English around the World Alla Yur’evna Shishulina School #199, Moscow

Terminology 1. first/native language 2. mother tongue 3. native speaker 4. second language 5. official language 6. foreign language 7. lingua franca A. a language that you speak well and often use in addition to the language that you learned as a child B. a language used by the government C. a language you learn to speak as a child D. a language or a mixture of some languages used as a way of communicating with people from different parts of the country E. a language of a different country F. someone who learned a particular language as their first language when they were a baby

Terminology 1. first/native language - a language you learn to speak as a child 2. mother tongue - the first language that you learn as a child [= native language] 3. native speaker - someone who learned a particular language as their first language when they were a baby 4. second language - a language that you speak well and often use in addition to the language that you learned as a child

Terminology 5. official language - a language used by the government 6. foreign language - a language of a different country 7. lingua franca - a language or a mixture of some languages used as a way of communicating with people from different parts of the country (of the world)

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English around the World