Перед словами "circle" вставить "expanding", "inner", "outer" According to language experts, there are three groups of English speakers. These groups are represented by three concentric circles. The 1 circle contains 380 million native speakers of English in the UK, Ireland, the USA, Aus tralia, New Zealand and parts of Canada. They say, English has become so important today due largely to modern Amer.jcan culture and business because most English speakers live in the USA. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Britain established an empire. It covered large parts of India, Africa and the Far East (Malaysia and Hong Kong, for example). The locals of these places make up the 2_circle. They learn English at school and use in many everyday situations. English is the official (or second) language for them. The largest number of English speakers, however, are in the 3__ circle. These people learn and use English as a foreign language for different purposes. Mostly because it is the global communication tool of business, science, enter tainment, the internet, etc. Around a billion people speak English. It is estimated that by 2050, nearly half of the total population of the world will speak (or at least under.stand) English.