G5 Unit 4 Languages
G5 Unit 4 Languages
G5 Unit 4 Languages
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Unit 4 LANGUAGES
LESSON 1
Reading Comprehension
Warm Up
How do you feel about learning a new language?
Text 1
Read the passage “The Hardest Language” and answer following questions:
Some people seem to learn languages readily, while others find it very difficult.
Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is
learned also play an important role, as well as each learner's
motivation for learning. If people learn a language because
they need to use it professionally, they often learn it faster than
people studying a language that has no direct use in their day
to day life.
Apparently, British diplomats and other embassy staff have found
that the second hardest language is Japanese, which will
probably come as no surprise to many, but the language that they
have found to be the most problematic is Hungarian, which has 35
cases (forms of a nouns according to whether it is subject, object,
genitive, etc). This does not mean that Hungarian is the hardest
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language to learn for everyone, but it causes British diplomatic personnel, who are
generally used to learning languages, the most difficulty. However, Tabassaran, a
Caucasian language has 48 cases, so it might cause more difficulty if British diplomats
had to learn it.
Different cultures and individuals from those cultures will find different languages more
difficult. In the case of Hungarian for British learners, it is not a question of the writing
system, which uses a similar alphabet, but the grammatical complexity, though native
speakers of related languages may find it easier, while struggling with languages that
the British find relatively easy.
No language is easy to learn well, though languages which are related to our first
language are easier. Learning a completely different writing system is a huge
challenge, but that does not necessarily make a language more difficult than another.
In the end, it is impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult
language in the world.
Define all the underlined words. Write their definitions in your notebook.
1. The question of how hard a language is to learn is relevant to both first and
second language acquisition. True/False
3. A Japanese speaker may well find the Chinese writing system easier than a
speaker of a European language. True/False
8. The writer thinks that learning new writing systems is easy. True/False
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Lesson 2
Reading Comprehension
Text 2
Read the passage “Language and Communication” and answer following questions:
English is called an international language, but there are actually quite a few varieties
of English that exist around the world. English originated
in England, but soon English spread to other countries, and different varieties of
English began to exist. Today, the countries in which English is spoken can be divided
into three groups.
The first group is made of those countries where English is the primary language.
These are countries like England, Canada, the United States, Ireland, Australia, and
New Zealand. There are more than 380 million native1 speakers of English in these
countries alone.
There is a second group of countries that have their own varieties of English.
Their histories have been directly influenced by one of the early English-speaking
societies. They use English in various important ways within their own government
and everyday life. India, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Kenya are examples of this
group. The total number of speakers in this group is in the hundreds of millions.
This changing situation raises many questions. Will another language replace
English as the international language? If not, will people continue to use the English of
countries such as England or the United States as models? Will new varieties of
English develop in countries such as China or Brazil? Or, in the future, will a new
international variety of English develop that doesn’t belong to any one country, but
to an entire area like Asia or Europe?
Define all the underlined words. Write their definitions in your notebook.
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Questions
B. Read the following sentences. Check (✓) true (T), false (F), or not
given (NG). If the sentence is false, change it to make it true.
T F NG
1. English originated in the United
States.
2. The writer thinks English is easy
to learn.
3. The Philippines has its own
variety of English.
4. English is widely used as a
foreign language in Egypt.
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C. Match each word with its definition. The words in bold are from the
passage.
D. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of words from
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Lesson 3 LANGUAGES
Listening
Before listening
Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.
Preparation task
Vocabulary Definition
1. …… to be a struggle a. clearly the best
2. …… to rehearse b. a certain level
3. …… to get over c. to be difficult to do
4. …… a degree d. to notice
5. …… a catchphrase e. to do something quite badly
6. …… to pick up on f. to feel better about something upsetting
7. …… by far the best g. to practise something you plan to say or
8. …… to make a right mess perform
of h. a short, popular phrase that makes you think
of the person who says it
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4. What does the speaker say about using newspapers?
a. It was easy to learn a lot of new words quickly.
b. A lot of things were happening in the country.
c. Other people sometimes explained new words to him.
5. What does the speaker say about talking to people in the street?
a. Preparation was necessary.
b. The embarrassment made it a failure.
c. People reacted negatively.
4. You can really quickly hear the same words repeated _______and again.
Discussion
What is the most effective language learning method for you?
Speaking
You have five minutes to prepare, then you will be called to speak in front of the class.
TOPIC: Let’s Talk about food
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Lesson 4
Grammar
Imperative Verbs
Imperative verbs are also known as ‘bossy verbs’ because they tell people what to
do! e.g. shut the window or turn the kettle on.
B. Look at the sentences below. Can you think of some imperative verbs that could
go at the beginning to make an instruction?
1. the door, there’s a draught.
2. off the light please.
3. the milk into the glass.
4. on a coat before you go out.
5. left at the traffic lights.
1. _____________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________
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Imperative Verbs
You are going out and will be leaving your little alien friend at home, all alone. To stop
your alien from going hungry you must leave him instructions for how to make a
sandwich.
Think of what connectives you should use. Use the list below to help you:
You will also need to use imperative verbs. These may be useful:
Once you have decided what type of sandwich you want your alien to make, write
your instructions below.
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Grammar Imperative Verbs _ Recipes
Choose the correct imperative verb to go with each instruction in this recipe to
make a cheese omelette.
1. and enjoy – your omelette is ready!
2. your pan until it’s nice and hot.
3. some eggs in a bowl and whisk.
4. together thoroughly.
5. some cheese and add to the egg mixture.
6. for a final two minutes until completely cooked.
7. your egg mixture and cook for three minutes.
Can you put the instructions in the right order to complete the recipe?
Firstly,
Secondly,
Thirdly,
After that,
Then,
Next,
Finally,
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Lesson 5 – 6
Writing
language that you know then tell your friend the steps that you followed to
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Lesson 7 – 8 The Secret Garden
Literature
Chapter 3
Focus: Characters – The people and animals in the story
Read Chapter 3 then complete the activities below.
A. Answer the following questions.
1. What was Mary always thinking about?
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2. What smells nice, fresh and damp?
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3. What are the first plants in spring?
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4. How is spring different in India?
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5. What plants can be found in Robin’s garden?
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6. What did Mary notice lying on the ground?
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7. What present did Martha bring for Mary?
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8. How did Mary finally find the door to the secret garden?
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9. What did the garden look like when Mary walked through the secret
door?
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10. Who did Martha and Mary write a letter to?
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B.Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
1. The bird wasn’t afraid of Mary – it didn’t even_________ when she came
closer.
2. When you ___________out your front garden, it will look much nicer.
3. Our apple tree started to ____________last week – you can see beautiful
little white flowers between the leaves.
4. If you don’t want a thief to steal your jewelry, you should
______________your house and activate the alarm.
5. Mary was happy that nobody had_________________ her unlocking the
garden door and she walked in quickly.
6. Mary wasn’t surprised – nobody had been in the garden for ten years.
Everything was growing in great _______________because nobody had
looked after the plants.
7. Leaves _____________in the spring and everything starts turning green.
8. Let’s go outside, we can _______________ rope or watch the boys play
street hockey.
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