language on Wikipedia