UNIT 2 Answer Key

CONNECT to the topic
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page 12 (Not a problem) It’s not a serious problem
because|basic grammar and vocabulary are
B TUNE IN still|the same.
1 flight attendant with an international airline
2 When he worked as a concierge in a New York WATCH the lecture page 16
hotel, he helped people get what they needed to
make their stay comfortable.
C CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
1 b 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 a
3 He wants to travel and meet people in their
own|countries.
E CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
4 To find out how he would handle them
1 T
5 To show he thinks he will be able to
2 F (will replace)
communicate in his job using English
3 F (isn’t the main language)
4 F (are now starting to teach in English)
BUILD your vocabulary page 13
5 F (as their second or third language)
B TRY IT 6T
1 accept as true 7 F (don’t speak English at home)
2 share information 8 T
3 areas or fields 9 T
4 help make happen 10 F (asks if there should be an international
5 worldwide standard)
6 Although true
7 approved by an authority HEAR the language page 18
8 skillful A LISTEN
9 kept Note: Hear the Language is an awareness exercise, and
10 never happened before many issues in phonology do not have definitive answers

Suggested answers:
C PAIR WORK
1 is an authority on
2 will English be used instead of
3 two contrasting points of view
4 was proficient in four other languages
5 is supported by many linguists
6 be replaced by English
7 many people use English at work
8 want to hold on to
9 that we need an|international standard
10 the English required for
1 (3) common, language, world
2 (4) Kachru, authority, use, “unprecedented”
3 (4) history, world, one, language
4 (7) Supporters, acknowledge, English, domains,
business, science, government
5 (5) European, Union, written, spoken,
communication
6 (8) Business, schools, Europe, classes, France,
hard, past, out
7 (7) millions, world, need, common, language,
facilitate, communication
8 (6) data, billion, some, second, third, language

FOCUS your attention page 15 9 (4) countries, millions, other, all

10 (4) millions, worldwide, only, specific
A TRY IT
Two contrasting points of view on varieties of
English:
(A problem) There are too many varieties; this
will|cause big communication problems.

Contemporary Topics 2 Unit 2 Answer Key 1

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 TALK about the topic page 19 III. English won’t replace other languages
A. More than a billion people speak English as a
A FOLLOW THE DISCUSSION 2nd or 3rd language, but it isn’t their primary
1 Yhinny 2 Qiang 3 Michael 4 May language
B. In countries where English is official language,
B LEARN THE STRATEGIES not everyone speaks it, e.g. India
Agreeing: 1, 2, 3 C. People may only know the English required for
Disagreeing: 4 their job
IV. Answers will vary.
REVIEW your notes page 20
A REVIEW Unit Test
1 d 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 a
I. a language used worldwide for global communication;
6 d 7 a 8 c 9 d 10 b
lingua franca (common language) in international
situations
II. English will replace other languages; it will Proficiency Assessment
become the only language people speak 1 a 2 b 3 c 4 a 5 c
A. English is the dominant language of business, 6 b 7 b 8 b 9 d 10 b
science, international travel (EU, business
schools in Europe use English)
B. English use on the Internet is worldwide
C. 75 countries use English as official language

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2 Contemporary Topics 2 Unit 2 Answer Key

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