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Welcome, today we are going to take a closer look at the English language. But of course English is only one of many languages.

How many languages do you speak?

A quick quiz

1. How many languages are there (in the world)?

2. Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish, English, Arabic and French are the most spoken languages in the world.

In which order?

How many languages?

There around 7000 languages in the world.

Which order?

1. English 1.132 million speakers

2. Mandarin 1.117 million speakers

3. Hindi 615 million speakers

4. Spanish 534 million speakers

5. French 280 million speakers

6. Arabic 274 million speakers

Loanwords

False friends

False friends

British English vs. American English

	Nederlands	British English	American English
Picture 1	Voetbal	Football	Soccer
Picture 2	Blikje	Tin	Can
Picture 3	Aubergine	Aubergine	Eggplant
Picture 4	Gordijnen	Curtains	Drapes
Picture 5	Luier	Nappy	Diaper
Picture 6	Zaklamp	Torch	Flashlight
Picture 7	Sportschoenen	Trainers	Sneakers
Picture 8	Mobiele telefoon	Mobile	Cell-phone