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A LINGUA
FRANCA
1. Lead-in Do the quiz about languages.
1.Approximately how many languages are currently spoken in the world today?
A) Around 1,000
B) Around 7,000
C) Around 30,000
3.Which country has the highest linguistic diversity in the world with an
estimated 820 languages spoken?
A) India
B) Nigeria
C) Papua New Guinea
5.Which of the following used to be a dead language, but was then successfully
revived to become a living language today?
A) Hebrew
B) Sanskrit
C) Latin
Definitions:
A) in clear, straightforward language:
B) a difficulty for people communicating because they speak different
languages:
C) gestures bodily movements, facial expressions, etc. which serve as
nonverbal communication:
D) the language which a person has grown up speaking from early
childhood:
E) a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers
whose native languages are different:
2.Why does one of the speakers say that teaching towards perfect
British or American English is a waste of time?
5. Post-listening
discussion
Tips Yes No
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