1.What is the history of the English language after WWII?  
After the second wotld war, the USA had a lot of economic and cultural influence and has, along with worldwide broadcasting in English from numerous broadcasters , caused the language to spread quickly. As of today, English is the most widely spoken and written language in the world.

2.What is meant by ESL, EFL, ESP? 
ESL means pople who speak English as their second language, by EFL we mean the people that has English as a foreign language and the last phrase is ESP wich means English for special purposes, as well as the native speakers communicate with.

3.Do you think that international English enriches the cultures of the world, or  does it drain them of their uniqueness? 
I think that international English helps cultures around the world, even though it also "takes over" some things. The reason I say English can be helpful, is because it makes people that are not from the same county able to communicate with one another. Also if we did not have an international language, like English, I could imagine there not being as many tourists maybe. However, if we take Norway as an example, we use a lot of English words in our daily conversations, which means that Norwegian gets less uniqe. Worst case scenario is that English takes over our language, but I do not think that is going to happen (at least not in the nearest future.)

4.Explain the terms inner - outer - expanding circle.
The inner circle refers to the native English speakers, the outer circle refers to the second language speakers, and the expanding circle refers to contries where English does not have a special status, but is recognized as a lingua franca.

5.Why is it necessary to have standard forms of English? 
It is important to have standard forms of English because if not, we would not have any thing to teach the non-native about the language. For example, the expression "She look very sad" is wrong to native speakers, who will insist on "She looks very sad". As we know the non-native speakers are a majaoity of the English speaking people and the outer circle is expanding, do you think we could lose the standard forms of English? It is necessary to have standard forms of English so we can have a common language with grammar and anything else that is needed for a language.

6.Which forms of English does David Crystal believe we will have in the future?
Professor David Crystal belives that in the future, the English language will develope into three forms/ categories. One form that is used locally as their dialect, one for education and buisness, and then a standard international English for communicating with foreigners.

            
           7.English has become important in six different fields - which?

•   English has become the language of international education,
•   international buisness and trade.
•   It has become the dominant language of international diplomacy. 
•   English has also become a powerful international player in the fields of art and  entertainment.  
•   Science and technology has also adopted English as a international language. 
• And at last English is the most important language in the world of digital communications.