Empower B2 - 6B

About half the world's languages will disappear

Multiple Choice

The Grovepark Hotel is located in perfect ______.

• setting

• outskirts

• venue

• terminal

Multiple Choice

The Hotel is situated on the ______ of Catserbridge just half an hour away from the city centre.

• setting

• outskirts

• features

• terrace

Multiple Choice

It is only minutes away from the ______ trails going up into the Wessex Hills.

• venue

• lobby

• hiking

• structures

Multiple Choice

It's an ideal conference ______.

• venue

• lobby

• terrace

• terminal

Multiple Choice

It has a number of ______ delegates will appreciate.

• outskirts

• features

• structures

• settings

Multiple Choice

When you're outside on the ______ you'll admire the views over your coffee.

• terminal

• terrace

• venue

• lobby

Multiple Choice

When you're inside in the ______ bar, you'll feel completely at home.

• hiking

• terrace

• outskirts

• lobby

Complete the quiz

Complete the quiz

Languages of the world

Answer the questions

1) What languages are most in danger of disappearing?
2) What is a "language hotspot"?

Categorize

Options (6)

be lost

preserve

die out

disappear

decline

deteriorate

Organize these options into the right categories

keep as it is

stop existing

get worse

Categorize

Options (4)

decrease

revive

increase

decline

Organize these options into the right categories

become less or go down

bring back into existence

become more

Open Ended

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in 2a and the information in 1b.

1. 1. The number of people who speak English is ______.

Open Ended

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in 2a and the information in 1b.

1. 2. The number of minority languages is ______.

Open Ended

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in 2a and the information in 1b.

1. 3. Many languages are in danger of ______.

Open Ended

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in 2a and the information in 1b.

1. 4. Educating children may help to ______ a language.

verb: increase decrease decline

​noun: increase decrease decline

Listen and note the difference

verb: increase decrease decline

​noun: increase decrease decline

Listen and note the difference

1. There has been a steady increase in word literacy.

2. The number of different English dialects is slowly decreasing.

3. There has been a gradual decline in student numbers.

4. The number of bilingual children has increased over the last 50 years.

Say the words in bold. Listen and check.

Differences?

​Similarities?

Read about three languages

• one has died out

• one is likely to die out soon

• one is being spoken by an increasing number of people

Differences?

• very old

• spoken by a very small group of people

​Similarities?

Read about three languages

​Read again and complete the table

​Languages	​Number of speakers	​Increasing/decreasing	​Other important facts
​BO	​	​	​
N|U​	​	​	​
WAMPANOAG​	​	​	​

​Read again and complete the table

​Languages	​Number of speakers	​Increasing/decreasing	​Other important facts
​BO	​0	​lost	​65.000-year link to one of the oldest cultures; has been spoken since pre-Neolithic times
N|U​	only a few​	decreasing​	​Efforts are being made to save the language from dying out by recording storie and by giving language classes for children
WAMPANOAG​	about 50​	increasing​	​Jessie Little Doe Baird and her husband are raising their daughter in the language, and organise a 'language camp' every summer

The Passive

Complete the task 4a
page 73

The Passive

be + past participle (V₃)

The Passive

Prepositions after made