Kick off PTS, Schulbuch

Reading 127 Unit 11 English is a world language. Of the seven billion people who live in the world, around a quarter speak (or can understand and use) English every day. In a few years, experts say that half of all the people in the world will know English. There are three sorts of people who speak English: native speakers (who speak English as their first language); people who speak English as a second or “official” language; and then millions more like YOU who see and use English every day at school, in their jobs, on the internet and in lots of other places. . . . . 5 . . . . 10 . . . places where people speak English as a second (‘official’) language (250–350 million). The British had colonies in these countries. USA USA Canada (Quebec) * Britain AFRICA India Pakistan Australia New Zealand * The first language in Quebec (a region of Canada) is French. native speakers (about 350 million). People from Britain came to live here and brought English with them. When and where do you see or use English? Find out in your class. Do a survey. • Do you know a native speaker? • Where and when do you see or use English: in songs? magazines? on the internet? Denglish ‘Denglisch’ is the word which we use for English words in German: like joggen or brain- storming . How many words like this do YOU know? But remember: some Denglisch is wrong! For a British person, ‘handy’ means ‘praktisch’! Try the activities in the magazine – the survey and the questions about Denglish. English everywhere! Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv