What is a lingua franca?

a common language of speakers who speak different languages.

Why has English become today's Global Language? Tick TWO answers.

Growing economic and political power of the USA., The expansion of the British colonial power.

What are two disadvantages of a global language?

Many of world's 6000 languages will disppear., It threatens multi-culturalism.

What are the six official languages of the UN?

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

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1
How does a language become a global language?
the political power of its speakers.
its speakers' ability to maintain power and expand.
the economic power of its speakers
all of the above.
2
Among Asian international organizations, what percentage use English only?
100%
90%
50%
0%
3
Which of the following is a "Universal Artificial Language?"
Esperanto
All of the above
English
Latin
4
How much of the European Union's administrative costs goes to TRANSLATIONS?
33%
0% because everyone knows English
25%
10%
5
How many countries use English as their official language?
67 sovereign states
95 sovereign states
120 sovereign states
54 sovereign states
6
A Global language is a language that is
all of the above.
used by international organizations.
used by people who have no native language in common.
learned and spoken internationally.
7
What is a lingua franca?
native language of Australian aboriginals.
a common language of speakers who speak different languages.
a variety of French.
a type of pasta.
8
Why has English become today's Global Language? Tick TWO answers.
Because English literature reflects universal values.
Growing economic and political power of the USA.
The expansion of the British colonial power.
Because Shakespeare wrote his plays in English.
9
Which language has the greatest number of native speakers?
Hindi
English
Spanish
Mandarin
10
What are two disadvantages of a global language?
Many of world's 6000 languages will disppear.
It threatens multi-culturalism.
People spend a lot of money to learn English.
There aren't enough English teachers.
11
What's today's global language?
English
Mandarin
French
Spanish
12
What makes a language influential?
Number of countries using it as an official language.
Number of countries using it as the first language
Number of countries teaching it as foreign langauge
All of the above.
13
Which of the countries listed below has NOT been a British colony?
Botswana
Tunisia
Malaysia
Kenya
14
What are the six official languages of the UN?
Chinese, English, French, Russian, Hindi and Spanish.
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Hindi.
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German and Spanish.
15
What percentage of international organizations have English an official languages?
85%
100%
75%
50%

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