Writing workshop#2: Task 2 Pros and cons of learning a language

Writing workshop#2: Pros and cons of learning a language

By Nazek Mahmood

Activity 1  Brainstorm

Think about what it’s like to learn a new language.​

​Do you find it easy to learn new languages?

How long does it take you to learn?

​How do you feel when you are learning a new language?

​Do you find it easy to learn new languages?

Activity 2  Determiners

A determiner is a word that comes before a noun or a noun phrase. It determines whether the noun is general or specific.

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•We use both to talk about two people or things. 

•We use neither to talk about two people or things in a negative statement.

•We use every to talk about individual people and things. 

•We use all to talk about three or more people or things. 

Complete the sentences with the correct determiners.

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Multiple Choice

1.________ five of my cousins are learning Korean right now.

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• both

• neither

• every

• all

Multiple Choice

2.I travel to Spain _______ summer so I can practice my Spanish.

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• all

• neither

• every

• both

Multiple Choice

3._____ of my parents speak English. They learnt it in school.

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• all

• every

• both

• neither

Multiple Choice

4.________ of my siblings speak Arabic at home. They don’t know it very well.

• every

• all

• both

• neither

Activity 3  Matching definitions

Match the words to the definitions.

Multiple Choice

What does language barrier mean?

• a.different forms of one language spoken by a particular group of people

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• b.the sounds of a word

• c.difficulty for people communicating because they speak different languages

Multiple Choice

What does native language mean?

• a.the language a person learns from early childhood because it is spoken in the family

• a.being able to speak, read or write easily

• c. the second language you learn

Multiple Choice

What does fluent mean?

• a.being able to speak, read or write easily

• b. not able to speak

• a.the sounds of a word

Multiple Choice

What does dialect mean?

• the language a person learns from early childhood

• different forms of one language spoken by a particular group of people

• the offcial language

Multiple Choice

What does pronunciation mean?

• .the sounds of a word

• the letters of the word

• the grammar

Activity 4  Pros and Cons

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List the pros and cons of learning a new language.

Open Ended

What are the pros of learning a language?

Open Ended

What are the cons of learning a new language?

Activity 5 Write a Paragraph

Using the pros and cons from Activity 4, write a paragraph about whether you think it is important to learn a new language.

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LMS discussion Activity