Read the following text about English as a means of international communication.

A GLOBAL LANGUAGE – English has become a global language thanks to its establishment as a mother tongue in all continents of the world. The English language mainly owes its dominant status in the world to two factors. The first is the export of the language, which began in the 17th century, with the first settlement in North America. The second was the great growth of population in the United States, which was assisted by massive immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries.

LEARNING ENGLISH ALMOST 24 HOURS A DAY – Nowadays, more and more people around the world are learning English as a second language and the way that they study it is changing. In some countries, English immersion schools have been built to create all-English environments for English learners. In these ‘English communities’, learners do all their school subjects and everyday activities, such as ordering food at the canteen, in English.

A CHANGING LANGUAGE – However, these new English speakers are not only learning the English language but they are also changing it. There are hundreds of types of English in the world today, such as ‘Singlish’, a mix of English, Malay, Mandarin, etc., or ‘Hinglish’, the Indian mix of English and Hindi. New words are being invented every day all over the world due to the free admissions of words from other languages and the easy creation of compounds and derivatives.

* What do they mean?

21. establishment (n):    ………………………………………………………………………………………………

22. dominant (a):      ………………………………………………………………………………………………

23. settlement (n):     ………………………………………………………………………………………………

24. immersion (n):     ………………………………………………………………………………………………

                                         ………………………………………………………………………………………………

25. derivatives (n):       ………………………………………………………………………………………………

26. What has given the English language dominance in the world today?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………27. What was the great growth of population the United States in the 19th and 20th century assisted by?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………28. What do English learners do in English immersion schools?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………29. What is Hinglish? 

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………30. How are new English words being invented every day all over the world?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I. Choose the correct answer:

1. …………………..including Facebook, You tube, etc….as a means of communication has become very popular among young people.

A. video chatting                  B. using social media                       C. emailing                D. using telepathy

2. Our group has worked online the whole time! Now let’s ……………………………….

A. video chatting                  B. using social media           C. emailing               D. meeting face to face

3. If you want to write to a friend in another country, ………………………is a faster and cheaper way than sending a letter.

A. video chatting                  B. using social media           C. emailing               D. meeting face to face

4. …………………..is a way to communicate instantly by thought.

A. video chat                         B. using social media                       C. emailing                D. using telepathy

5. In the future, may be voice calls will disappear. We will use ………………….to talk to and see a friend at the same time.

A. sending letters                 B. using telepathy    C. video chatting

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Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s. English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next tw’o centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

    Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users than any other language in the world.

1. What is the main topic of this passage?

A. The number of non-native users of English.

B. The French influence on the English language.

C. The expansion of English as an international language.

D. The use of English for science and technology.

2. The word “emerged” in line 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?

3. As used in line 3, the word “elements” is not similar to which of the following:

4. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?

5. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world except______.

6. As used in line 6. which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “course”?

7. The word “enclaves” in line 9 could be best replaced by which of the following?

8. The word “proliferated” in line 10 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

9. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “constituting” in line 16?

10. According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English are there in the world to day?

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Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1030. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

     Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.

9.  What is the main topic of this passage?

     A. The number of non-native users of English

     B. The French influence on the English language

     C. The expansion of English as an international language

     D. The number of users of English

10.  The word “it” in line 2 refers to _________.

     A. English                 B. Speaker            C. French              D. Communication

11. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?

     A. In 1066                 B. Around 1350   C. Before 1600     D. After the 1600s

12.     According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world EXCEPT                  .

     A. the slave trade                                    B. the Norman invasion

     C. missionaries                                       D. colonization

13.     The word “enclaves” in the passage could best be replaced by which of the following?

     A. communities                   B. organizations    C. regions             D. countries

English has become the most popular (1) _______ of communication on many
different countries. First, according to Ethnologies, English is used in 106 countries in the world. It is the first language of (2) _______ 400 million people and the second language of more than 600 million. Second, politics, science and business have given English the status of the most important language in the world. English is the main language at most (3) _______ meetings of world leaders. Furthermore, many scientific articles are written in English. It is also the language of global business. (4) _______ Reuters, more than one sixth of employees in 26 countries have to communicate (5) _______ English with staff
from other countries. Finally, from an article in The Washington Post, there are about 1.5 (6) ________ English learners around the world. It can be seen that English now is an international language for global communication.
1. A. mean B. tool C. equipment D. means
2. A. near B. nearly C. nearby D. nearest
3. A. nation B. national C. nationwide D. international
4. A. According to B. Besides C. In addition to D. With
5. A. on B. by C. with D. in
6. A. million B. millions C. billion D. billions

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Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

    Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users than any other language in the world.

1.  What is the main topic of this passage?

 A. The number of non-native users of English.

 B. The French influence on the English language.

 C. The expansion of English as an international language.

 D. The use of English for science and technology.

2.  The word “emerged” in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?

3.  As used in line 3, the word “elements” is similar to which of the following?

4.  Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?

5.  According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world except __________.

6.  As used in line 6, which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “course”?

7.  The word “enclaves” in line 8 could be best replaced by which of the following?

8.  The word “proliferated” in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

9.  Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “constituting” in line 15?

10. According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English are there in the world to day?

Part 1. Read the passage below and do the tasks (1,25 points)

          Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated 

many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1030. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

     Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.

1.  What is the main topic of this passage?

     A. The number of non-native users of English

     B. The French influence on the English language

     C. The expansion of English as an international language

     D. The number of users of English

2.  The word “it” in line 2 refers to _________.

     A. English                 B. Speaker            C. French              D. Communication

3. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?

     A. In 1066                 B. Around 1350    C. Before 1600     D. After the 1600s

4.  According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world EXCEPT                   .

     A. the slave trade                                    B. the Norman invasion

     C. missionaries                                       D. colonization

5.  The word “enclaves” in the passage could best be replaced by which of the following?

     A. communities          B. organizations    C. regions             D. countries

Read the following text about English as a means of international communication.

A GLOBAL LANGUAGE – English has become a global language thanks to its establishment as a mother tongue in all continents of the world. The English language mainly owes its dominant status in the world to two factors. The first is the export of the language, which began in the 17th century, with the first settlement in North America. The second was the great growth of population in the United States, which was assisted by massive immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries.

LEARNING ENGLISH ALMOST 24 HOURS A DAY – Nowadays, more and more people around the world are learning English as a second language and the way that they study it is changing. In some countries, English immersion schools have been built to create all-English environments for English learners. In these ‘English communities’, learners do all their school subjects and everyday activities, such as ordering food at the canteen, in English.

A CHANGING LANGUAGE – However, these new English speakers are not only learning the English language but they are also changing it. There are hundreds of types of English in the world today, such as ‘Singlish’, a mix of English, Malay, Mandarin, etc., or ‘Hinglish’, the Indian mix of English and Hindi. New words are being invented every day all over the world due to the free admissions of words from other languages and the easy creation of compounds and derivatives.

* What do they mean?

21. establishment (n):    ………………………………………………………………………………………………

22. dominant (a):      ………………………………………………………………………………………………

23. settlement (n):     ………………………………………………………………………………………………

24. immersion (n):     ………………………………………………………………………………………………

                                         ………………………………………………………………………………………………

25. derivatives (n):       ………………………………………………………………………………………………

26. What has given the English language dominance in the world today?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………27. What was the great growth of population the United States in the 19th and 20th century assisted by?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

28. What do English learners do in English immersion schools?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

29. What is Hinglish? 

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

30. How are new English words being invented every day all over the world?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………