Culture

English as a Global Language


Do you know what is a Lingua Franca?
It is a language used to communicate among non-native speakers.

English has become the most widely used Lingua Franca in the world, hasn´t it? For example: a Frenchman and a German that meet in South Africa will probably communicate in English to each other, especially if neither of them speak the other's language.

Do you know any other Lingua Francas? Watch this very interesting video and learn about Esperanto, a language that was created to change and improve the world in a time full of idealism:

 SCIENCE

This wonderful web page will give you plenty of ideas to work with National Geographic


HISTORY

A strange piece of history:

I borrowed this wonderful activity from Colin Granger (2002). Imagine English - 3. Macmillan-Heinemann. A brave woman called Rosa Parks tells us the terrible experience she suffered one day when she was going back home from work.
 

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THE WHITECHAPEL MURDERDER

Who was the Whitechapel Murderer? Find out in this post. 

BRITISH AND AMERICAN FOOD

Find activities and information about British and American food in this post