L10 2 HW language and communication

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LISTENING

UNIT 8: LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION

MINORITY LANGUAGES 1

Listen to the first part of the lecture and answer the questions Choose the correct letter, A, B or C

1 Which area represents the languages the lecturer will concentrate on?

2 Which chart represents the number of speakers of Breton?

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3 Which char represents the number of peakers of Manx?

MINORITY LANGUAGES 2

Listen and complete questions 4-10

Complete the table below

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer

Decline Revival Official status UNESCO status Cornish Rapid decline

since peak in

4………

- Started early

20th century

- Publications, films and music

Recognized as

UK

5………

in 2002

Critically endangered language (revitalized)

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- Taught in some schools

died in 1974

- Taught as second language in schools

-

7………

on island

- Radio broadcasts in Manx

Recognized as Isle of Man’s official language

in 1985

Critically endangered (revitalized)

Breton Large decrease

in numbers in

8……… of

20th century

- Breton language- medium schools

- Large body of literature and media

9………

as official language due to French

Constitution

10………

A MODERN FORM OF COMMUNICATION 1

Questions 31-37

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C

31 Which pie chart shows the percentage of the people who make a phone call every

day?

A B C

32 Which pie chart shows the percentage of young people who text every day?

A B C

47

%

53

%

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33 On average men

A send fewer texts than women

B send shorter texts than women

C have fewer contacts than women

34 Originally, text messaging was created as

A an internal messaging system

B a new commercial venture for a mobile phone company

C a way of sending greetings to friends and family

35 Early texters were limited by

A incompatibility between mobile phone networks

B unsophisticated mobile phones

C expensive mobile phones

36 Abbreviated texting language

A is unpopular with many people

B was created due to limitations in text length

C has caused children’s language skills to decline

37 On average, children who text

A have better speaking skills than those who don’t

B have better reading and writing skills than those who don’t

C do not show any difference in their language skills

A MODERN FORM OF COMMUNICATION 2

Questions 38-40

Choose THREE letters A-G

Which three uses of text messaging were mentioned in the survey?

A taking part in a competition B booking a hotel room

15

%

90

%

65

%

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C buying an airline ticket

D following a package delivery

E making a doctor’s appointment

F making a donation

G voting in an election

SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH P ROJECT SURVEY

Questions 1-5

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer

Questions 6-10

Complete the form below

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer

LANGUAGE MATTERS

SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH PROJECT SURVEY

Postcode: 2

COMPUTER FACILITIES

SPORTS FACILITIES

ALREADY USED

EDUCATION FACILITIES

ALREADY USED

IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE COMMUITY CENTRE

New sports: 6 _ and _

Classes organized only for: 7

Education classes: 8 and _

Willing to pay about 9 £ _ for new classes

Possible frequency of visits, if improvement made?

10 _ a week

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Listen again and complete the sentences Use no more than two words for each answer

1 The language of Kasabe was discovered by a _

2 It is not _ for languages to become extinct

3 Languages are disappearing at a faster _ now than in the past

4 Cornish and Manx can be classified as languages

THE W ELSH LANGUAGE AND W ELSH NAMES

Questions 1-5

Choose the correct letter A, B or C

1 How many people speak Welsh language in North and West Wales?

A 16%

B 20%

C 50%

2 The Welsh Language Act of 1967 said that all official documents should be

A In both Scots and Welsh

B In both English and Welsh

C In only Welsh

3 When has there been increased interest in Welsh?

A Since the 1960s

B Since the 1970s

C Since the 1980s

4 Where do people learn Welsh as a first or second language?

A In primary schools

B In secondary schools

C In universities

5 Which TV channel broadcasting is mainly in Welsh?

A An independent fourth TV channel

B BBC TWO

C The independent Broadcasting Authority

Questions 6-10

6 Many English surnames were originally connected with a _ before the

Normans arrived

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7 Jack Long and Mary Little are surnames that were connected with _

8 Some English surnames were originally connected with a _

9 The most common Welsh surnames were all originally _ names in

some form

10 Welshmen living in England are often called by the _ “Taffy”

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH

Questions 1-10

NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS

1 Americans and the British use a lot of the same words, but they them

differently

2 Americans have different in different regions

3 has an effect on language too

4 In British English, a motorway is in American English a

5 In British English, a fortnight is in American English

6 In British English, pants means _

7 The American spelling is closest to its ancestor

8 In American English, colour is spelled

9 Realize is spelled by people

10 Traveler is spelled by the

HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (PART 1)

Questions 1-7

NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS

1 The Angles and Saxons came from and the Jutes from Jutland

2 A mix of their languages produced a language called Anglo-Saxon or

3 Three more invasions added words to Old English They were the Viking of Denmark,

and Sweden

4 Norman forces from the led by a man known as William the

Conqueror invaded

5 Middle English still sounds similar to , and it also begins to sound like

Modern English

6 people from different countries could communicate using Latin

7 During the Renaissance, there was renewed interest in ancient texts

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Questions 8-12

NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER

8 What language had a great effect on the English language?

9 When did William Caxton return to Britain?

10 What did William Caxton bring back with him when he

returned to Britain?

11 What did the printing press make it possible for almost

everyone?

12 What dialect was the standardization based on?

HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (PART 2)

Questions 1-3

NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER

1 English speakers can communicate with English speakers in the last part

of century

2 William Shakespeare, writer, played an important role in the English

language developed at that time

3 Shakespeare’s works provide feelings of anger, and laughter

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4 Which Shakespeare’s play makes people cry when they see it?

A A Midsummer Night’s Dream

B Romeo and Juliet

C Julius Caesar

5 What happened to the English language nine years before the death of William

Shakespeare?

A It took a big step

B It developed slowly

C It stopped developing for some time

6 What was the name of the first small colony?

A James

B Jacksontown

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C Jamestown

7 Where are the names of many great rivers in the United States taken from?

A English words

B Indian words

C American Indian words

8 How does English expand the language?

A by changing foreign words to English

B by borrowing or adding foreign words to English

C by borrowing or adding English to foreign words

Question 9-10

Where do these words come from?

Choose a letter (letters) from A-F to answer the questions

A the Mississippi

B shampoo

C motel

D the Missouri

E banana

F hotel

Answers American Indian words

India

Africa

Example: A,D

9 _

10 _

Questions 11-12

NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER

11 How do English speakers continue to invent new words?

12 How many words are there in the Oxford English Dictionary?