Task 1. Underline the correct word in each sentence. (Gạch chân vào những từ đúng trong câu)

1. He was born in London and his first language is England/English.

2. She comes from Central Viet Nam and she speaks Vietnamese with a very strong accent so sometimes I can't understand what she speaks/does she speak.

3. In some countries, besides their mother/official tongue, students have to learn another language.

4. He is from Canada and he can speak two/bilingual languages: English and French.

5. In Viet Nam, English is a/an compulsory/official subject at junior and senior high schools.

Task 2. Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences. 

(Điền dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành câu.)

1. Nowadays, English has become a global language thanks to its…………………as a mother tongue in all continents of the world. (establish)

2. In Viet Nam, English…………………schools have been built to create all-English environments for English learners. (immerse)

3. Many English words have been ………… over the centuries to make it easy to learn. (simplify)

4. New English words are being invented every day all over the world due to the free admission of words from other languages and the easy ……….. of compounds and derivatives. (create)

5. My sister tries her best to learn English well because she has just been recruited to work for a company. (multination)

Task 3. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. English today is the most………spoken language in the world.
A. widely              B. early            C. largely               D. quickly

2. My friend from India speaks a ………..of English that I sometimes find it hard to understand.
A. language                 B. dialect                     C. jargon                     D. bilingual

3. I worked in Canada, I could communicate with people there in French but now I am a ……… rusty.
A. many                      B. much                       C. little                        D. some

4. Do you know English is a/an ……….subject in schools in Viet Nam now?
A. compulsory             B. alive                        C. second                    D. official

5. I know from my experience that to gain a good………..of a foreign language, one must work hard at it every day.
A. way                        B. type                                    C. method                   D. knowledge

6. In 1066, the Normans came to England from France but they continued to use French for almost two hundred years before beginning to…………English.
A. tell                          B. speak                      C. say                          D. know

7. If Phuong comes to England, it will be a good…………. for her to improve her English.

A. opportunity            B. advantage               C. experience              D. possibility

8. Mai has worked for a bank in London for three years and she speaks English ………….

A. by well very now   B. very by well now    C. very well by now    D. by very well now

9. In English, the same word can operate as many parts of speech. That's due to its ………..
A. variety                    B. vocabulary              C. flexibility                D, openness

10. When I don't know what an English word means, I often look it ……….. in my English-Vietnamese dictionary.
A. on                           B. in                                        C. at                D.up

Task 4. Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box.

1. Nowadays, more and more people around the world are learning English as a second ……. and the way that they study it is changing.

2. What is the longest word in English which has only one………….?

3. Can you give me an English word that can ……. as a noun, a verb, and an adjective?

4. One of the reasons why the ………… of English is open is that it has borrowed many words.

5. Nowadays, there are many………of English all over the world such as British English, American English, Australian English, Indian English, etc.

6. My sister's close friend works as a ……….. secretary for an insurance company. She is able to speak English and French equally well.

7. One of the basic characteristics of English is the simplicity of form. Many English words have been ……… over centuries.

8. It's not easy for adult students to improve their …………. when they learn English because they often find it hard to change the way they speak.

9. Adult students have more difficulties in developing speaking …………… than young learners.

10. When you begin learning English, don't worry about not having a native-English ………. It's more important to be able to speak clearly so that people can understand you.