Question 1. Why did English become the Global Language? (David Crystal)
Vocabulary from the extract:
The British Empire, American Imperialism, The Industrial Revolution, “money talks”, the most productive nations, international banking, cultural power, a fraction of, multilingual
Question 2. What is the future of English as a Global Language?
Vocabulary from the extract:
retain power, predominantly, we’re talking mainly, it isn’t rocket science, scenarios, diminish, cultural power, become dominant, there’s no sign of, for the most part, the other way round, population-wise, we might end up, perfectly obvious, diminution, prestige, the figures are going up, slackening off, long-term future, short term future
English as a Global language PDF Worksheet
Source: David Crystal – Will English Always Be the Global Language?