1. If number of speakers decrease, some languages will be endangered. 2. If Internet reaches all corners of the world, English as the Net language will influence the culture of non-speaking countries. 3. If English keeps on being global, other languages won’t set foot on Internet. 4. The world’s linguistic experts will be alarmed if many languages disappear at an alarming rate. 5. If some tribes aren’t urbanized and assimilated into mainstream, their languages won’t die out. 6. Youngsters will be able to communicate with people from abroad, if they learn foreign languages. 7. If the EU wasn’t worried about endangered languages, they wouldn’t issue a special directive on preserving them. 8. If minority languages aren’t politically tolerated, they will be in jeopardy. 9. If the high number of languages spoken in the EU corridors, it would be like a Tower of Babel. 10. If English is the language of trade and diplomacy, it will be considered as lingua franca nowadays.
1. Where was Albert Einstein born? (Switzerland)
2. Which country is the birthplace of the cuckoo clock? (Germany)
3. What country is the largest in the world by area? (Russia)
4. What country has the second largest population in the world after China? (India)
5. Which country (except Russia) is located in Europe and Asia? (Turkey)
6. Where was the saxophone invented? (In Belgium)
7. What did the ancient Greeks call western Georgia? (Colchis)
8. Which country's flag has the most stars? (the USA's)
9. Which country's flag shows a six-pointed star? (Israel)
10. Which country does the Aleutian Islands belong to? (the USA)
11. Which country does Easter Island belong to? (Chile)
12. What country is Waterloo in? (Belgium)
13. Is Canada a member of the Group of Seven (G7)? (Yes)
14. What country is Vienna the capital of? (Austria)
15. Which countries fought in the twentieth century over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)? (the UK and Argentina)
16. What country is the Atacama Desert located in? (Chile)
17. Where was the modern pizza invented? (Italy)
18. In which country is the westernmost point of continental Europe located? (Portugal)
19. Which country does Greenland belong to? (Denmark)
20. In what modern country does the emperor rule? (Japan)
1. Где родился Альберт Эйнштейн? (В Швейцарии)
2. Какая страна — родина часов с кукушкой? (Германия)
3. Какая страна — самая большая по занимаемой площади? (Россия)
4. Какая страна вторая в мире по численности населения после Китая? (Индия)
5. Какая страна (кроме России) расположена в Европе и Азии? (Турция)
6. Где был изобретен саксофон? (В Бельгии)
7. Как древние греки называли западную Грузию? ( Колхида )
8. На флаге какой страны больше всего звезд? (США)
9. На флаге какой страны изображена шестиконечная звезда? (Израиль)
10. Какой стране принадлежат Алеутские острова? (США)
11. Какой стране принадлежит остров Пасхи? (Чили)
12. В какой стране находится Ватерлоо? (В Бельгии)
13. Входит ли в «страны большой восьмерки» Канада? (Да)
14. Столицей какой страны является Вена? (Австрии)
15. Какие страны воевали в двадцатом веке из-за Фолклендских (Мальвинских) островов? (Великобритания и Аргентина)
16. В какой стране находится пустыня Атакама? (Чили)
17. Где была изобретена современная пицца? (Италия)
18. На территории какой страны находится самая западная точка континентальной Европы? (Португалия )
19. Какой стране принадлежит Гренландия? (Дании)
20. В какой современной стране правит император?(Япония)
2. If Internet reaches all corners of the world, English as the Net language will influence the culture of non-speaking countries.
3. If English keeps on being global, other languages won’t set foot on Internet. 4. The world’s linguistic experts will be alarmed if many languages disappear at an alarming rate.
5. If some tribes aren’t urbanized and assimilated into mainstream, their languages won’t die out.
6. Youngsters will be able to communicate with people from abroad, if they learn foreign languages.
7. If the EU wasn’t worried about endangered languages, they wouldn’t issue a special directive on preserving them.
8. If minority languages aren’t politically tolerated, they will be in jeopardy.
9. If the high number of languages spoken in the EU corridors, it would be like a Tower of Babel.
10. If English is the language of trade and diplomacy, it will be considered as lingua franca nowadays.