1 Word languages
Dannie speak English in Britain, Ireland the USA Canada, Australia and New Zealand. English is the first language for 322 million people. It’s a second language for 600 million people. English is an international language!
About 332 million people speak; Danish in Spain and some Latin American countries. It isn’t the first language for Brazilians. Their language is Portuguese.
In China many people speak Mandarin Chinese. Chinese is the first language for 937 million people in the world. It’s very different from European languages. It’s a difficult language for European people.
Hola! I’m Carlos, and I’m from Buenos Aires. My first language is Spanish. I’m good at English, but I’m not bilingual.
Hello! My name’s John ‘ and this is my friend Anna. We’re from London. Anna is bilingual. Her parents are к from Russia.
Ning Hao! My names Kim I’m from China. My first language is Mandarin Chinese. It isn’t difficult for me!
1 (07) Read and listen. Complete the sentences with numbers.
1 Chinese is the first language for 937 million people.
2 Around 332 million people speak Spanish.
3 English is the first language for 322 million people.
2 Find these words in the text. Are they similar ire your language?
Different difficult international bilingual
3 Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.
1 Chinese and English are very different languages.
2 Spanish is the first language in Brazil.
3 English is a second language for 600 million people.
4 Carlos is bilingual.
5 Anna and John are from Russia.
6 Kim is Japanese.