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This lesson is about how people communicate. Think about what kind of communicator you are with the different people in your life.

Passive: you feel that other´s thought´s are more important than your own.

Assertive: you confidently share your own thoughts while being respectful of others'

Aggressive: you express your own thoughts without paying much attentionto what others think.

Answer the following questions using the vocabulary above and the grammar focus (quantifiers) learnt in class. See the image uploaded.

1. What kind of communicator are you?

2. In what situations is it hard for you to speak English? When is not a problem?

3. What is the role of English in the world? What is its effect on other languages?

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Unit 1 - Language and Life / Connections

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Unit 1 - Language and Life / Connections

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We communicate differently depending on the people we are communicating with. Let's discuss about what style of communication you prefer to use.
e-mail, text messages, video chat, writing a letter, phone conversations, conversations in person.
Write the advantages and disadvantages of each style. Then, answer the question below.
If you have a choice between communicating with someone in person, on the phone, or by e-mail, which would you choose? Why?

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Dr. David Harrison studies endangered languages worldwide. In 2006, he was the first person to use the term language hotspots. In this video Dr. Harrison and Dr. Greg Anderson visit Northeast India, a language hotspot, to record two languages abput which little was known.
Watch the video and summarize what you have learned from it. Share some notes and make sure to cover the points below.

1. Country where Koro is spoken

2. Number of Koro speakers

3. Possible origin of the language

4. How researchers discovered it

5. Why they want to record it

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A language previously unknown to linguists, and spoken by about 800 people has been documented in the mountains of northeast India. Researchers with National Geographic's Enduring Voices project recorded the Koro language for the first time. (originally published Oct. 5, 2010.)

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A LANGUAGE DIES?

Watch the video and answer the questions below:

1. Why do you think so many languages are dying out?

2. What happens when a language dies?

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Let's talk about English language using the vocabulary learned in class.
Watch the video and then discuss with your partners answering the questions below.

How do you consider English, as an endagered or an evolved language?

Do you consider learning English endangers any local languages?