READ THE ARTICLE AND COMPLETE THE TABLE

READ AGAIN. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE, FALSE OR NOT GIVEN?

1 Scientists believe that about 500,000 languages are spoken in the world.

2 People have probably been using language for nearly 200,000 years.

3 Most of the languages in Papua New Guinea are spoken inland.

4 A good climate means tribes do not need to communicate with other tribes in different places.

5 Language helps to identify tribal boundaries.

6 Languages spoken in warmer climates tend to use more consonants than vowels.

7 The remaining languages spoken by small groups are likely to die out in the future.

8 Pagel believes some languages are more effective than others.

LISTENING

You’re going to hear Joanna from Poland, who has lived in the UK for several years, answering some
questions about her experiences of being a non-native speaker of English.

Part 1

Part 2