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English is the most spoken native Language in the world.

False Chinese

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
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
theatre, colour, center, honour
center
300
The German word for "thank you"
Danke
300

What are the most common/widely used words in English?

"I" and "you"

400

The European Union has 24 official languages, of which 5 have the higher status of "procedural languages"

False 3 languages have a higher status: English, French, and German

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 Japanese word for "thank you"

Arigato

400
What does the term World Englishes refer to?
It refers to the varieties English spoken around the world
500

America has got 5 official languages at the federal level.

False, America hasn't got any official languages at the federal level. Some states have official languages.

500
FLAT, PETROL STATION, PAVEMENT, ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR
500
The Chinese word for "hello"
Ni hao
500

What do words "month", "orange", "silver" and "purple" have in common?

They don't rhyme with any other word in English.