WorksheetsListening 2- Unit 8- Lis1
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
By the year 2100, how many percent of the world's languages could be extinct?
a)
50
b)
40
c)
20
2.
The Manx people lost their native<br />
a)
culture
b)
traditions
c)
language
3.
According to the speaker, which of the following things may be lost when a language disappear?
a)
books, schools, and teachers
b)
culture, history, and knowledge
c)
customs, communities, and way of life
4.
Before 1987, it was….to teach Hawaiian in public schools
a)
illegal
b)
required
c)
difficult
5.
Today, more than how many students are enrolled in Hawaiian language programs.
a)
1000
b)
2000
c)
12000
6.
Once there were…Native American languages, but now many have become extinct.
a)
several
b)
hundreds of
c)
thousands of
7.
In Ireland, students learn which of the following languages?
a)
Kalaallisut and Danish
b)
only Danish
c)
only Kalaallisut
8.
Linguists help create which of the following programs where people can study endangered languages?
a)
interesting
b)
community
c)
unusual
9.
What do the linguists do to preserve languages?
a)
record them, study them, and write story books
b)
study them, learn them and write history books
c)
record them, study them, and write grammar books
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