CAE Friday/ SE Speaking text 5/ Finish CE 2021-I

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Friday, February 17th

Programme

- Dagopening

- CAE Friday

- SE Speaking: Text 5

- Finish CE 2021-I: texts 11 and 12

Dagopening: Fijn en doodeng

CAE Friday!

Reading and Use of English

part 2

Open Cloze

For questions 1 – 9, read the sentences and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only
one word in each gap.

The Origin of Language
The truth (1) …….. nobody really knows how language first began.

Did we all start talking at around
the same time (2) …….. of the manner in which our brains had begun to develop?

Although there is a lack of clear evidence, people have come up with various theories about the origins of language.

One recent theory is that human beings have evolved in (3) …….. a way that we are programmed for language from the moment of birth.

In (4) …….. words, language came about as a result of an evolutionary change in our brains at some stage.

Language (5) …….. well be programmed into the brain

Language could well be programmed into the brain but, (6) …….. this, people still need stimulus from others around them.

From studies, we know that (7) …….. children are isolated from human contact and have not learnt to construct sentences before they are ten, it is doubtful they will ever do so.

This research shows, if (8) …….. else, that language is a social activity,

This research shows, if nothing else, that language is a social activity, not something invented (9) …….. isolation.

Text 5: Dutch language besieged by English at university

"The Dutch aren't as good at English as they think they are. You shouldn't use a weaker language in education."

Some difficult words from the text

linguicide ($2)

moratorium ($2)

barrier ($3)

sustainable ($4)

deteriorate ($7)

prevalence ($7)

homogeneous ($8)

uitstel

hindernis

gelijke

invloed

achteruitgaan

duurzame

taalsterfte

What 'impact' is the writer referring to in paragraph 2?

1. The impact on results
2. The impact on students' English language skills
3. The impact on students' Dutch language skills
4. The impact on lecturers

Where else is English getting more prominent within universities?

1. Conversations between Dutch lecturers
2. The university canteen
3. The signs at university

Why do universities "move towards English" more and more?

Who said what?

Frank van Rijnsoever

Annette de Groot

Henk Kummeling

Oskar van Megen

By using English at universities, students' Dutch will get worse.

It took a lot of getting used to. It didn't help me get a job in the Netherlands.

Universities need to switch to English to be able to compete with other universities around the world.

Most of the materials we use are already in English, so it's not a problem for me.

CE VWO 2021-I

Finish your practice exam before our next class on Tuesday.

Work on texts 11 and 12.

Tuesday

- Bring your SB, novel and practice exam to class!
- Finish CE 2021-I!
- Study exam words:

Signaalworden lines 46 – 86

Who's your C1 Advanced speaking partner going to be?