It's an English World

1. NOUNS

1.1. a colony

1.2. an empire

1.3. a lingua franca

1.4. a means of communication

1.5. a prerequisite

1.6. an incentive

1.7. fluency

1.8. a variety

1.9. the odds of...

1.10. an identity

1.11. a threat

2. CONNECTORS

2.1. whereas

2.2. unlike + noun

2.3. as opposed to...

2.4. for a start...

3. ADVERBS

3.1. worldwide = all over the world

4. Express your opinion

4.1. The way I see it, ...

4.2. In my opinion, ...

4.3. I'm convinced that...

4.4. As far as I'm concerned...

4.5. To me, ...

4.6. I think/believe that...

4.7. I feel that...

4.8. According to me/the author...

4.9. Here is what I think about...

5. Express you agreement/disagreement

5.1. I totally agree/disagree (with)...

5.2. I couldn't agree more.

6. Languages and People

6.1. English/The English

6.2. an Anglo = an Anglophone = a native English speaker

6.3. Chinese/The Chinese

7. ADJECTIVES

7.1. monolingual/bilingual

7.2. essential

7.3. global

7.4. international

7.5. useful

7.6. widespread

7.7. convenient = practical

7.8. indispensable

7.9. casual

7.10. formal/informal

7.11. efficient/inefficient

7.12. intelligible

7.13. proud of...

7.14. fluent

7.15. annoyed/exasperated

7.16. extinct

8. VERBS

8.1. to communicate

8.2. to reach

8.3. to spread = to expand

8.4. to influence

8.5. to evolve

8.6. to allow sb to do sth

8.7. to enable

8.8. to improve = to enhance

8.9. to practise

8.10. to prompt sb to do sth

8.11. to show off

8.12. to argue = to discuss/debate

8.13. to dominate

8.14. to endanger

8.15. to freak out

8.16. to monitor

8.17. to preserve

9. Other expressions

9.1. pros and cons

9.2. I'd say that...

9.3. I guess/reckon that...

9.4. I am aware that...

9.5. To my knowledge...

9.6. I have never heard...

9.7. I have no clue of what...means but I guess that...

9.8. It might/may be...

9.9. Who knows, maybe...

9.10. If you ask me...

9.11. Let me tell you a story: I have a friend who...

9.12. I guess that's all I have to say.

9.13. Thanks a lot for watching.