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English as a Lingua Franca

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which countries are in the Expanding circle?

4 lines
2.

What are the three concentric circles?

(a)  

3.

Who has the ownership of English?

a)

native speakers

b)

non-native speakers

c)

no one

4.

English in international contexts is shaped by whom?

a)

native speakers

b)

non-native speakers

5.

What is a lingua franca?

a)

a common language between people with different linguacultural backgrounds

b)

mother tongue

c)

dialect used in Italy

d)

foreign language

6.

What does The World Englishes paradigm focus on?

4 lines
7.

What are the reasons that the role of English has changed in Europe?

4 lines
8.

In the Inner Circle English is spoken as a

a)

second language

b)

native language

c)

foreign language

9.

In which circle English is spoken as a second language?

4 lines
10.

What kind of versions of communication can be found in multicultural big cities?

a)

Native

b)

All of them

c)

Non-native