REVIEW WORLD ENGLISHES

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English has many varieties around the world.

• different types of something

• able to speak two languages equally well

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She is bilingual in English and Spanish.

• able to speak, write, or read a language easily and well

• able to speak two languages equally well

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To be fluent a language, practice is a key.

• able to speak, write, or read a language easily and well

• (of circles) having the same centre

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Kachru's model shows English spreading in concentric circles.

• (of circles) having the same centre

• different types of something

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Her first language is French, but she could speak English very well.

• the language that has a legal status in a country

• the language that you learn to speak first as a child

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In Canada, English and French are recognised as official languages.

• the language that has a legal status in a country

• the language spoken by the ethnic minorities in a country

He speaks perfect English, but his _____ which he has known since birth is French.

• first language

• concentric

• fluent

• official language

To become ____ in English, you have to be exposed to an English-speaking environment.

• first language

• concentric

• fluent

• official language

The United Nations and the European Union use English as a(n) _____ .

• first language

• concentric

• fluent

• official language

Because Maria is _____, she can speak both German and Spanish fluently.

• first language

• concentric

• fluent

• official language

• bilingual