1. LANGUAGES
quiz

2. What is the approximate number of languages spoken in the world?
6,000

3. Which is the oldest written language in the world?
Egyptian, 3100 BC

4. Which of the languages are the most widely spread language in the world?
Chinese (Mandarin) - 960/1150 mln (people with the first language/with the second)
Spanish - 332/425 mln
English - 322/514 mln
Hindi – 182 mln / is an international language in India
Bengali – 189/215 mln
Portuguese mln
Russian mln
Japanese – 125 mln
German – 98 mln
Chinese (Wo dialect) – 77 mln

5. English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese
Which of the languages are recognized as international languages?
English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese

6. English, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, French
Which of the languages are the official languages in the United Nations / UNESCO?
English, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, French

7. Whiсh of the languages is the official language of command for NATO?
English

8. Which of the languages is the official language of international aviation / sport / shipping / pop music / business?
English

9. English, Russian, French, German, Arabic, Chinese
What languages are the most international world’s radio and TV programmes broadcast in?
English, Russian, French, German, Arabic, Chinese

10. What languages are the official languages of the European international organizations?
English, French

11. What languages are considered to be the most difficult in the world?
The North American Indian Language of Minnesota (Chippewa nation; 6,000 verb forms).
Tabassaran (Dagestan; 35 noun cases)
Esqimaux (63 forms of the present tense, 252 inflections in nouns).
Chinese

12. Which language has the largest vocabulary?
English;
500,000 words +
300,000 technical terms.

13. Do you know the longest English word ? How many letters are in it?
pheumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosises
(мн. ч. названия лёгочного заболевания шахтёров)

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