4, 5, 3, 2, 1

Europe, N&S America, Pacific, Africa, Asia

1.Linguistic Diversity

2.page 7

3.Small number or quantity

4.Europe and Asia

5.1,300

1.In England

2.Around 450 AD

3.The Anglo-Saxons

1.T 2.T 3.F 4.T

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American English: grammar: "I donpt have any brothers or sisters" / vocabulary: vacation, apartment / idioms: knock on wood / pronunciation: adult, brochure / spelling: theater, color, organize

British English: grammar: "I havenpt got any brothers or sisters" / vocabulary: holidays, flats / idioms: touch wood / pronunciation: adult, brochure / spelling: theatre, colour, organise

1.Up to 90% of the now-existing languages in the world might disappear before the end of this century

2.By biodiversity I mean all the different plants and animal species on earth

3.Maintaining this language helps the child value his or her culture and heritage. If children did not speak the language of their ancestors, they would not be able to understand their grandparents and vice versa

4.Recent studies indicate that bilingualism may delay Alzheimer´s disease

5.I would be more in favor of an artificial language

1.c 2.d 3.e 4.a 5.b

cue cards, poster, laptop, projector

poster

Constrtucted vs naturally developed languages.

Why an artificial language? 1.To facilitate communication between business people. 2.To create a fictional world

Examples of artificial languages: 1.Esperanto, 2.Quenya, 3.Klingon

1.When using them you are not reading word-to-word

2.Your are free to make eye contact

3.You are free to make natural gestures. Use nonverbal language

2, 3, 5, 4, 1

At the beginning: I would like to begin by... In this presentation, I´m going to talk about...

In the middle: Now, I´m going to refer to...I would like to add that...

At the end: Finally, I would like to ad... Now, would like to hear your comments