ACCORDING TO THE AGREEMENT OF SCIENTISTS, WHAT IS NOT ENVIRONMENTAL...
5. According to the agreement of scientists, what is NOT environmental effect caused by pollution?
A. Global climate change
B. Intensity of weather effects
C. Animal extinction
D. Disappearance of rainforests
IV. Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F).
HOW ENGLISH SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD
The English language was used in Britain first and the ever-expanding British Empire helped to spread
the Modern English around the world during the 18th and 19th centuries. This is why many of the
countries where English is an official language were former British colonies, including Canada,
Australia, South Africa and the United States.
Colonialism helped to introduce English to regions like India and parts of Africa, where it continues to
be widely spoken. Although Hindi is the most widely-spoken language in India today, English remains
an official language in the country and is often used in university education, and within the field of
politics. Officially, just 12 percent of Indian people speak English, with many only speaking it as a
second language.
Nevertheless, the country has an extremely dense population, meaning that this 12 percent
cross-section of society exceeds 100 million people. As a result, India has one of the largest
English-speaking populations on the planet.
Throughout the 20th century, the United States emerged as a major political superpower, especially in
the years after World War II. Its influence, combined with Hollywood films and the work of the British
Broadcasting Corporation, are credited with the continued spread of the language throughout the
century. English remains the only official language of the Commonwealth of Nations and is also the
recognized official language of Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands and Bermuda. By the turn of the new
century, English has been the most widely-spoken and written language that has ever existed.