About 1.5 billion people speak English. More than 370 million of them are native speakers. English is the most widely used language on the internet, closely followed by Chinese. English is the language of international organisations. Speaking: The role of English today a) In pairs, study the pictures and the texts above and make a list of areas where English is used every day. Use a dictionary or the internet to find words you don’t know. b) Do the quiz below and find out more about the English language. c) Focus on three aspects and present your findings in the group. 1. How many people in the world use English for communication? a sixth (1⁄ 6) of the world population a third (1⁄ 3) of the world population three quarters (3⁄ 4) of the world population 2. Which language has the highest number of native speakers? Mandarin (a form of Chinese) Hindi (a language from India) Spanish 1 t 6 Unit The world speaks English 1 Internet resources 7xu394 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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