English as a World Language

The spread of English

100

A language used by people with different native languages for communicating is called...

A Lingua Franca

200

A country ruled by the British Empire was their... 

Colony 

300

Besides the British military power, important reasons for the spread of English in the 17th and 18th centuries were...

Science, technology  and trade. 

400

In the 19th century, the strength of this country contributed to the spread of English around the world

The USA

500

This number of people speak English in the world today

1,4 billion

Varieties of English

100

English belongs to this "language family"

Indo-European

200

A "Robot" in South-Africa is a .... in the UK

Traffic light

300

"-ize"-endings are typical for what variety of English?

American English

400

The varieties of English differ in terms of...

Accent / pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.

500

The three circles of English are called

Inner, Outer and Expanding Circle

Text types

100

Texts that explain an issues are called...

Expository

200

If you present arguments, this is an example of a .... text 

Argumentative or persuasive text

300

This text type is typically objective and neutral

Expository texts

400

The rhetorical devices are...

Ethos, pathos and logos

500

Three things to consider when writing is:

Purpose, audience, context