Question

Question 01 Read the following text and answer the

questions in English.

The use of the English language in most current and

former member countries of the Commonwealth of

Nations was inherited from British

colonisation. Mozambique is an exception – although

English is widely spoken there, it is a former

Portuguese colony, which joined the Commonwealth in

1996. English is spoken as a first or second language

in most of the Commonwealth. In a few countries, such

as Cyprus and Malaysia, it does not have official

status, but is widely used as a lingua franca.

Answer these questions:

a) What was inherited from British colonisation?

b) Which country is a former Portuguese colony?

c) When did Mozambique join the Commonwealth?

d) Is English spoken as a first or second language in

most of the Commonwealth?​

Answer 1

A) The use of the English language.

B) Mozambique.

C) 1996.

D) As a first language.

Answer 2

Resposta:

A) The use of the English language.

B) Mozambique.

C) 1996.

D) As a first language