In the sentence “It’s estimated that 70-75 percent of the world’s English speakers are non-native.” (lines 25-27), the ’s in It’s and the ’s in world’s represent, respectively, the

In the sentence “It is a shared language used by billions, and it’s shaped by the voices of its global community.” (lines 55-57), the final -ed in the verbs used and shaped is pronounced, respectively, as

In the sentence “The idea that communication matters more than grammatical precision is also important to help students develop strategies for what to do when communication breaks down.” (lines 32-35), the verbs are either in the

The sentences “Although it’s a global language, English is also uniquely personal.” (lines 58-59) and “With over 1.5 billion native and non-native speakers, English is the world’s most widely spoken language.” (lines 01-03) are, respectively,

The text highlights the importance of global English teachers making students aware of the fact that English is around us in many different ways being already part of their lives, citing as examples, among others,

According to the text, the teaching of English as a global language should focus mostly on

As to the use of materials in Global English lessons, the text suggests that one excellent idea is to bring authentic materials to the classrooms mentioning, for example, YouTube videos and social media content. Such materials should be produced by

As to the number of speakers of the English language in the world nowadays, it is stated in the text that

As stated in the text, taking a map to the classroom and having students spotting the countries in which the English language is spoken nowadays would help them grasp the idea that English

The text presents approaches and ideas to teaching English as a global language, bringing practical suggestions for teachers involved in the process. One of these suggestions to be put in practice early on in classes is a