Section 3
The third group covers the varieties of English/spoken in some countries/in Europe,/Africa,/South America,/and Asia. In these countries,/including Japan,/people usually learn and use English/as a foreign language.
Although people in these countries/rarely speak English/in their daily lives,/they use the language/when it is necessary. Imagine your school welcomes an exchange student/from Argentina,/and you want to make friends/with her. Neither of you/speaks each other’s mother tongue. Having learned English for several years,/both of you can use English/to communicate. In this way,/English becomes a common language.
English spoken by these non-native speakers/varies a lot. The varieties reflect the speakers’ valuable linguistic/and cultural backgrounds.