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Can you understand all English?

CULTURE FOCUS
Read the introduction. Then do the quiz and see if
you can guess the answers to any of the questions. The English language is widely spoken
Check the answers with your teacher.
in Serbia. In fact, about 60% of its
population are luent, making it one of the
best countries in the world at speaking
English as a second language. How often
Like all languages, English is always and in what situations do you use English?
changing and adapting. English is the
official language of the UK, the USA,
Australia, New Zealand, as well as some It’s chucking it down
other countries, and is also spoken out there. Have you
as a second language by millions of
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people round the world. However, the got a brolly?
varieties of English spoken in different I-I’m sorry, I only
countries (for example, in the UK and speak English.
the USA) – or even the sub-varieties in
different parts of the same country –
are never quite the same. Even native
English speakers will sometimes come
across words or phrases that they do
not understand.

QUIZ
QUIZ
QUIZ
QUIZ
QUIZ
If y
our British
3 3 3 If a cashier in an 4 4 4 If your British
ashier in an
If a c
friend is cheesed cheesed
friend is
Australian shop gives
o f, how are they
you a pineapple,
1 If your friend from 2 If your Canadian what have you got? feeling?
friend is looking
a. pleased
the UK asks to
a. a plastic bag
borrow a brolly, for some runners, b. a piece of fruit b. annoyed
what are they
what do they want? c. hungry
trying to ind? c. a $50 note
a. a dollar a. a pair of trainers
b. a toothbrush b. some athletes If you order afters In parts of Canada,
c. an umbrella 7 in the UK, what are 8 if something is
c. races you going to eat? hooped, what is it?
5 When an American 6 If you’re invited a. junk food a. circle-shaped
b. broken
b. dessert
says that something
to an Australian
c. light snacks
c. popular
is for the birds, what
do they mean? barbie, where are
you going?
a. It’s not important.
b. It’s very small. a. a toy shop
PROJECT
c. It’s not heavy. b. a barbecue PROJECT
c. the beach
Do research!
9 If your British friend e phrase in the box. Do you know what
Look at the English words and
, wher
nips to the loo, where
have they gone?
any of them mean? Choose three and
a. to get a jacket 10 If an Australian asks what do some research on the Internet to
the curry and rice is, what
b. to the toilet do they want to know? find out what they mean. In which
c. to ind food a. if it’s hot outside countries are they used? Write each
word/phrase in a sentence.
b. what food is available
c. the price of something footy Woop Woop
fossick ta roo
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