V/ Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which not should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√); if a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space provided. The first two havew been done as an example. (1m)

WHY AM I LEARNING ENGLISH?

English is the most widely spoken language in the world 0…P…

Today. It is a quite amazing how the use of English has 00…a..

become so widespread. The English is not as easy as Esperato 1………

which was especially written for to be as easy as possible 2……….

for people to learn, and yet the Esperato is spoken by very 3……….

few people around the world. For many people, English is not as 4……….

more beautiful a language as French but it seems too late for 5……….

French to cach up with English as an international language. 6………

German is the a useful language if you are in business 7………

in Europe but it is not half as easy to learn so as English, 8………

and people say it doesn’t sound as if pleasant as English. 9………

English has become so important that it is becoming the more 10………

and more essential to know it if you want to get a good job.

Question 2 (10 points). Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the number. If a line has a word which should not be there, write it in ‘Your answers’ part. Number 0 and 00 have been done for you.

WHY AM I LEARNING ENGLISH?

0. English is the most widely spoken language in the world ..........√.............

00.today. It is a quite amazing how the use of English language has ..........a...........

1. become so widespread. The English is not as easy as Esperanto, ......................

2. which was especially written for to be as easy as possible .....................

3. for people to learn, and yet Esperanto is spoken by very .....................

4. few people around the world. For many people, English is not as .......................

5. more beautiful a language as French but it seems too late for ..........................

6. French to catch up with English as an international language. ..........................

7. German is the a useful language if you are in business .........................

8. in Europe but it is not half as easy to learn so as English, ......................

9. and people say it doesn't sound as if pleasant as English. .....................

10. English has been become so important that it is becoming the more .........................

and more essential to know it if you want to get a good job.

Question 2 (10 points). Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the number. If a line has a word which should not be there, write it in ‘Your answers’ part. Number 0 and 00 have been done for you. Chỉ rỗ chỗ sai rồi sửa hộ mình

WHY AM I LEARNING ENGLISH?

0. English is the most widely spoken language in the world ..........√.............

00.today. It is a quite amazing how the use of English language has ..........a...........

1. become so widespread. The English is not as easy as Esperanto, ......................

2. which was especially written for to be as easy as possible .....................

3. for people to learn, and yet Esperanto is spoken by very .....................

4. few people around the world. For many people, English is not as .......................

5. more beautiful a language as French but it seems too late for ..........................

6. French to catch up with English as an international language. ..........................

7. German is the a useful language if you are in business .........................

8. in Europe but it is not half as easy to learn so as English, ......................

9. and people say it doesn't sound as if pleasant as English. .....................

10. English has been become so important that it is becoming the more .........................

and more essential to know it if you want to get a good job.

III. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.

English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world’s scientific papers are printed in English.

It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce, and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.

1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

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2. Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

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3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

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4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

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5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

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Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.

English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world‟s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world‟s scientific papers are printed in English.

It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce,

and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.

1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

_______________________________________________________________

2. Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

_______________________________________________________________

3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

_______________________________________________________________

4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

_______________________________________________________________

5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

_______________________________________________________________

  My most favourite subject is English, which is today one of the most important languagea and it is spoken and understood in all parts of the world. 

  English has become an international language for a variety of reasons. One of the most important of those is that the English people have been well-known for their knowledge of science, medicine, engineering, goverment and all other matters that are useful for the progress of the human race. It is thanks to the scientists of England that the motor-engine has become the most important machine in the world today.

 The thirst for knowledge of English scholars has contributed to progress of man in almost all fields of his activity. Thousands of books have been written by such scholars on almost every subject that one can think of. Thus, people whose mother tongue is not English have learnt English with great interest as a means of acquiring knowledge of all human affairs.

  As a result of this interest, English is used almost everywhere in the world. It it used in all the important meetings and conferences in the United Nations. It is also used in all leading universities in the world and in international trade and commerce. As it is used sowidely, English has inded become a very rich language. People of all the countries of the world have contributed new ideas and thoughts to this language. Thus, more and more new words are being created to make this language more and more useful for the communication of ideas and information among the people of the world.

1. English is the most important language in the world because ...

A. It is spoken and understood in all parts of the world

B. It is my favourite subject

C. it is used in meetings

D. it is used in all leading universities

2. The motor-engine has become the most important machine in the world today thanks to .....

A. the people all over the world

B. the scientists of England

C. the United Nations 

D. The Americans

3. Thousands of books .....

A. have been sold by English scholars on almost every subject

B. were written in English

C. were read by English scholars

D. have been written by English scholarson almost every subject that one can think of

4. Because English is used so widely, ............

A. it has bacome a very rich language

B. it has bacome a very interesting language

C. it has indeed become a very poor language

D. it has become a very useless language

5. Why do people whose mother tongue is not English have learnt English with great interest ?

A. Beacause it is a means of doing rything for all human affairs

B. Because it is an international language

C. Because it is a means of acquiring knowledge of all human affairs

D. Because it is a means of practising what people have achived in their jobs.

read the following passage .use the sugested words to make questions and answer them

there are about 5000 living languages in the world today,but only about six of them are major languages of the world.Two thirds of the world's population speak those languages .More than350 million people speak English as their firrst language .Nobody knows exactly how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English . This is because of the huge population of china.It is true that English is the most widespread language of Earth.It is the language of business ,technology,sports and aviation

1 how many/living languages/there world/today ?

2how many/there/speak/English/first language ?

3anyone /know/exact/many people/English/foreign language?

4which/language/have/speaker/English?

5chinese/be/most widespread/language/Earth

True or False

Today,when English is one of the major languages in the world, it requires an effort of the imagination to realize that this is relatively recent thing-that in Shakespeare's time,for example,only a few million people spoke,and the language was not thought to be very important by the other nations of Europe,and was unknown to the rest of the world.

English has become a world language because of its establishment as a mother tongue outside England,in all the continents of the world. This exporting of English began in the seventeenth century,with the first settlements in the United States,assisted by massive immigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries,that has given the English language its present standing in the world.

1. English was spoken by a few million people in Shakespeare's time.......

2. It is considered as a mother language outside England.......

3. English was spoken in North America in the seventeenth century.........

4. Most of the immigration in the USA do not speak English.............

I. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the suitable words.

The English language is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is used as either first or second language .................... (1) many countries.

During the 16^th century, only about two million people spoke English. All .................... (2) them lived in what is now the United Kingdom. Over the centuries, as a result of various historical events, English has spread throughout .................... (3) world. Today, about 400 million people speak English as their native .................... (4). Most of them live in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, .................... (5) the Unites States.

About 100 million people, chiefly living in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and in many African .................... (6), speak English in addition to their own language. An additional 200 million people in the world probably know .................... (7) least some English. English is really an international language.