A World Language

How many people approximately speak English as their first language?

• 400-600 million

• 200-300 million

• 570-800 million

• 370-400 million

Which among the following languages is considered a 'world language'?

• English

• Spanish

• Thai

• Filipino

Which among the countries speak English as their second language?

• Kenya

• Thailand

• China

• Algeria

What terms do we use for air and sea traffic languages?

• Aerospeak/ Aquaspeak

• Airspeak/ Seaspeak

• Highspeak/ Underspeak

• Planespeak/ Shipspeak

What do we call a language that is being taught at schools but is not an official language in a country?

• First Language

• Second Language

• Foreign Language

• Third Language

What role did the economy of Britain play in the spread of the English language during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? Can we still see its effect now?