Languages of the world

​1.2 Teach yourself Tok Pisin

​Where is Papua new guinea?

Open Ended

a. Why are there so many languages in Papua New Guinea?

b. What is Tok Pisin?

c. What is the difference between a first language and an official language?

Listening

5 Work with a partner. How good are you at learning a new language? Listen and practice the expression in Tok Pisin.

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​1.3 it's good to learn languages

Match

You're going to hear some short interviews about speaking another language. What does each person focus on? Match the topics to the names

• Travel

• Entertainment

• Health

• Education

• Work

Suzanne

Elliot

Ayisha

Ben

Lisa

• Suzanne

• Elliot

• Ayisha

• Ben

• Lisa

Match

Match the words from the interviews with the correct definitions.

• at ease

• advantages

• improves

• evidence

• skills

relaxed

the good points about something

makes better

facts that tell you something in true

abilities to do something well

• relaxed

• the good points about something

• makes better

• facts that tell you something in true

• abilities to do something well

Speaking

6 Work in groups. Give your views about the advantages of learning other languages. Use some of the words and phrases in Exercises 2,3, and 4

1.4 Do you speak emoji?

Match

1 Match a description to each emoji.

• A smiling face with red cartoon-style hearts for eyes.

• A face with a big smile, arrow-shaped eyes, crying with laughter, and rolling like a ball.

• A face with a big smile, eyes in the shape of arches and pink cheeks.

• Two hands together pointing upwards.

• A face with eyes closed and three Zs.

😍

🤣

😊

🙏

😴

• 😍

• 🤣

• 😊

• 🙏

• 😴

Match

Match the following

• A cone with party streamers.

• A face with a puzzled look and the thumb and first finger on the chin.

• A face with smiling a little and winking with one eye, usually the left eye.

• A face with big smile, wearing sunglasses.

🎉

🤔

😉

😎

• 🎉

• 🤔

• 😉

• 😎

Match

2 Now match the meaning to each emoji.

• 6

• 8

• 2

• 3

• 4

I am feeling very sleepy.

I'm not sure. I am thinking about it.

I love this!

I'm rolling on the floor with laughter.

I'm feeling happy, warm and positive.

• I am feeling very sleepy.

• I'm not sure. I am thinking about it.

• I love this!

• I'm rolling on the floor with laughter.

• I'm feeling happy, warm and positive.

Match

Match the following

• 5

• 1

• 7

• 10

Please, thank you, i bow to you (or, a person).

I'm laughing so much that I'm crying.

Let's celebrate!

Cool.

• Please, thank you, i bow to you (or, a person).

• I'm laughing so much that I'm crying.

• Let's celebrate!

• Cool.

Open Ended

b What's the weather like at the moment? 🌦️

c Do you want to play basketball? 😴

d What's the party like? Are you enjoying it? 🥳

e What are you doing at the moment? 🏓

L4 Listen to this radio interview with Professor Rory Jones. What is the professor's opinion of emojis? What do you think the presenter's opinion is?

​L5 What are the advantages of using emojis, according to Professor Jones?

​1.5

Multiple Choice

Tapping your finger on the side of your head means?

• Wondering

• Idea

• Remember

• Think

Multiple Choice

Tapping finger on the side your head means 'remember' in?

• South America

• South

• North

• North America

Multiple Choice

Tapping finger on the side of your head means 'madness' in?

• Austria

• Russia

• Belarus

• Syria

Multiple Choice

Where 'no' is expressed by moving head upwards?

• Turkey

• Tajikistan

• Turkmenistan

• Tunisia

Multiple Select

In which country you move your head from side to side to say 'no' ?

• Scotland

• UK

• Ireland

• United Kingdom

• Wales

Multiple Select

Where silence can be a problem?

• UK

• Japan

• North America

• Australia

• America

Multiple Select

In China silence can be used to show what?

• Agreement

• Interested

• Disagreement

• Interest

• Disinterest

Multiple Choice

Which part of Europe is classed as having 'non-contact' culture?

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western

• Middle

Multiple Select

Physical touch is a big part of being with friends and family in?

• Eastern Europe

• Middle East

• South Asia

• North Africa

• Latin America

Multiple Select

In many Asian, African and Latin countries, maintaining eye contact means you're?

• In Love

• Angry

• Confident

• Disappointed

• Aggressive

​1.6 An A to Z idioms

​'Once in a blue moon'
what do you think it means?

Match

Match each picture to an idiom.

I was over the moon.

on the one hand... on the other hand...

It's out of this world.

it's a zoo out there!

Piece of cake.

• I was over the moon.

• on the one hand... on the other hand...

• It's out of this world.

• it's a zoo out there!

• Piece of cake.

a Can you understand any of the idioms from the context?

b Are any the same or similar in your language?

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You're going to hear conversations that include the idioms in Exercise 1. Listen and answer the questions.

​Listen again. Work in pairs. Choose six idioms you like and write six short conversations to include them. Then practice your conversations and act them out in front of the class.

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