From Lingua Franca to Global English Read abd speak about English Global Language The status of English today English has achieved status as the world's lingua franca through globalisation. English has become the official or dominant language for 2 billion people in at least 75 countries. 750 million people are believed to speak English as
Have practice in writing an informal letter Write informal letter Future Holidays in Bulgaria. Next holidays you are going to visit Bulgaria. But your father, mother and you argue about the means of transport by which to travel there. Your father prefers a plane, your mother is fond of a train and you want to
What do you know about the political system of Australia? Read about Australia Political System The Commonwealth of Australia is a self-governing federal state and a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. So Australia is a monarchy and formally the head of the state is the Queen of the UK. The British sovereign is represented by
Writing Write an Informal Letter Reading Books You've got a letter from your English pen-friend in which he/she writes that he/she would like to spend his/her holidays reading interesting books and asks your opinion on that. Write a letter to your pen-friend in which you tell him/her what kind of boo you read last and
Learn to write formal letter: the letter of complaint Letters of Complaint Samples Sample 1 You bought a tablet at an online store and it is not working properly. You have the guarantee of the product. Write the letter of complaint to the store in which you will: explain when and where you bought the
Writing a formal letter Write the letter of complaint about supermarket service. Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to complain about the goods and service in one of your supermarkets. Last Saturday, I visited my local Tesco supermarket to buy groceries which you advertised as being of extremely good value. However, most products were
Delicious Dishes from Swedish Cuisine Maxim has prepared a project about Sweden. This time his presentation is about Swedish food. If you visit Sweden, you'll know what to try. Sweden's climate and location are largely responsible for the development of its cuisine. Early inhabitants stocked food supplies to prepare for the start of the country's
Have practice in writing a formal letter. Write the letter of complaint: dissatisfaction with the treatment in the shop Your Christmas shopping ended up as a complete disaster. The sales staff in Ramsgate Computer World were slow, impolite and on top of everything extremely uncooperative. You have decided to write a letter of complaint to
Writing an informal letter My Journey Imagine you have just returned from a two-week holiday. Write an email to your friend telling him/her about the holiday. Include information about: the journey where you stayed what you did and the people you met. Hello Bob, How are you doing? Sorry I haven't written for so long
Read about traditional British meals English Breakfast In the morning an Englishman has his favourite breakfast of cornflakes with milk and sugar or porridge followed by fried bacon and eggs. Breakfast is generally a bigger meal than they have on the Continent. Some marmalade might be spread on the toast and butter. Perhaps some fruit
