Tasks 1&2 p.26 (Access to International English)

1. The most important thing for getting message across when I talk with non-norwegian is my vocabulary because I can figure out what someone with a bad pronunciation is saying or meaning.

2.

• Vocabulary

The paragraph is about the "Outer Circle" and "Inner Circle" and it tells us about the native speakers and nations that are in these circles.

• Standards

This paragraph tells us about the non-native speakers and what mistakes when they make when they are using English.

• Other "Englishes"

This paragraphs is about the different ways to speak English.

• The future of English

The last paragraph is about the forms that English will be using in the future; one they speak locally as their dialect, a national variety for education and business, and then a standard international English for communicating with foreigners.

Source:
- Access to International English (pages 21-25)