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| 1 | COMPREHENSION
How do people in the second group learn to speak English? |
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It is a natural process, because they live in a place where English is a usual language |
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They have to learn it by studying and going to school |
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People in the second group don't learn English because they don't need it |
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They have Englishas their mother language |
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They have to use it for varied reasons, such as getting a job or studying at a university, and learn it by means of teachers |
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| 2 | COMPREHENSION
Is learning English a short process? Why? |
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Yes, because there are lots of institutions offering it |
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No, specialists say you need hundreds of hours |
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No, because you don't have it as a mother tongue |
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Yes, if you use the most recent CD-ROMs |
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Yes, with a communicative approach |
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| 3 | COMPREHENSION True or False?
A student of English in a secondary school is included in the first group |
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False. The text says the first group is for those that have learnt it as a mother tongue |
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True. But only if that student lives in a society where English is spoken |
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False. According to the text, that student is not forced to use it for administrative, professional or educational purposes |
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True. The text says that the first group is for those who are forced to use it for administrative, professional or educational purposes. |
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True. The text says that the first group is for those that have learnt it as a second language through exposure in a society where English is spoken |
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| 4 | COMPREHENSION True or False?
German has been the most spoken language for business until now |
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False. The text says that it has created a boom in institutions offering English for Business |
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True. According to the text the supremacy of English over German in the business world is evident, and it means that German was the leading language previously |
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False. The text says that there is a supremacy of English over German in the business world, and it means that German is the first language in this field |
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False. According to the text there is a supremacy of English over German now, but it doesn't speak about the past |
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True. The text says that the average business person does not have any idea how long the process may take |
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| 5 | COMPREHENSION True or False?
Mr Ford considers three lessons a week is enough to learn a language |
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True. According to the text, for those who think that a couple of hours with their latest CD-ROM is a substitute for English classes, they should think again |
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False. The text says that the key is lots of variety of the activities and adapting to the dynamics of the class |
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True. According to the text, Mr Ford is a specialist in language teaching theory |
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False. According to the text, the communicative approach has replaced the old-fashioned note-taking method |
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False. According to the text, you have to think in terms of hundreds of hours while people still think learning a language is a three-hour-a-week job |
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| 6 | COMPREHENSION True or False?
Listening to a CD-ROM for two hours is enough to learn English |
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False. According to the text, the communicative approach has replaced the old-fashioned note-taking method and this has nothing to do with CD-ROMs |
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False. The text says that those who think that a couple of hours with their latest CD-ROM is a substitute for English classes, they think well |
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True. According to the text, the latest CD-ROM is a substitute for English classes |
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False. According to the text, for those who think that a couple of hours with their latest CD-ROM is a substitute for English classes, they should think again |
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True. The text says that CD-ROMs are seen as a useful back-up, but they are no teacher replacement |
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