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English is one of the world's most widely spoken languages. this is partly because it was the language of the british empire. the empire once controlled so much of the world when it was said that the sun never set on the british empire.(1)____
England, the birthplace of english, takes on most of the
island of great britain.(2)____ it is one of the four land that form the united kingdom.(3)____ the english that people speak there today is quite differed from the english that was spoken long ago.(4)____ if you were read a book by geoffrey chaucer, one of the early writers of english, someone would have to explain it to you what many words mean.(5)____(6)____
Ingland has product many famous writers since chaucer.(7)____ they include such poets as john milton and percy bysshe shelley and such novelists as jane austen and charles dickens. england is also known for its theater. that art has remained important since the time of playwright william shakespeare some 400 years ago. england's oxford and cambridge are two of the oldest universities in the world. the country' s contributions of classical and folk music, as well as to rock and roll, are also important.(8)____ it's not hard to imagine what rock would be like if there hadn't been english performers such as the beatles, the rolling stones, and david bowie.(9)____ the english also discovered two of the world' s most popular sports: football known as "soccer" in the united states) and cricket.(10)____
