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

what is the 3 c's

Culturalism, colonism, capitalism

400

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

Science, technology  and trade. 

500

This number of people speak English in the world today

1,4 billion

Varieties of English

100

What type of english is it when you spell donut

American

200

What is commen for british english

More formal

300

English belongs to this "language family"

Indo-European

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

random

100

Largest empire ever

birtish empire

200

how much of the world did the british empire own

24% of land mass

300

what was the jewel in the crown

India

400

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

The USA

500

how many colonies did thay have controll of

120