Week 2
Discuss the questions and prompts with your partner(s).
Useful words: although, even though, even if, while, whereas
Language
1 One day everyone will speak English.
2 One day everyone will speak only English.
3 Many students are learning Chinese in European schools.
Is this good? Is this useful?
4 If you started learning another language, what method would you use?
5 Are Italians good at languages? Why (not)?
Are British people good at languages? Why (not)?
6 With advances in AI (Artificial Intelligence), do you think we will need to learn languages in the future
or will technology translate everything automatically?
native speaker
to have an ear for languages
to pick up a language
bilingual, trilingual
polyglot
lingua franca
meetings are conducted in English
indigenous languages
English is widely spoken, particularly/especially in western Europe
Positives, positive points, advantages, pros
Negatives, negative points, disadvantages, cons
The pros outweigh the cons
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