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WorksheetsENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 18mins
Crisps
British
Australian
American
French fries
British
Australian
American
Cookies
British
American
Australian
Truck
Australian
American
British
Bangs
British
American
Australian
Lollies
Australian
British
American
Swimsuit
British
Australian
American
The woods
British
American
Australian
Restroom
American
British
Australian
Flat
British
American
Australian
Grocery store
American
Australian
British
Doona
Australian
British
American
Bell peppers
American
British
Australian
Gumboots
British
Amarican
Australian
Thongs
Australian
American
British
Gas station
American
British
Australian
Bottle shop
American
Australian
British
Trousers
British
Australian
American
Footpath
British
Australian
American
Interstate
American
British
Australian
A language achieves a genuinely global status when it develops
a special role that is recognized in some powerful countries.
True
False
English is spoken as a second language in Ireland.
True
False
A ‘second language’...
is spoken by native speakers of that language
is seen as a complement to a person’s
mother tongue, or ‘first language’.
can be made a priority in a country’s
foreign-language teaching,
The language which children are most likely
to be taught when they arrive in school is ...
Their first language
Their second language
Their foreign language
English is now the language most
widely taught as a ... in China, Spain, Germany, Egypt, Brazil, Russia...
foreign language
mother tongue
second language
A global language will eventually come to be used by more
people than any other language
True
False
Why a language becomes a global language has much to do with
the number of people who speak it.
True
False
Latin became an international language
throughout the Roman Empire because Romans were more powerful.
True
False
There is the closest of links between language dominance
and ... (choose more than 1 answer)
economic power
technological power
cultural power
military/ political power
With a strong power-base, a language can make progress as an international medium of communication.
True
False
Britain had become the world’s leading industrial
and trading country.
By the beginning of the nineteenth
century
By the end of the nineteenth
century
In the eighteenth
century
In the sixteenth
century
The USA's economy was the
most productive and the fastest growing in the world.
By the beginning of the nineteenth
century
By the end of the nineteenth
century
During the sixteenth
century
By the end of the eighteenth
century
Translation has played an unimportant role
in human interaction for thousands of years
True
False
A language
that acts as a lingua franca, or ‘common language’ should be found for communities where
there are many languages in contact.
True
False
A global language is necessary for...
travelling abroad
international academic and business communities
a conversation
over the Internet
international contacts
People will be lazy about learning other languages with the presence of a global language.
True
False
Minority languages may disappear more quickly with presence of a global language.
True
False
People could choose another global language as a result of a revolution in the balance of global power.
True
False
People may no longer need a global language if an alternative method of
communication emerges.
True
False
The three circles represents different ways in which the language has been acquired and is currently used.
True
False
The... circle refers to the traditional bases of English, where
it is the primary language
inner
outer
expanding
The... circle includes the USA, UK, Ireland,
Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
inner
outer
expanding
The ... circle involves those nations which
recognize the importance of English as an international language though they do not have a history of colonization by
members of the inner circle, nor have they given English any
special administrative status.
outer
expanding
inner
The ... circle includes China, Japan, Greece,
Poland...
outer
inner
expanding
The ... circle involves those nations where the language
has become part of a country’s chief institutions, and plays an
important ‘second language’ role in a multilingual setting.
inner
outer
expanding
The ... circle includes Singapore, India,...
inner
outer
expanding
To achieve such a global status, a language has to be taken up by other countries around the world, not just by native countries of that language.
True
False
Translation has some limitations because it is ....
(Choose more than one answer)
expensive
impracticable
misunderstandable
convenient
A language is a second language of a country if it is used
as a medium of communication in such domains as government,
the law courts, the media, and the educational system
True
False
Several varieties of English have
emerged throughout the history.
False
True
