AUSTRALIAN VALUES This is an Australian values question — In the real test, every values question must be correct.
At a citizenship ceremony a speaker says English brings Australians together. How does Australian society regard the English language?
- As a language needed only for government work
- As one of several official national languages
- As the national language and a unifying element ✓
- As less important than the languages of migrants
Why this is the answer
English is Australia's national language and is valued because it helps hold society together.
This question is from: English as the national language
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