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Command of Language

When asked which languages they could understand or speak, almost one third of the German speakers taking part in a poll answered ‘English’. Thirteen point two per cent said they could understand or speak French. Last in the list of 12 languages on choice was Norwegian with a rating of only 0.8 %.

But the seemingly extraordinary results of this poll are misleading. What does ‘understand’ mean when we are talking about such a complex thing as language? Does it mean you understand ninety per cent of what the hotel receptionist says? Three quarters of a pop song? A few words in an English newspaper? Or what?

And when someone claims that they can ‘speak’ English, you may ask just how far their language skills can get them in a number of different situations. In the same poll 25.4 %, or just over one quarter, of the people asked. the biggest group to give this answer, claimed they could ‘get by quite well’ when speaking English, but could understand and read it fluently. This group was a little more modest than the group which gave the second most frequent answer. Here, 13.9 % said they could speak English fluently. This would mean in theory that 39.3% almost two fifth of the population of Germany have a good command of English. A very optimistic situation indeed, if it were only true. The real truth, unfortunately, lies somewhere else. Ask any poor English-speaking tourist who has tried to find his way around Germany using only English. The lesson to be leant from this is if someone says his or her English is ‘almost perfect’, don’t trust them. They don’t know what they are saying. Remember, not even people born and brought up in England and residing there for all their lives speak ‘perfect’ English.
I. Mark if the following statements are true (A) or false (B).

1. Poll means asking people questions to learn their opinion.
true (A)
false (B)

2. Most Germans can understand or speak English.
true (A)
false (B)

3. Norwegian was the first in the list of the languages on choice.
true (A)
false (B)

4. One-fourth of the people asked could get by quite well when speaking English.
true (A)
false (B)

5. If one speaks a language fluently, he has very good knowledge of it.
true (A)
false (B)

6. Two-fifth of the population of Germany have a good command of English.
true (A)
false (B)

7. An English speaking tourist can easily find his way around Germany.
true (A)
false (B)

8. You mustn’t trust people who claim their English perfect.
true (A)
false (B)
9. Language is a very complex thing.
true (A)
false (B)

10. People born and brought up in England speak perfect English.
true (A)
false (B)


II. Mark if the following statements: A) correspond to the contents of the text, B) do not correspond to the contents of the text.

11. When someone claims that they can ‘speak’ English, you may ask just how far their language skills can get them in a number of different situations.
A) correspond to the contents of the text
B) do not correspond to the contents of the text.

12. There are many reasons why we may not know foreign languages perfectly.
A) correspond to the contents of the text
B) do not correspond to the contents of the text.

13. Two fifth of the population of Germany have a good command of English.
A) correspond to the contents of the text
B) do not correspond to the contents of the text.

14. A very optimistic situations for Germany and for Ukraine it is not true.
A) correspond to the contents of the text
B) do not correspond to the contents of the text.

15. Italian and Ukrainian are the finest languages in the world.
A) correspond to the contents of the text
B) do not correspond to the contents of the text.

III. Mark the correct variant.

16. My brother is from China. He can speak…
A China
B Chinish
C Chinese
D Hindu

17. She is from Scotland. She can speak…
A Scot
B Scots
C Scottish
D Welsh
18. My pen friend is from Holland. He can speak ....
A Dutch
B Danes
C Hollandish
D Holland

19. He is from Israel. He can speak ....
A Israeli
B Israelis
C Hebrew
D Arabic

20. She is from Egypt. She can speak ....
A Egyptian
B Egyptinish
C Arabic
D Israeli