Упр.6a Уроки 5-6 Юнит 1 New Millennium English 11 класс

6 A. Answer these questions.

Look through the text about the Bongou and your notes on David Crystal’s lecture.

1. Do you agree that language diversity is “key to our survival”? Why?
2. What changes in the life of a people with the extinction of the language?
3. How does the language extinction influence the culture?
4. What can be done to save endangered languages?

1. Yes, I do. Language diversity helps preserve different ways of thinking, knowledge, and traditions, so it is important for the survival of humanity.
2. When a language disappears, people lose part of their identity, their history, and the connection between generations.
3. Language extinction leads to the loss of folklore, customs, songs, stories, and other elements of culture.
4. Endangered languages can be saved by teaching them to children, using them in schools and media, recording them, and supporting communities that speak them.