English English around the Worldaround the World
Alla Yur’evna ShishulinaAlla Yur’evna Shishulina
School #199, MoscowSchool #199, Moscow
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Terminology Terminology
1.1. first/native first/native language language
2.2. mother tonguemother tongue
3.3. native speakernative speaker
4.4. second second languagelanguage
5.5. official language official language
6.6. foreign language foreign language
7.7. lingua franca lingua franca
A.A. a language that you speak well a language that you speak well and often use in addition to the and often use in addition to the language that you learned as a language that you learned as a childchild
B.B. a language used by the a language used by the government government
C.C. a language you learn to speak as a language you learn to speak as a childa child
D.D. a language or a mixture of some a language or a mixture of some languages used as a way of languages used as a way of communicating with people from communicating with people from different parts of the country different parts of the country
E.E. a language of a different countrya language of a different country
F.F. someone who learned a someone who learned a particular language as their first particular language as their first language when they were a babylanguage when they were a baby
TerminologyTerminology
1.1. first/native language - first/native language - a language you a language you learn to speak as a childlearn to speak as a child
2.2. mother tongue - mother tongue - the first language that you the first language that you learn as a child [= native language]learn as a child [= native language]
3.3. native speaker - native speaker - someone who learned a someone who learned a particular language as their first language when they particular language as their first language when they were a babywere a baby
4.4. second language - second language - a language that you speak a language that you speak well and often use in addition to the language that you well and often use in addition to the language that you learned as a childlearned as a child
TerminologyTerminology
5. 5. official language - official language - a language used by the a language used by the government government
6. 6. foreign language - foreign language - a language of a different a language of a different countrycountry
7. 7. lingua franca - lingua franca - a language or a mixture of some a language or a mixture of some languages used as a way of communicating with people languages used as a way of communicating with people from different parts of the country (of the world)from different parts of the country (of the world)
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Top Ten LanguagesTop Ten Languages
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English around the WorldEnglish around the World