English Worksheet 2010 /2011

Name:____________________________________ Date:____________________

Teacher:______________________________ Mark:___________________

1. Read the text and solve the following exercises.

1. English is the most important spoken language in

the world: there are over 400 million native English
speakers worldwide and over 500 million speakers
of English as a second or foreign language. But the
importance of English is not in the number of
speakers, but what English is used for.
2.English is widely used, particularly among people
who have no other language in common, as its
studied as a foreign language. Also online
communities like My Space, YouTube, etc., offer people a way to make friends around the world
and practice speaking English.
3.English is the main language of news and information, computer data, satellite transmissions
and TV in the world. Five thousand newspapers, over half of the newspapers published in the
world, are published in English. Even in many countries where English is not the main language,
there is at least one newspaper in English. Much of the information countries disseminate about
themselves outside of their borders is in English.
4.English is the main language of governments, business, scientific research and data, foreign
affairs and organizations such as UNICEF, Greenpeace or the Nobel Prizes Academy.
5.American and British popular music are heard all over the world, American movies are seen in
almost every country, books in English are available even in countries where few people actually
use English. One reason that students give for learning English is to understand these songs,
movies and books.
6.English is spoken in large hotels and tourist attractions, at airports, and in shops that
tourists frequent. Tours are almost always available in English. Even in countries where few
people speak English on the street, people who work with tourists generally speak English. In
some countries even drivers of buses or streetcars and sellers at newsstands speak English
well.

Source http://funeasyenglish.com/english-facts-why-should-you-learn-english.htm

2. Choose a title for each paragraph.

a) Travelling
b) News and Information
c) Why you should learn English
d) Business, Government, International Relations
e) Entertainment
f) Communication and Friends
3. Which title do you think this article should have? Why?
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4. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false ones.

a) The importance of English in the world is based on how many native speakers it has.
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b) Internet is an important means of the spread of English.

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c) Half of the newspapers published in each country are in English.

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d) Pop culture is not responsible for the importance of English.

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e) In most countries only people with some education speak English.

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5. Answer the following questions.

a) Do you think that the countries where English is a native language are the responsible
for the importance of English in the world? Why/ why not?
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b) If you had to explain to someone the importance of learning English, how would you
explain it?
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 6. Complete the text with the following words.

native engine travel second data mail

language borrows useful global users

English is a __________________language. English is the principal

__________________ of science and technology. You need English to

__________________ around the world and meet people. People from the UK and the

USA are __________________ speakers, but for a lot of people in the world English is a

__________________ language. Many internet __________________ find information

online using search __________________. About 75% of the worlds

__________________ is written in English and 80% of the __________________ in the

worlds computers is in English. If you want a job English is also very

__________________. English __________________ a lot of words from other

languages.

II

1. Complete the following text with the correct form of the verbs in the
present simple or continuous.

Sita ______________ (be) from India but now she ______________ in the UK. Her father

is Indian and her mother is Spanish, which ______________ (be) the main reason she

______________ (speak) three languages.

Sita and her parents usually ______________ Hindi at home, but outside they always

______________ (communicate) in English. Sita ______________ (have) friends in India, in

the UK and in Spain, because her mothers family ______________ (live) there. Her cousin

Marta ______________ (be) her best friend and she ______________ (can) speak English

and Spanish, but they always ______________ (talk) in Spanish. Sita ______________

(learn) Spanish at school and its a good way to practise.

Right now Sita ______________ (talk) to Marta through Skype, she ______________ (tell)

her about the first days of school. Marta ______________ (want) to come to the UK to

study, but her father ______________ (say) she ______________ (have) to wait until she

______________ (finish) high school. While they are chatting on Skype, Maribel, Martas

mom, ______________ (write) a letter to Sitas mother, and Martas father

______________ (read) the newspaper on the couch. Martas parents ______________

(speak) English too, but they ______________ (prefer) Spanish.

2. Complete the sentences with can, cant, could or couldnt.

a) Children in India / speak English and Hindi.

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b) Sita / write emails in 3 languages.
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c) Last year Sita / not understand German.
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d) When she was a child Marta / already understand English.
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e) Marta and Sita / choose to speak in Spanish or English.
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III

Complete the following immigration form and then write a letter to

accompany it, introducing and talking about yourself.
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Dear Mr./Mrs.,

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Best regards,

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