1. What kinds of English language variants do you know?
2. What countries have English as the national and state language?
3. Do they speak Standard English in the USA, Canada and New Zealand?
4. What is the regional variant of a language?

1. The main English language variants are British English, American English, Canadian English, Australian English, New Zealand English, Irish English and others.

2. English is a national or official language in the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and many other countries, for example India and South Africa.

3. People in the USA, Canada and New Zealand use their own national variants of English. They also have standard forms, but these differ from British Standard English in pronunciation, spelling and some words.

4. A regional variant is a form of a language used in a particular area. It may differ in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.

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