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?

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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

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Source: David Crystal – Will English Always Be the Global Language?

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