Listening: English accents around the world Listen to the different native speakers of English. Match them with the countries you think they are from. 1. 1 USA 2. Ireland 3. India 4. Australia 5. Nigeria Language in use: the passive for informative texts Turn the sentences below into the passive. Look at the text in exercise 4 for help. 1. 375 million people around the world speak English. English is spoken by 375 million people around the world. 2. The Anglo Saxons brought their language to Britain in the 5th century. 3. People in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India also speak English. 4. The British Empire brought the English language to all corners of the globe. 5. People carry out 67% of all business calls and meetings in English. 6. The British call the room where the toilet is a loo. 5 2.20 722wh5 Info The passive is often used in informative or factual texts. It stresses the information and not who said what. i Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5 6 115 14 one hundred and fifteen Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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