CT 3 Language matters

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• Leerjaar 3

'Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own (language).'

Johann Wolfgang van Goethe

After today's lesson, you will...

...know why language matters.

..know how catalogue and programme are written in the US. 

...have met Eddie Izzard and Chris Packham.

...know all about subtitles. 

Which language is NOT spoken in official UN business?

1. English
2. Chinese
3. French
4. German

At what rate are languages disappearing around the world?

1. one every two days
2. one every two weeks
3. one every two months
4. one every two years

In Britain, which sounds do bees and cats make?

1. sum and miau
2. bun and nyan
3. buzz and miauw
4. zoom and mauw

Where are you if you are using an ATM in Latin?

1. in Vatican city
2. in Latin America
3. at the University of Oxford
4. in Rome city center

When did people first begin to read silently and not say the words out loud?

1. in 400 BC
2. in the first century AD
3. in the 10th century AD
4. in the 19th century AD

English has taken words from different languages, including gendered nouns (masculin and feminine). Why didn't the English keep the gender?

1. Because English never had gendered nouns
2. Because the original languages had different genders for the same nouns.
3. Because gendered nouns were difficult to pronounce.
4. Because other languages do fine without gendered words.

What was Thomas Edison doing when he recited the nursery rhyme "Mary had a little lamb"?

1. He was making the first telephone call.
2. He was making the first sound recording.
3. He was making the first moving picture.
4. He was making the first vlog.

The Chicago Tribune newspaper has often tried to simplify English spelling. Which of these examples have become standard American English?

1. burocrat & definitly
2. iland and det
3. clew & thru
4. catalog and program

How long have people been using the acronym OMG (Oh my God!)?

1. since 1917
2. since 1945
3. since 1985
4. since the beginning of text messaging

How many new words are added to the Oxford English dictionary every year?

1. 500
2. 1000
3. 1500
4. 3000

What language was commonly spoken by well-educated Ancient Romans?

1. Latin
2. Greek
3. Hebrew
4. Italian

Which percentage of people in the UK speak a foreign language?

1. 25%
2. 38%
3. 62%
4. 91%

In which of these countries can schoolchildren stop learning foreign languages when they are 14?

1. China
2. Turkey
3. Brazil
4. The UK

Student's book, page 24

Do:            Exercise SB, page 24, ex. 3 + 4

How:         Work in pairs, one student reads about 

                   Eddie, the other students reads about    

                   Chris. Exchange answers.

Help:         Raise your hand

Time:         15 minutes

Finished:  Page 25, ex. 5+6

Has learning languages improved your life?

If so, in what ways?

www.oxfordlearnersbookshelf.com

Homework: 

Do:

WB, page 12, 13 & 14

Study:

Vocab Unit 5 & 8

Irregular verbs (SB, page 160)