English is the most spoken native Language in the world.
False Chinese
100
Italian is a
a. Slavic
b. Germanic
c. Indo-European
Indo-European
100
The most widely spoken languages are:
Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, German
German
100
The French word for shop
boutique
100
Are there more English native speakers or non-native speakers in the world?
non-native speakers
200
There are 7 million languages in the world.
False 7,000
200
What were the first countries to be colonised by the British?
a. England and Scotland
b. North America, Australia and New Zealand
c. America and Australia
America and Australia
200
Italian, French, English and German
are Romance languages
German
200
Spanish word for hello
hola
200
What is a lingua franca?
A Language used between speakers whose native languages are different
300
2,200 languages of the world are spoken in Asia
True
300
What is the Language with the most English speakers?
a. USA
b. China
c. UK
China
300
theatre, colour, center, honour
center
300
The German word for "thank you"
Danke
300
What does the term World English refer to?
It refers to English as a lingua franca
400
The European Union has 45 official languages
False 6
400
What continents were mainly colonised in the second phase of colonizations?
a. America
b. Africa and Asia
c. Asia and Oceania
Africa and Asia
400
Factors that caused the expansion of English as a world common Language
a. the expansion of the British Empire
b. the emergence of the USA as the world economic power since the 20th century
c. the globalization
d. the Industrial revolution
The industrial revolution
400
The Russian word for "See you"
Dasvidania
400
What does the term World Englishes refer to?
It refers to the varieties English spoken around the world
500
The first migrations started in the 17th century
False 15th century
500
The United Nations official languages are
a. English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Arabic
b. English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Chinese
c. English, French and German
English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Arabic