The case of the disappearing words

The _____ studied how to revive an extinct language.

• term

• lecture

• fluently

• linguists

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

How many languages are there in the world

• 6000

• 7025

• 7000

• 5000

How many languages will disappear from the planet?

Languages become endangered when

• minority speakers only live in their country

• parents don't speak it

• larger culture take over

• because they stop using it

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

The first Endangered languages category is

• vulnerable

• critically endangered

• severely endangered

• definitely endangered

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

The second Endangered languages category is

• extinct

• vulnerable

• definitely endangered

• severely endangered

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

The third Endangered languages category is

• vulnerable

• extinct

• severely endangered

• critically endangered

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which language is in the vulnerable category?

• Zuni

• Chickasaw

• Dakota

• English

Which language is in the extinct category?

• Dakota

• Chickasaw

• Alaska's Eyak

• Zuni

How can we save the endangered languages?

• hearing them in music only

• teaching them schools, have radio shows

• just recording them for the history books

• by going to Science Museums

Tags

CCSS.W.7.1B