Anderson Ch. 2

Question 1

English is the___ most common language spoken around the world.

Answer 1

2nd

Question 2

1 in___ people can speak or at least understand English.

Answer 2

5

Question 3

English is the official language in __ countries.

Answer 3

67

Question 4

England influenced the ___ centuries with the expansion of the British Empire in all the continents around the world.

Answer 4

16-17th

Question 5

The U.S influenced the world in the __ centuries marked by the world dominance in military wars, the industrial revolution, democracy and the American culture.

Answer 5

19-20th

Question 6

____ is the world’s largest economy

Answer 6

U.S

Question 7

English speaking countries countries have __% of world’s Gross National Product (the value of all goods/services).

Answer 7

40%

Question 8

Who is the leader in Information Technology?

Answer 8

U.S

Question 9

List the 7 major U.S companies in Information Technology.

Answer 9

1. Apple
2. Amazon
3. HP
4. Microsoft
5. IBM
6. Alphabet
7. Dell
   (foreign companies are #2 Samsung and #3 Foxcom)

Question 10

__% of world’s letters and postcards are written in English.

Answer 10

75%

Question 11

What language is used in the majority of international conferences, diplomatic meetings, trade organizations and athletic competitions?

Answer 11

English

Question 12

The Olympics, United Nations, Miss World Pageant, North American Treaty Organization (NATO), and the North American Foreign Trade Agreement (NAFTA) emphasize what language?

Answer 12

English

Question 13

English is the language of the __________ industry; books, songs, movies, TV shows and music.

Answer 13

Multi media

Question 14

English is the language of the Internet. About ____ % of the most visited websites had English-language homepages.

Answer 14

55%

Question 15

Why is English easy to learn?

Answer 15

English uses the LATIN alphabet, the most universal, simple and shorts, with only 26 basic letters. Only the Greek alphabet is shorter and simpler.

Question 16

What are easy plurals?

Answer 16

Simply add “s” to a word (nouns), there are very few exceptions.
One car, five cars; one phone, two phones

Question 17

English is also easy to learn due to the length of words. List some examples

Answer 17

Short words. Some basic words are “run, work, big, go man”

Question 18

Long words are often shorten. List a few examples

Answer 18

sitcom= situational comedy
fridge= refrigerator 
OS= operating system

Question 19

True or False: English is simpler morphologically (how words are formed) since there is no gender.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

The Oxford English Dictionary lists more than ____ distinct words, not including … many technical, scientific and slang terms

Answer 20

250,000

Question 21

What language ranks the highest in vocabulary words?

Answer 21

English

Question 22

What is bizarre vocabulary?

Answer 22

The pronunciation and reading words that look the same, but are pronounced differently

Question 23

What are some examples of bizarre vocabulary?

Answer 23

Fat chance, slim chance
Wise man, wise guy
“I have read that book” and “I like to read”