номер 1, страница 25 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс учебник Goldstein, Jones

1 Work with a partner. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

1 Where would you see the images?

2 Why do you think they are in English?

THE WORLD OF ENGLISH

Almost everywhere you go in the world, you'll see English. It's on signs, adverts and T-shirts! In the online world, it's even more obvious. Why? Because it is the one language that most people understand - more than Mandarin or Spanish, which have more native speakers than English.

So, how many people speak English? Right now there are over 360 million native speakers of English in the world. And a similar number of people speak it as a second language. But there are more than a billion people who speak or are learning English and that figure is going up. In countries like Denmark, Singapore or Israel more than 80% of people speak English. So, if you go there, you'll find it easy to get by!

There are also more words in English than in almost any other language. At the moment, there are over a million words in English and we keep on adding more words. You might know words like selfie, Tweet, app and chillax. All of these words have come into use in the English language in the last few years.

And what about the future? Will English always be the world's number one language? For the moment, yes, but if the Chinese economy continues to grow, will Mandarin turn into the next number one world language? We'll have to wait and see!

FACT! Soon there will be more people in China who speak English as a foreign language than there are native English speakers in the whole world!

1 Где бы вы увидели эти изображения?

2 Как вы думаете, почему они на английском языке?

Ответ:

1 I would see these images while traveling in different countries around the world. They are the kind of signs you see in international places like airports or major tourist attractions, such as the National Stadium in China. / Я бы увидел эти изображения, путешествуя по разным странам мира. Это такие знаки, которые видишь в международных местах, например, в аэропортах или у крупных туристических достопримечательностей, как Национальный стадион в Китае.

2 I think they are in English because, as the text says, it's the language that most people understand around the world. This helps tourists and travelers from different countries to understand important information easily. / Я думаю, они на английском языке, потому что, как сказано в тексте, это язык, который понимает большинство людей в мире. Это помогает туристам и путешественникам из разных стран легко понимать важную информацию.