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3. Are the following statements true or false? Give the right answer if necessary:

  1. Most people in Britain usually say ‘Hey Mister’ when they greet someone.

  2. American English is the same as British English.

  3. Over 250 languages are spoken in London primary schools.

  4. Over 50% of the English language is derived from Latin.

  5. Some languages other than English are spoken in the UK.

  6. Anglo-Saxon influenced the English language more than other languages.

  7. Most people in Britain can guess where someone comes from by the way they walk.

  8. Geordie, Scouse and Cockney are the names of British dialects.

  9. A southern English accent is usually accepted as Standard English.

WORDS, WORDS, WORDS…

Find the odd term in each line.

  1. Anglo-Saxon / Norman / Latin / Russian

  2. French / American / Australian / British

  3. Cockney / Scouse / Hindi / Geordie

  4. first language / native language/ foreign language

Text 2

TIME FOR READING

Read the text and say if English is the only language people speak on the British Isles?

DO WALES AND SCOTLAND HAVE THEIR OWN LANGUAGE?

The Celts spoke Celtic which survives today in the form of Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic. Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are still spoken (in some regions of Scotland, Gaelic is used as a first language, particularly in the Highlands and the Western Isles), although they have suffered more than Welsh from the spread of English. About 25% of the people in Wales still speak in their native Celtic tongue called ‘Welsh’. However, all three languages are now officially encouraged and taught in schools.

Nowadays all Welsh, Scottish and Irish people speak English (even if they speak their own language as well), but all the countries have their own special accents and dialects, and their people are easily recognizable as soon as they speak. Occasionally, people from the four countries in the UK have difficulty in understanding one another because of these different accents.

DID YOU GET IT?

Fill in the gaps using the words below.

  1. The Celts spoke the language which later developed in ____________.

a) Latin b) Gaelic c) Norman French

  1. About 25% of the people in Wales still speak in their native Celtic tongue called ___________.

a) Scottish Gaelic b) Irish Gaelic c) Welsh

3. Occasionally, people from the four countries in the UK have difficulty in ___________ each other.

a) understanding b) greeting c) recognizing

4. In some regions of Scotland, Gaelic is used as a __________.

a) language of teaching b) foreign language c) first language

5. All the countries in the UK have their own special __________ and dialects.

a) idioms b) accents c) speech

6. Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic have suffered more than Welsh from __________.

a) Celtic influence b) Cockney accent c) the spread of English