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Languages and Language Diversity. Listening, Reading and Vocabulary. Tagalo . Persian. صبح به خیر. M agandang U maga. Polish. Armenian. D zień D obry. Russian. բարի լույս. Swedish. доброе утро. 早安. B onjour. G od M orgon. Chinese. French. Vietnamese. καλημέρα. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Languages and Language Diversity
Listening, Reading and Vocabulary
բարի լույս
早安Bonjour
Guten Morgenκαλημέρα
おはようございます
좋은 아침
خیر به صبح
Dzień Dobry
доброе утроGod Morgon
chao buôi sang
ดตอนเชา
Buenos DíasGood Morning
Magandang Umaga
Tagalo
Armenian
Chinese
Greek
French
PolishPersian
Russian
Vietnamese
Spanish
Thai
Swedish
English
Sign Languag
e
Korean
German
Japanese
Warm Up1. How many languages do you think
there are in the world?2. Do you think languages change?3. Do you think English will replace
other languages?4. What other language would you like
to learn?5. What language do you think it would
be difficult for you to learn? Why?
system (n)• a technique, method,
procedure practice
Every person has a system for learning a foreign language.
characters (n)• a single letter or mark used in writing
Do you know how many characters are in the Chinese language?
form (v)• to create, make, shape, construct
The children formed a circle and played a game.
meaningful (adj.)• significant, with meaning, with
sense
Kathy writes meaningful poems which deals with social issues.
Hearing-impaired
hearing-impaired (adj.)• having a reduced or poor ability to
hear
Hearing aids are used by some hearing-impaired senior citizens.
Sign Language
sign language (n)• a system of communicating with
gestures
Peter learned sign language in order to communicate with his deaf parents.
borrow (v)• to copy or take words from
another language
English has borrowed words from French; for example, cinema, souvenir, and petite.
specialist (n)• a person who is an expert on something
Brian’s general doctor sent him to see a heart specialist.
refer to (v) • stand for, suggest, signify,
mean
Poultry refers to the meat from animals that have feathers.
divide (v)• split into parts, separate
The Mississippi river divides the west of Louisiana from the east.
brain (n)• the organ in the head used for
thinking and feeling
Humans have large brains.
bilingual (adj.)• speaking two languages
Steve is bilingual . He speaks Italian and English.
past (n)• the time before the present,
everything that happened previously
Rosie has a mysterious past.
Nobody knows about her background.
rate (n)• speed or pace in which
something moves, the cost of something
Slaves were forced to work at a rapid rate in the cotton fields.
The rate for the trip on that bus is $2.50.
estimate (v) (n)• to calculate something
The government estimates that it would take years before the economy recovers.
linguist (n)• a person who knows several
languages and their structure
Molly wrote a book on the origin of the English language. She is a well-known linguist.
Pronunciation• system• character• form• meaningful• hearing-impaired• sign language• borrow• specialist
• refer to• divide• brain• bilingual• rate• estimate• linguists
Verb Noun Adjective Adverb
instruct instruction instructiveinstructor
dishonesty dishonest dishonestly
imagine imagination unimaginative unimaginatively
invent inventioninventor
inventive inventively
interview interviewinterviewer
characterize characteristic uncharacteristic uncharacteristically
psychologypsychologist
psychological psychologically
beg beggardepend on dependability undependable dependably