English 2B: What language do you speak?

Which of the following is NOT an English-speaking country?

• South Africa

• the Dominican Republic

• Jamaica

• India

How many people speak English in the world today?

• 4 million

• 5 million

• 2 billion

• 5 billion

Approximately how many native speakers of English are there in the world?

• 400 million

• 200 million

• 100 million

• 50 million

About how many people have learned English as a foreign language?

• 375 million

• 75 million

• 750 million

• 950 million

An open-source language means:

• it is defined only by the Modern Language Assocation.

• it follows strict grammatical rules.

• it is only written and has no spoken form.

• anyone can add to it.

GDP refers to:

• public health.

• access to education and language learning.

• social inequality in a country.

• a country's economic status.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five major developing economies in the world?

• Russia

• Brazil

• Mexico

• India

Which of the following languages is increasing in economic importance?

• Chinese

• Japanese

• French

• German

Portuguese is a language that is increasing in economic importance.

• True

• False

What is the most widely spoken language in the world?

• Mandarin Chinese
• Hindi
• Spanish
• English