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Answer — Exercise 2

6.2 - A global language?·Speakout Advanced - Students' Book

Question

Work in pairs. Read about the radio programme and answer the questions.

Answer

  1. They discuss the evolution of English, and how it might change in the future.
  2. i) the fact that far more people speak English as a second language than a first; ii) the influence of computers and automatic translators
  3. changes in pronunciation and vocabulary

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