Chapert 1 - An English-Speaking World

2,000 years ago English didn’t exist.

• True

• False

In times of Shakespeare, English was the language of about...

• 6 million people.

• 7 million people.

• 8 million people.

• 9 million people.

English was taken out from ________ because of the colonizers, armies, trade, and entertainment.

• France

• England

• Australia

• Greece

____________ helped to spread the standard variety.

• Literature, newspapers, paintings

• Radio, newspapers, literature

• Radio, television and communication

• Television, painting, newspapers

During First World War, it was possible to hear other voices due to the existence of ________ lead by the English BBC.

• Televison

• Radio

• Micriphone

• Videos

English dictionaries appeared in the ____________.

• 16^th century.

• 17^th century.

• 18^th century.

• 19^th century.

The Queen’s ________ was considered a prestigious standard which anyone could aspire to.

• French

• Scottish

• English

An improvement in ____________ helped to disseminate the standard English as boarding schools appeared creating a ´melting-pot´ of accents.

• economy

• politics

• illiteracy

• literacy

The accent a person speaks can tell us their social status and level of education.

• True

• False

After _______, when World War II finished, the dominant variety on radio programs was not British but American.

• 1944

• 1945

• 1943

• 1942