III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below:
There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today, but only about six are major languages of the world. Two-thirds of the world’s populations speak those six languages. More than 300,000,000 people speak English as their first or native language. No one knows 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, more than one billion people.
English is the native or official language on the one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.
More people study English than any other languages. In many countries, the textbook in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English. English is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is written in English. More than three-fifths of the world’s radio stations use English. More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.
A. Choose the best answer a, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. What language has the most speakers in the world?
A. English B. French C. Chinese D. Russian
2. ________people speak English as their first or native language.
A. Two-thirds of the world’s population B. Over 300 million
C. About 300 million D. nearly 300 billion
B. Answer the questions:
1. Are Chinese and Arabic probably major languages of the world?
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2. What percent of the world’s radio stations are in English?
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3. Why do some countries use English textbooks even though English is not the native language?
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PART D : WRITING
I. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:
1. On/ occasion, / this/ special/ every body/ return/ to/ wants/ to/ familes/ their.
=>…………………………………………………………………………….
2. fish/ The/ died/ because/ have/ the / water/ polluted/ of.
=>…………………………………………………………………………….
3. camp/ closes/ Our/ July 15th / on.
=>…………………………………………………………………………….
4. Science/ also/ and/ technology/ have/ effects/ enormous/ development/ on.
=>…………………………………………………………………………….
5. Sydney/ city/ is/ largest/ the/ Australia/ in/./
=>…………………………………………………………………………….
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before :
1. The people will protect the environment now. The environment will be nice
àIf…………………………………………………………………….…...…………
2. The storm destroyed many houses in this village last week.
àMany houses……………………………………………………...………….…….
3. This factory doesn’t treat its waste well so there is a lot of water pollution
à If ………………………………………………..................................……………
4. “ I try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam ’’ Nam said.
à Nam said ……………………………………………………………………….…
5. The fight to Moscow lasted three and half hours.
-> It took……………………………………………………………………………….
III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:
1. USA/ be /enormous/ country.
=> …………………………………………………………………………..
2. You/ watch/ News/ last night?
=>……………………………………………………………………………
3. A/ lot/ energy/ resources/ can/ save/ recycling.
=>……………………………………………………………………………
4. Life/ Viet Nam/ the year/ 2035/ be/ very/ different/ what/ it/ be/now.
=>……………………………………………………………………………
5. In/ future/ people/ not / need/ contact/ others/ phone/
=>……………………………………………………………………………
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 ?
How many living languages are there in the world today ?
there are about 5000 living languages in the world today
2how many/there/speak/English/first language ?
how many people are there speaking English as their first language ?
More than350 million people speak English as their firrst language
3anyone /know/exact/many people/English/foreign language?
does anyone know exactly how many people speak English as a foreign language?
no, Nobody knows exactly how many people speak it as a foreign language.
4which/language/have/speaker/English?
which language has more speakers than English?
Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English
5chinese/be/most widespread/language/Earth
is chinese the most widespread language on Earth?
no, it isn't
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 ?
-> How many living languages are there in the world today?
=> There are about 5000.
2how many/there/speak/English/first language ?
-> How many people are there who speak English as their first language?
=> More than 350 million people.
3anyone /know/exact/many people/English/foreign language?
-> Does anyone know exactly how many people speak English as a foreign language?
=> No, they don't.
4which/language/have/speaker/English?
-> Which language has more speakers than English?
=> Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English.
5chinese/be/most widespread/language/Earth
-> Is Chinese the most widespread language on Earth?
=> Yes, it is.