How to change Language on Macbook Air

Hi Everyone
I just bought an Macbook Air used ( as it is ) and its in deferent language. I tried to format it by watching youtube but failed to do so. Can anyone help me fixing this problem please. I am at this point but only 2 disk on the screen. Is there anyway to get back English.

At startup hold down the Command + Option/Alt + r keys and keep them held down until you seea globe on the screen.
That will boot the system from the Apple servers on the internet. So have a good working internet connetion and know your router WiFi password, you will need it. From the screen that comes up you have to Repartition the drive as One Partition by selecting One Partition from the Partition layout area on the Partition tab of disk Utility.
Once that is done, formatted Mac OS  Extended (Journaled) with a Partition Table of GUID (that is found under the Options button) exit DU and select "Reinstall Mac OS X". The original version of OS X the system shipped with will be downloaded from the internet and installed on your Air. Once that finished you will be presented with the system setup pages where you chose a language and the like.
This is the only way to get all data from the previous owner off that system along with any OS X upgrades they might of done. you can use any of those OS X upgrades as they are Tied to the original owners Apple ID. you have to restore it to a As Shipped From Factory state with the original shipping version of OS X that came on it when it was new.

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