Cover of the textbook New Headway Intermediate - Workbook

The key answer of exercise 7

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2 - Grammar for the textbook New Headway Intermediate - Workbook with authors Liz Soars, John Soars and Paul Hancock from Oxford University Press

Question

Read Language facts. Choose the answer you think is correct. Then complete the questions that will get the information.

Answer

  1. When was Sumerian first written down? (3200)
  2. How many official languages does South Africa have? (11)
  3. Which word is most often pronounced incorrectly in English? (pronunciation)
  4. How many irregular verbs did English once have? (180)
  5. What does mama mean in the Georgian language? (father)
  6. How many people around the world are learning English? (billion)
  7. In which country has a newspaper tried using emojis next to headlines? (America)
  8. How many different ways can -ough be pronounced in English? (nine)
  9. Which book has been translated most often, after the Bible? (Pinocchio)
  10. How many invented languages did Tolkien use in Lord of the Rings? (12)