Homework 3 (a-b) pag. 67

Name: Stefanie Campos Narváez 

ENGLISH V

Homework 3 (a-b) pag. 67

a)   Listen to Sahana and Liesbeth saying more about their languages. Which three of these questions do they answer?

1 How has the language changed in the last fifty years?

2 How do people feel about: gestures? volume? silence? interrupting? 3 How do people feel about changes in the language?

4 How have languages been important in the history of the country?

5 What are or were the most popular languages for people to learn?

6 How would you describe the character of the language?

b) Listen again. Note down two or three details about the answers to each of the three question. Compare your note. Read the scripts on pp 151-2 to check.

Question 1: 

English has become less rigid.

The English spoken now is very different.

Hindi English as Bengali English, have absorbed many words.

Question 2:

Older people are not really very happy about the fact that in two languages, they usually tend to use the words of both in a single conversation or in a sentence.

The older people in general are a bit more conservative about speaking a language.

Question 3:

The language and how people express themselves reflect a lot 

of the character of the people.

Languages ​​and the way people talk are often misunderstood. 

People from other countries think they are rude because many times the 

way they speak is very direct and that is also reflected in the language.