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Main article: English language
The English language is a West Germanic language spoken in many countries around the world. With around 380 million native speakers, it is the second most spoken language in the world, as a native language. As many as a billion people speak it as a second language. English is an influence on, and has been influenced by many different languages. Some people in England speak other languages, such as Welsh.
Climate]
All of Great Britain has an oceanic climate. There can be a temperature difference of 5-10° c between the north and the south (the north is generally colder), and there is often snow in the north before there is in the south.
The prevailing wind for most of the year is from the Atlantic, to the west of England. Therefore, there is more rain on the western side of the country. The east is colder and drier than the west. The country usually has a mild climate because the Gulf Stream to the western side is warm water. The climate is warmer than it was 200 years ago, and now ice and snow are rare in the southern part of the country. Occasionally, air from the Arctic Circle comes down the eastern side of the country and the temperature can drop below 0^° C.
English culture
See English literature, English Heritage, Aldeburgh Festival
Sport
The English football team won the World Cup in 1966. They came close in Italy 1990, closely losing in the semi-final against West Germany on penalties. In the 2006 World Cup they got to the quarter finals, then lost to Portugal after penalty kicks. In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, they came close again only to be knocked out in the semi-final, losing 2-1 to Croatia.
English people invented:

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  Rugby Football
  
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  Snooker
  
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  Billiards
  
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  Darts
  
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  Cricket
  
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  Lawn Tennis
  

People from England[
There are many well known English people. Here are just a few of them:

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  William Shakespeare, playwright
  
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  Sir Isaac Newton, scientist
  
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  Charles Dickens, author
  
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  Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web
  
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  The Beatles, musicians, who came from the city of Liverpool
  
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  Sir Winston Churchill, former prime minister, and led the country during World War II
  
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  King Henry VIII, King of England during the 16th century
  
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  Queen Victoria, Queen for most of the 19th century
  
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  John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church
  
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  Charles Darwin, natural selection and the origin of species
  
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  Michael Faraday, discoverer of electromagnetism
  
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  Jane Austen, novelist
  
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  William Wordsworth, poet
  
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  J. R. R. Tolkien, author and poet
  
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  Led Zeppelin, rock band
  
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  The Rolling Stones, rock band
  
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  Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997).
  
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  Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, 1979-1990
  
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  David Beckham, footballer
  
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  Alan Shearer, footballer
  
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  Geoff Hurst, footballer
  
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  Tim Henman, tennis player
  
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  Ronnie O'Sullivan, snooker player
  
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  Mo Farah, athlete
  
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  Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1 driver and world champion 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 & 2019
  
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  Amy Winehouse, singer
  
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  Robbie Williams, singer and member of Take That
  
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  J.K. Rowling, author
  

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