Les 1: English Speaking World (intro) 03092024

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Nog even over de Engels toets:
Wat heb jij gedaan om je voor te bereiden?

The English Speaking World 

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In which countries
is English spoken as the main language?

Name as many as you can!

Wat ga je deze les leren?

- Aan het einde van de les kan je in je eigen woorden vertellen hoe Engels een belangrijke taal wereldwijd werd. 

- Aan het einde van de les kan je meerdere landen noemen die Engels als officiële taal spreken. 

Why not only talk about the UK?

English is a world language. 

England discovered and dominated many parts of the world.

Let's have a look!

The British Empire

Commonwealth

-You know about the Olympics, what do you know about the Commonwealth games?

In your own words (in English) explain how English became a world language.
Try to use 1-2 sentences.

United Kingdom

Great Britain

British Isles

In how many countries (approximately) is English the official language?

1. 50
2. 70
3. 90
4. 100

How many people in the world (approximately) speak English?

1. 7.5 billion
2. 1.5 billion
3. 3 billion
4. 5 billion

How many people (approximately) are native speakers of English? (moedertaal)

1. 1 billion
2. 120 million
3. 740 million
4. 360 million