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The expression “all over the world” (l.2) is synonymous with worldwide.
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In the fragment “English teachers, therefore, need to appreciate the special status English has” (l. 9 and 10), “appreciate” means like or enjoy.
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In the fragment “a unique status” (l.25), the use of the article “a” can be explained by the sound of the semivowel at the beginning of “unique”.
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The sentence: “For some people, it is acquired as a first language” (l.15) can be correctly rewritten as For some people, it has acquired as a first language.
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It can be inferred from the text that there should be three distinct approaches to the teaching of English, depending on how and why students acquire this language.
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In terms of word formation, the adjective “international” (l.27) is a case of affixation, as a prefix and a suffix have been added to the root of the word nation.
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The word “economic”, in “economic inequality” (l.24), could be replaced by economical, without changing the meaning of the text.
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It can be inferred from the text that some students of English resent it because of the negative feelings that colonialism inspires.
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In the fragment “in countries like Australia, Canada, the United States and Great Britain” (l. 29 and 30) “like” can be correctly replaced with such.
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In “Although some 380 million people speak it as a first language” (l. 28 and 29), the word “some” means more than.