Arbeitsblatt: Voices 1 Unit 4

English Unit 4 Exam: The spread of English Name: Mini-Exam: The spread of English Total erreichte Punkte von 17 möglichen Punkten Note 10.25 Punkte ergeben die Note 4 genügend 1. Visum: Read this text. Find four different reasons for the spread of English. Please write whole sentences and use your own words. (6 p.) English is widespread language today although the island from which it originally came, Britain, is small and only has about 60 million inhabitants. Why are there so many speakers of English? First of all, the settling of the North-American continent and the success and power of the USA have been important. second reason was the British Empire with its colonies in Africa, Asia and Oceania. Most of them became independent after the Second World War, but English is still used in these places today. In the 20th century, people in business, tourism and transport, for example air traffic controllers, helped to spread English as world language. Finally, the entertainment industry with its Hollywood films, British and American music trends and cable TV channels has made English more and more popular. -1- English 2. Unit 4 Exam: The spread of English Name: Listen to the first part of lecture which presents one way of thinking about the role of English in the modern world. Label the circles and give examples of countries. (6 p.) circle circle circle 3. Which countries are mentioned in the lecture? Listen again and list as many as you can. (3 p.) 4. Now listen to the second part of the lecture. Some numbers are mentioned for various groups of speakers of English. There are two mistakes in the numbers below. Correct them. (2 p.) Inner circle: 330-380 million Outer circle: 115-300 million Expanding circle: 100-1000 million -2-