Did your parents study English when they were in school; true or false?
Probably true.
100
In Israel all students in school study English; true or false?
True
100
What English speaking country is big and has 50 states from New York to California?
The United States of America
200
פלסטי
Plastic
200
Toy
צעצוע
200
True or False; The English language starts in Spain 1,500 years ago?
False.
200
What are other major world languages after English? List two.
Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, French
200
What country is North of the United States of America? It is a big country but not many people live there. There is lots of snow in winter. The flag has a maple leaf on it.
Canada
300
לתת
to give
300
Kitchen
מטבח
300
English takes many words from what two languages?
1. Spanish and Catalan
2. Arabic and Tamil
3. French and Latin
4. Tagalog and Vietnamese
(hint; think bon apetit)
3. French and Latin
300
A man from Sweden goes to Slovakia. He doesn't speak Slovak. What language does he speak in to people in Slovakia.
English
300
What country is surrounded by the ocean? It has kangaroos and is very hot and beautiful.
Australia
400
חבילה בדואר
Package in the mail
400
heater
מחמם
400
True or False 1,000 years ago many people in the world spoke English?
False.
400
How many people in the world speak/study English?
There are 7 billion people in the world. 20% speak/ study English.
About 1.5 billion
400
What country is the second largest country after China with a population of 1.2 billion people?
The offical languages there are Hindi and English.
Many Israelis go there after the army.
India
500
לְכַבֵּד
honor
500
Translate
לתרגם
500
1/4 of the world belonged to this country/ empire in history. Many countries were a part of this empire. This is why these countries now speak English. Israel was a part of this empire from 1918-1948. What is the name of this country/empire?
Great Britain/ The British Empire
500
English belongs to the family of "Germanic" languages. Name one related languages to English.
Dutch, German, Frisian, Scots, and Afrikkans- are the closest relatives.
Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese- are also relatives.
500
What is the small island country in the Caribbean where Bob Marley is from? The country has beautiful beaches.