English as a Global Language Quiz

HOW MANY PEOPLE USE ENGLISH AS A FIRST OR SECOND LANGUAGE ?

• Nearly 1 billion

• Nearly 1 million

• Nearly 2 billion

• Nearly 2 million

How did English spread throughout the world ?

• Because a lot of English people emigrated to different parts of the world

• Because of the extension of the British Empire and of British colonialism

• Because English is the simplest language

What is a LINGUA FRANCA ?

• A sports league

• A language used to communicate between people speaking different languages

• A city in Italy

WHAT LANGUAGE IS THE CURRENT LINGUA FRANCA?

NAME AT LEAST 3 FIELDS IN WHICH ENGLISH IS THE MAIN LANGUAGE ?