What are the most common languages spoken in the world today

Modern English	French
Modern English
pigga	pig	porc	pork
scep	sheep	mouton	mutton
cu	cow	boeuf	beef

11. 
    Read the texts and answer the following questions:
    

1. 
   How many varieties of English can you spot?
   
2. 
   What is “good” English?
   
3. 
   What kind of people speak it?
   
4. 
   What are the differences between varieties of English?
   
5. 
   Does your native language have the same varieties?
   

What is Good English?

There are different kinds of English, ranging from the formal to¹ the colloquial. The kind of English we use² may depend on the occasion we use it, the person we are addressing or the type of writing we are engaged on. Thus, good English is correct English appropriate to a certain level of communication.

Different degrees of education and different social situations produce different levels of usage. They are classified as standard English, non-standard English, colloquial English and differ in constructions, pronunciation and vocabulary. One might even say that there is no difference in factual meaning between “He took his sister to the pictures” and “He taken his sister to the pictures”, but we recognize the first sentence as standard English, and the second as non-standard, incorrect English.
Non-standard English is the English used by the people with little or no education, it is nearly always spoken, seldom written, except in fiction which reproduces this type of speech. It is characterized by the misuse of words, the use of non-standard words, and the corruption of what is now considered a correct or conventional grammatical form. Another characteristic of non-standard English is its limited vocabulary. Slang is an important part of non-standard English and, indeed, of language in general. Most slang is, however, by its very nature³, short-lived.
Within the area of standard English three levels are generally recognized now: they are called formal English, informal English and colloquial English.
Formal English is the English, more often written than spoken, used by highly educated people in formal situations. One finds examples of formal English in scholarly articles and theses, in formal letters and public addresses⁴, and poetry. Contractions and colloquial expressions are avoided in formal style, grammar and usage are generally conservative. A wide and exact vocabulary is an important characteristic of formal English.
Informal English is the English most commonly written or spoken by educated people. Lectures for unspecialized audiences, informal essays, business letters and most current novels, short stories and plays are written in informal English. In vocabulary and sentence style informal English is less formal and elaborate than formal English, its sentences being shorter and simpler.
Colloquial English is conversational English, more often spoken than written. It has short sentences and casual constructions and vocabulary of the everyday relaxed speech of educated people. Colloquial English is personal and familiar in tone.


Notes:
1.ranging from ... to – от ... до
2.English we use – английский язык, которым мы пользуемся
3.by its very nature – по самой своей природе
4.public addresses – публичные выступления