5 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 🧚‍♀



English as the universal language
English is spoken by 952 million people around the world as their first language and 603 million people as their second language.



The longest word in the English language
The longest English word is ‘pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis,’ which is a medical term for referring to a lung disease caused by fine silica dust inhalation.



The shortest English sentence
‘I am,’ is the shortest complete sentence in English.



The shortest and oldest English word
According to historians and medieval records, ‘I’ is the shortest and oldest English word.



The origin of the English dictionary
English writer Samuel Johnson wrote the first English dictionary in 1755.

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🧚‍♀ WHY WE LOVE INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAY



It promotes easier communication
International English Language Day highlights the benefits of learning English, which promotes easy communication. As the world’s universal language, it allows people to connect from different parts of the world, be it for business or leisure.



It has a rich history
While it is widely spoken, not many people know the rich history and evolution of the English language. This holiday gives people the opportunity to learn its origin and understand its nuances.



We love reading books
International English Language Day is the day for every bookworm in the world. It’s that time of the year when you can relax, grab a cup of coffee, and spend the day burying your nose in your favorite book.


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🧚‍♀ INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAY DATES

Year
Date
Day
2024
April 23
Tuesday


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🌐 UN English Language Day

UN English Day is observed annually on 23 April. The event was established by UN's Department of Public Information in 2010 "to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization".

For the English Language Day, April 23 was chosen because it is the date "traditionally observed as both the birthday and date of death of William Shakespeare". Other dates were selected for the celebration of the UN's other five official languages.


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💠 HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAY


The origin of the English language started when three Germanic tribes invaded Britain during the 5th century A.D. The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes crossed the North Sea from what is known as modern Denmark and North Germany today. Upon their arrival, most people from Britain spoke the Celtic language. The invaders pushed them aside, forcing them to migrate to the west and north, which is now known as Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.

From 450 A.D. to 1100 A.D., the Germanic tribes developed the Old English language — the archaic version of the English that’s universally spoken today. The demise of Old English was seen in 1100 A.D. William the Conqueror— the Duke of Normandy — invaded England, which started the country’s linguistic division. Later on, the lower class spoke English and the upper class spoke French. This division evolved into a melting pot of language, then called Middle English — Old English added with French words — which eventually became Britain’s dominant language in the 14th century.

The rise of Modern English happened at the beginning of the 16th century when the language had a distinct shift in pronunciation. This shift is called the ‘Great Vowel Shift’ where vowels in the English language were pronounced shorter and shorter. Printing of texts and books started in this era, which standardized modern English as a staple in Britain. In 1604, the first English language dictionary was published.

The main difference between today’s English language and 16th-century Modern English is the vocabulary. Two factors contributed to this: the Industrial Revolution and the Global British Empire. The Industrial Revolution called for the need to use more words. On the other hand, this was also the height of the British Empire’s colony which covered a quarter of the world’s territories, forcing them to inevitably adopt foreign words in their vocabulary.


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📹 Speaking Practice

🧏‍♀ Fifty Advanced Phrases For English Conversations

🔺 Coach by Emma
🇦🇺 Accent: Australian
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🧚‍♀ Happy International family Day!

🧚‍♀ May the fifteenth

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🌹 Meaning:
To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.

🌻 Example:
Slow down. Stop and smell the roses now and then.

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🧏‍♀ English listening practice

Sweater weather
The neighbourhood

[ Music + Lyrics ]

🕐 4:00 minutes

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And all I am is a man
I want the world in my hands
I hate the beach
But I stand in California with my toes in the sand
Use the sleeves of my sweater
Let's have an adventure
Head in the clouds but my gravity centered
Touch my neck and I'll touch yours
You in those little high waisted shorts, oh

Oh, she knows what I think about
And what I think about
One love, two mouths
One love, one house
No shirt, no blouse
Just us, you find out
Nothing that I wouldn't wanna tell you about, no
'Cause it's too cold
For you here
And now, so let me hold
Both your hands in the holes of my sweater

And if I may just take your breath away
I don't mind if there's not much to say
Sometimes the silence guides a mind
To move to a place so far away
The goosebumps start to raise
The minute that my left hand meets your waist
And then I watch your face
Put my finger on your tongue 'cause you love to taste, yeah
These hearts adore, everyone the other beats hardest for
Inside this place is warm
Outside it starts to pour

Coming down
One love, two mouths
One love, one house
No shirt, no blouse
Just us, you find out
Nothing that I wouldn't wanna tell you about, no, no, no
'Cause it's too cold
For you here
And now, so let me hold
Both your hands in the holes of my sweater

'Cause it's too cold
For you here
And now, so let me hold
Both your hands in the holes of my sweater

Whoa, whoa, whoa

Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa

'Cause it's too cold
For you here
And now, so let me hold
Both your hands in the holes of my sweater

It's too cold
For you here
And now, let me hold
Both your hands in the holes of my sweater

And it's too cold, it's too cold
The hands of my sweater

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The coldest night without your hug 💔

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The coldest night without your hug 💔

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