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Today, students who want to learn English in the US have a wide choice of courses and institutions to (1) choose from. And, because the US is such a big country, they also have a huge variety of locations in which to study. The US has a long (2) tradition of teaching English because, (3) throughout its history, the country has welcomed (4) immigrants from all over the world, most of who have needed to learn English. Today, the US’ English language teaching sector is well developed and its teachers are highly qualified and (5) experienced American universities and colleges welcome many thousands of (6) overseas students each year, who (7) enroll on degree or post graduate courses. Most of these (8) institutions provide preparation courses for students who need to improve their English before they start university study. These courses are called Intensive English Language Programmes and they are the most common type of courses taken by overseas students. (9) In addition to language tuition, Intensive English Language Programmes give students the chance to get to know the school where they will be studying and become more (10) familiar with the American academic environment.