ENGLISH TEST

NAME..................
GRADE: EIGHTH GRADE
DATE. November.
INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH
I.-ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:
1.-Is Spanish your first or second Language?...........................................................................
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2.-Can you notice any differences between the way you and your parents speak Spanish?..
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3.-Apart from English, are you learning any other foreign language?......................................
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II.-FIND THE COGNATES THAT APPEAR IN THE ARTICLE:
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IS ENGLISH AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE?
Nowadays,more than 300.000.000 people speak English.People speak English as their first
or native language, in countries such as the United States, Australia or New Zealand. In
other countries like Pakistan, India, Guyana or South Africa, English is not the mother
tongue, but people speak it as a second Language. In Canadathey have two official
languages: English and French.
Since the beginning of the XX century, English has become the main language of
international communication. Although Mandarin Chinese and Spanish both have more
native speakers, English is certainly the world`s most popular language in the World.
English is today an open language. It has incorporated words from Latin,Greek and many
modern languages. For example, many words derive from Hindi, such as pajamas and
bungalow
In Latin American and European countries, English is a very important foreign language
and people usually learn it at school.
English importance has grown since the World Wars of the last century . The cinema,
music and television have helped to take American Culture into many countries that listen
to American music and watch American films , sit-coms and cartoons.
There are of course, various small differencesbetween the English that people use in
different parts of the world. There are also numerous different accents . none of which is
better than the others.
The most common differences in English are between American and British English, but in
Australia, Scotland and Ireland there ae also differences in vocabulary.
For a long time, people arund the world have considered English as the world`s most
important language.
Has this process finished?...Only time will answer this question...
By Kelly Hardrock

III.-DECIDE IF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE. CORRECT

THE FALSE OPTIONS.
a.-________________All English words come from the same origin.
b.-_______________More than 3000 million people speak English around the world.
c.-_______________English has more native speakers than Chinese and Spanish.
d.-_______________All people speak English in the same way.
e.-_______________People do no learn English at school in Latin America

f.-_______________In India, people speak English as their first language.

g.-_______________In Canada, people speak English and Spanish.
h.-_______________Chinese is the most widely spoken language in the world
i-________________English is very popular all over the world thanks to the cinema
8.-IV.-CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FOR THESE QUESTIONS:
a) Which two languages have more native speakers than English?
I.-Russian-French

II.-Spanish French

III.-Spanish-Chinese

b) How many people speak English?

I.-350/ 400 million

II.- 1.5 / 1.6 billion

III.-.900 million/ 1 billion

c.-What language do the Englis words pyjamas and bungalow originally come
from?
I.-German

II.-Hindi

III.-German

V.-WRITE THE TIME EXPRESSIONS IN THE CORRECT COLUMN.

2003

an hour

a long time

SINCE + A POINT IN THE PAST

4 PM

ten years

yesterday

FOR + A PERIOD OF TIME

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QUESTIONS:
a.-When did English begin to be important?.......................................................................
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b.-Which languages have more soeakers than English?.....................................................
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c.-In which areas is English very important?......................................................................
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d.-From which languages has English incorprated new words?.....................................
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e.-Do we know if this situation will continue?
VI.-LANGUAGE.COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT
OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:
a.-Gabriela___________
_____________ in Ireland for three years.( live )
b.-She______________ _______________many beautiful places ( visit )
c.-Many languages ____________ ______________English words ( incorporporate)
d.-The cinema, television and music ___________ ___________to spread English
around the world ( help)