English as an international language

False
2. Some Americans can’t understand British films. True
3. There is only one British accent. False
4. For many students, it doesn’t matter if they learn British or American English. True
5. Many different nationalities use English to communicate. True
6. English as an International Language is a kind of-American English. False

II. COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE VERBS IN THE BOX IN THE PRESENT

PERFECT.

Travel, play, work, be, live, have, Meet, climb, cross ,see, write, win

JOURNALIST AND TRAVELLER

James Macintyre is 60 years old and as active as ever. He’s a journalist, and he has worked for the New York Daily for 22 years. He has traveled widely in Africa, China, and the Middle East.

As a foreign correspondent he has met many famous world leaders, including Bill Clinton

and Nelson Mandela. He’s a friend of the US President – they have played golf together on many

occasions, and James has always won!

His passion is travel. He has climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, he has cross

the Sahara Desert on a camel, and he has seen the Northern Lights in Iceland. He has written

a number of books about his travels, and he has won several prizes. His story of a train

journey between Berlin and Beijing, Alone Again,won an award in 2006.

Не has been married to Alice Bowers, the artist, for 40 years. They have two

sons. For the past 15 years they have lived in a beach house on Long Island, New York. 'This

is the best place we’ve ever lived,’ says James. ‘We have had a wonderful life. Were very

lucky