Kirjoita oikean selityksen numero sanan kohdalle.

Even if you don't use English, you ENCOUNTER it all around you.

How did this language from a small, windy island become so PREDOMINANT?

English has become so PROMINENT that many people have stopped paying attention to using it.

Due to various historical and political reasons, English has been playing the role of LINGUA FRANCA in intercultural communication since, at least, the end of World War II.

Colonialism and mass migration have CONTRIBUTED to the fast spread of English.

Nowadays English is widely taught all around the world, and MASTERING it is often seen as a basic skill for people who want to succeed in life.

English is the official language or one of the official languages in no fewer than 59 SOVEREIGN nations.

Even though the estimates VARY a bit, probably up to 1.5 billion people are currently learning the language from Tokyo to Timbuktu.

Having a shared means of communication is CRUCIAL for the global community.

Without English, the world would COME TO A STANDSTILL and many things that we TAKE FOR GRANTED would be far harder to do, as English is used for a STAGGERING number of purposes.