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© Cambridge University Press 2008
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1
Before students do the exercise, ask them what they 
remember about Emma and Sam from Reading A. Get 
students to skim the email to answer the question.
2–6
Students can do these exercises in pairs.
7–9
These questions could form part of a whole-class / small 
group discussion.
Did you know … ?
Ask students various questions about the information given – or, 
alternatively, encourage students to ask the questions. For example: 
1 
What are the other offi cial working languages of the United 
Nations?
2 
Can you name all the Spanish-speaking countries in 
South America?
3 
Where is Spanish spoken in Europe/Asia/Africa/
Oceania?
4 
What is the most widely-spoken language in the 
United States?
5 
What is the fi rst/second most spoken language 
in the world by total number of speakers?
You could encourage 
students to research the answers before the next lesson. Answers:
1 Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian
2 Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, 
Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela. (Spanish is not spoken in: Brazil 
(Portuguese), French Guyana (French), Guyana (English), 
Surinam (Dutch).)
3 Europe – Andorra, Gibraltar, Spain; Asia – the Philippines; 
Africa – Morocco; Oceania – Easter Island (which belongs 
to Chile)
4 English
5 fi rst – English, second – Chinese (Unit 15 mentions both 
these languages.)
More activities
1
Ask students who work if they would be interested in 
attending an in-house English course. What would they 
want it to include?