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The conceptualising ELF

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It’s most simple ........... is the use of English between speakers who don't share a first language.

a)

definition

b)

ELF

c)

concept

d)

EFL

2.

2.UK or the US but ownership of English has now ................ around the world and two uses of ........................

a)

spread/English as a Foreign Language

b)

spread/English as a lingua franca

c)

speak/English as a lingua franca

d)

speak/English as a Foreign Language

3.

World Englishes so this is the study of varieties of English for example Indian English Singaporean English .............. .

a)

Malaysia English

b)

Italian English

c)

Nigerian English

d)

Austria English

4.

4.Now English as a lingua franca is different because English is a lingua franca is not about a ..................... .

a)

variety of English

b)

varieties of English

c)

variable of English

d)

various of English

5.

5.English is a foreign language as opposed to English as a lingua franca looks at communication between ............... speakers of English and ............ speakers of English.

a)

native/non-native

b)

non-native/native

c)

ELF/EFL

d)

EFL/ELF

6.

What does the ELF stand for?

a)

English language foreigner

b)

English Lingua Franca

c)

English as a Lingua Franca

d)

English as a language foreigner

7.

Who started ELF research conceptual paper?

a)

Jerry

b)

Seidlhofer

c)

Cogo

d)

Biecher

8.

Which group of countries is using ELF is correct?

a)

UK, US, Japan

b)

India, Singapore, Malaysia

c)

Malaysia, Russia, Thailand

d)

Malaysia, Russia, Japan

9.

How much ELF communication is used worldwide?

a)

100%

b)

59%

c)

75%

d)

70%

10.

What does “contact language” mean?

a)

ELF

b)

WE

c)

ENL

d)

ESL

11.

Do you think that Thai teachers who teach English for more than 20 years are native speakers?

a)

YES

b)

NO

12.

Is ELF a variety of English?

a)

YES

b)

NO

13.

What are the main types of the contexts of ELF ?

a)

Tourism

b)

Business

c)

Technology

d)

Culture

14.

What is meaning of EFL?

a)

The language variations is a vast store of shared knowledge and experience that makes for a sense of community.

b)

A contact language between persons who share neither a common native tongue nor a common (national) culture, and for whom English is the chosen foreign language of communication

c)

Used almost exclusively for specific, limited purposes, usually in a business context such as international communication and education.

15.

What is the importance of ELF?

a)

The English is used by non- speakers for international communication

b)

The English is taught to learnt by non-native speakers