English as a Global Language Quiz

HOW MANY PEOPLE USE ENGLISH AS A FIRST OR SECOND LANGUAGE ?

• Nearly 1 billion

• Nearly 1 million

• Nearly 2 billion

• Nearly 2 million

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

How did English spread throughout the world ?

• Because a lot of English people emigrated to different parts of the world

• Because of the extension of the British Empire and of British colonialism

• Because English is the simplest language

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is a LINGUA FRANCA ?

• A sports league

• A language used to communicate between people speaking different languages

• A city in Italy

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

WHAT LANGUAGE IS THE CURRENT LINGUA FRANCA?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

NAME AT LEAST 3 FIELDS IN WHICH ENGLISH IS THE MAIN LANGUAGE ?

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A