Dying Languages

Discuss: How many languages are there in Europe? In the world?

How many languages are spoken in your country?
Are there any minority languages in your country?
Do you know any endangered languages?

You’re going to watch a video called ‘Dying Languages’; it’s about a project called ‘The
Enduring Languages Project’. What do you think this project is or does?

Watch and Answer the Questions

1. What are they searching for?

2. Where were they last?
3. How many known languages are there in
the world?
4. How many are expected to die out in the
coming decades?
5. How often does a language disappear?
6. What issue are they trying to raise
awareness of?
7. Where do they go after Australia?
8. What do the researchers record?
9. What does each ‘language technology kit
contain?

What do you think causes languages to

become extinct?

Do you think it’s a serious problem?

Explain your answer.
 Use these phrasal verbs to
complete the text and talk about
the pictures:

set up get together

pick up pass on
die out give up
take away