7 MIT READING LESSON

There are around 7000 different languages in the world today. Languages that are similar to each other are in a groups or 'families'.

How many languages are there in the world?

• 7000

• 7500

• 6000

• 6500

Some languages have a lot of speakers and others have very few. Many of smaller languages have no writing, so when the last speaker dies, the languages dies too.

What happened to smaller languages with no writing?

• Languages exists

• Languages dies

• Languages uses

• Languages teaches

Europe has 284 different languages. One language family is here Romance languages, Which includes Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. Another is Slavic languages, such as Russian, Polish, and Czech.

What languages are include in Slavic languages, EXCEPT. . .

• Basque

• Germanic

• Slavic

• Romance

English belongs to Germanic group, and is the third largest languages in the world: 335 million people speak it as a first language and 505 million people speak it as a second language. The Basque language from Spain and France is very unusual. It doesn't belong to any language family.

How many English speaker as second language?

• 335

• 550

• 533

• 505

English belongs to Germanic group, and is the third largest languages in the world: 335 million people speak it as a first language and 505 million people speak it as a second language. The Basque language from Spain and France is very unusual. It doesn't belong to any language family.

What language that doesn't belong to any language family?

• Germanic

• Basque

• Slavic

• Romance

Asia has 2303 languages. Chinese has a billion speakers--more than any other language in the world. Hindi is the world's fourth largest language, and arabic comes fifth. Some parts of Asia have a very large number of languages.

Which Asian language has the most speakers?

• Chinese

• Bahasa

• Hindi

• Japanese

Australia and Oceania has 1311 languages in total. The main language of Australia and New Zealand is English, but there are a lot of smaller languages too. Papua New Guinea has only around 8 million people, but it has 832 languages--more than any other country. Unfortunately, some Aboriginal language are very small now and have only one or two speakers.

The most use language in Australia and New Zealand is?

• Spanish

• French

• English

• Hindi

Australia and Oceania has 1311 languages in total. The main language of Australia and New Zealand is English, but there are a lot of smaller languages too. Papua New Guinea has only around 8 million people, but it has 832 languages--more than any other country. Unfortunately, some Aboriginal language are very small now and have only one or two speakers.

Language that only has one or two speakers?

• Papua New Guinea

• New Zealand

• Aboriginal

• Oceania

Americas has 1060 languages. English and Spanish have the most speaker on these continents. Spanish, with 406 million speakers, is the world's second largest language. Portuguese is spoken in Brazil. While in Canada people speak mainly English and French. There are also many other native languages, for example Mam, a Mayan language, which people speak in parts of Mexico and Guatemala.

Spanish with 406 million speaker is the world's ... largest language

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

Americas has 1060 languages. English and Spanish have the most speaker on these continents. Spanish, with 406 million speakers, is the world's second largest language. Portuguese is spoken in Brazil. While in Canada people speak mainly English and French. There are also many other native languages, for example Mam, a Mayan language, which people speak in parts of Mexico and Guatemala.

What is the most spoken language in Brazil?

• Spanish

• Mexican

• Mayan language

• Portuguese