Check what you know about english-speaking countries! a)how many countries have english as an official language? 1)8 2)16 3)53 b)english is officially spoken in many countries because… 1)it’s an easy language. 2)people like it. 3)they were british colonies . c)which countries were not british colonies but english is an official language? 1)madagascar and rwanda. 2)pakistan and india. 3)kenya and namibia. d)how many people speak english as a first language? 1)over 30 mlm 2)over 100 mln 3)over 300 mln e)modern english is sometimes described as a… 1)difficult language. 2)lingua franca. 3)roman language.