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III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below:            There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today, but only about six are major languages of the world. Two-thirds of the world’s populations speak those six languages. More than 300,000,000 people speak English as their first or native language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the huge population of China, more...
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III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below: 

          There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today, but only about six are major languages of the world. Two-thirds of the world’s populations speak those six languages. More than 300,000,000 people speak English as their first or native language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the huge population of China, more than one billion people.

          English is the native or official language on the one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.

          More people study English than any other languages. In many countries, the textbook in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English. English is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is written in English. More than three-fifths of the world’s radio stations use English. More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.

A. Choose the best answer a, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. What language has the most speakers in the world?

A. English            B. French              C. Chinese            D. Russian

2. ________people speak English as their first or native language.

A. Two-thirds of  the world’s population                         B. Over 300 million

C. About 300 million                                                      D. nearly 300 billion

B.  Answer the questions:

1. Are Chinese and Arabic probably major languages of the world?

……………………………………………………………………………….

2. What percent of the world’s radio stations are in English?

……………………………………………………………………………….

3. Why do some countries use English textbooks even though English is not the native language?

……………………………………………………………………………….

                                         PART D : WRITING

I. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:

1. On/ occasion, / this/ special/ every body/ return/ to/ wants/ to/ familes/ their.

=>…………………………………………………………………………….

2. fish/ The/ died/ because/ have/ the / water/ polluted/ of.

=>…………………………………………………………………………….

3. camp/ closes/ Our/ July 15th / on.

=>…………………………………………………………………………….

4. Science/ also/ and/ technology/ have/ effects/ enormous/ development/ on.

=>…………………………………………………………………………….

5. Sydney/ city/ is/ largest/ the/ Australia/ in/./

=>…………………………………………………………………………….

II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before :

1. The people will protect the environment now. The environment will be nice

 àIf…………………………………………………………………….…...…………

2. The storm destroyed many houses in this village last week.

 àMany houses……………………………………………………...………….…….

3. This factory doesn’t treat its waste well so there is a lot of water pollution

 à If ………………………………………………..................................……………

4. “ I try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam ’’ Nam said.

 à Nam said ……………………………………………………………………….…

5. The fight to Moscow lasted three and half hours.

-> It took……………………………………………………………………………….

III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. USA/ be /enormous/ country.

=> …………………………………………………………………………..

2. You/ watch/ News/ last night?

=>……………………………………………………………………………

3. A/ lot/ energy/ resources/ can/ save/ recycling.

=>……………………………………………………………………………

4. Life/ Viet Nam/ the year/ 2035/ be/ very/ different/ what/ it/ be/now.

=>……………………………………………………………………………

5. In/ future/ people/ not / need/ contact/ others/ phone/

=>……………………………………………………………………………

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29 tháng 6 2021

III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below: 

          There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today, but only about six are major languages of the world. Two-thirds of the world’s populations speak those six languages. More than 300,000,000 people speak English as their first or native language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the huge population of China, more than one billion people.

          English is the native or official language on the one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.

          More people study English than any other languages. In many countries, the textbook in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English. English is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is written in English. More than three-fifths of the world’s radio stations use English. More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.

A. Choose the best answer a, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. What language has the most speakers in the world?

A. English            B. French              C. Chinese            D. Russian

2. ________people speak English as their first or native language.

A. Two-thirds of  the world’s population                         B. Over 300 million

C. About 300 million                                                      D. nearly 300 billion

B.  Answer the questions:

1. Are Chinese and Arabic probably major languages of the world?

……………………………NO , they aren't…………………….

2. What percent of the world’s radio stations are in English?

………………………More than three-fifths of the world's radio stations use English.……………………………………………………….

3. Why do some countries use English textbooks even though English is not the native language?

………………………Because English is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science.……………………………………………………….

    PART D : WRITING

I. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:

1. On/ occasion, / this/ special/ every body/ return/ to/ wants/ to/ familes/ their.

=>……………On this special occasion everybody wants to return to their family……………………………………………………………….

2. fish/ The/ died/ because/ have/ the / water/ polluted/ of.

=>…………………The fish have died because of the polluted water………………………………………………………….

3. camp/ closes/ Our/ July 15th / on.

=>………………………Our camp closes on July 15th…………………………………………………….

4. Science/ also/ and/ technology/ have/ effects/ enormous/ development/ on.

=>………………Science and technology also have enormous effects on development…………………………………………………………….

5. Sydney/ city/ is/ largest/ the/ Australia/ in/./

=>…………Sydney is the largest city in Australia

………………………………………………………………….

1. The people will protect the environment now. The environment will be nice

If people protect the environment now,the environment will be nice………………………………………………………………….…...…………

2. The storm destroyed many houses in this village last week.

……………….Many houses were destroyed in this village by the storm last week ……………………………………...………….…….

3. This factory doesn’t treat its waste well so there is a lot of water pollution

 …………If this factory treated its waste well,there would be less water pollution……………………………………..................................……………

4. “ I try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam ’’ Nam said.

 …………………Nam said that he tried to learn hard to pass the entrance exam…………………………………………………….…

5. The fight to Moscow lasted three and half hours.

……………………….It took three and half hours to fly to Moscow……………………………………………………….

III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. USA/ be /enormous/ country.

=> …………………USA is the enormous countey………………………………………………………..

2. You/ watch/ News/ last night?

=>………………Did you watcj the news last night……………………………………………………………

3. A/ lot/ energy/ resources/ can/ save/ recycling.

=>………………a lot of ……energy and resources ……can be save by ……………………recycling.……………………………

4. Life/ Viet Nam/ the year/ 2035/ be/ very/ different/ what/ it/ be/now.

=>…………………Life in Vietnam in year 2035 will be very different from what it is now…………………………………………………………

5. In/ future/ people/ not / need/ contact/ others/ phone/

=>…………………n the future , people won't need to contact with other people…………………………………………………………

 

29 tháng 6 2021

III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below: 

          There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today, but only about six are major languages of the world. Two-thirds of the world’s populations speak those six languages. More than 300,000,000 people speak English as their first or native language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the huge population of China, more than one billion people.

          English is the native or official language on the one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.

          More people study English than any other languages. In many countries, the textbook in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English. English is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is written in English. More than three-fifths of the world’s radio stations use English. More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.

A. Choose the best answer a, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. What language has the most speakers in the world?

A. English            B. French              C. Chinese            D. Russian

2. ________people speak English as their first or native language.

A. Two-thirds of  the world’s population                         B. Over 300 million

C. About 300 million                                                      D. nearly 300 billion

B.  Answer the questions:

1. Are Chinese and Arabic probably major languages of the world?

……………………………NO , they aren't…………………….

2. What percent of the world’s radio stations are in English?

………………………More than three-fifths of the world's radio stations use English.……………………………………………………….

3. Why do some countries use English textbooks even though English is not the native language?

………………………Because English is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science.……………………………………………………….

    PART D : WRITING

I. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:

1. On/ occasion, / this/ special/ every body/ return/ to/ wants/ to/ familes/ their.

=>……………On this special occasion everybody wants to return to their family……………………………………………………………….

2. fish/ The/ died/ because/ have/ the / water/ polluted/ of.

=>…………………The fish have died because of the polluted water………………………………………………………….

3. camp/ closes/ Our/ July 15th / on.

=>………………………Our camp closes on July 15th…………………………………………………….

4. Science/ also/ and/ technology/ have/ effects/ enormous/ development/ on.

=>………………Science and technology also have enormous effects on development…………………………………………………………….

5. Sydney/ city/ is/ largest/ the/ Australia/ in/./

=>…………Sydney is the largest city in Australia

………………………………………………………………….

1. The people will protect the environment now. The environment will be nice

If people protect the environment now,the environment will be nice………………………………………………………………….…...…………

2. The storm destroyed many houses in this village last week.

……………….Many houses were destroyed in this village by the storm last week ……………………………………...………….…….

3. This factory doesn’t treat its waste well so there is a lot of water pollution

 …………If this factory treated its waste well,there would be less water pollution……………………………………..................................……………

4. “ I try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam ’’ Nam said.

 …………………Nam said that he tried to learn hard to pass the entrance exam…………………………………………………….…

5. The fight to Moscow lasted three and half hours.

……………………….It took three and half hours to fly to Moscow……………………………………………………….

III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. USA/ be /enormous/ country.

=> …………………USA is the enormous countey………………………………………………………..

2. You/ watch/ News/ last night?

=>………………Did you watcj the news last night……………………………………………………………

3. A/ lot/ energy/ resources/ can/ save/ recycling.

=>………………a lot of ……energy and resources ……can be save by ……………………recycling.……………………………

4. Life/ Viet Nam/ the year/ 2035/ be/ very/ different/ what/ it/ be/now.

=>…………………Life in Vietnam in year 2035 will be very different from what it is now…………………………………………………………

5. In/ future/ people/ not / need/ contact/ others/ phone/

=>…………………n the future , people won't need to contact with other people…………………………………………………………

III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below:              There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today, but only about six are major languages of the world. Two-thirds of the world’s populations speak those six languages. More than 300,000,000 people speak English as their first or native language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the huge population of China, more...
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III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below: 

            There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today, but only about six are major languages of the world. Two-thirds of the world’s populations speak those six languages. More than 300,000,000 people speak English as their first or native language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the huge population of China, more than one billion people.

            English is the native or official language on the one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.

            More people study English than any other languages. In many countries, the textbook in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English. English is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is written in English. More than three-fifths of the world’s radio stations use English. More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.

A. Choose the best answer a, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. What language has the most speakers in the world?

A. English                   B. French                    C. Chinese                  D. Russian

2. ________people speak English as their first or native language.

A. Two-thirds of  the world’s population                              B. Over 300 million

C. About 300 million                                                             D. nearly 300 billion

B.  Answer the questions:

1. Are Chinese and Arabic probably major languages of the world?

……………………………………………………………………………….

2. What percent of the world’s radio stations are in English?

……………………………………………………………………………….

3. Why do some countries use English textbooks even though English is not the native language?

……………………………………………………………………………….

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9 tháng 2 2022

A. Choose the best answer a, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. What language has the most speakers in the world?

A. English                   B. French                    C. Chinese                  D. Russian

2. ________people speak English as their first or native language.

A. Two-thirds of  the world’s population                              B. Over 300 million

C. About 300 million                                                             D. nearly 300 billion

B.  Answer the questions:

1. Are Chinese and Arabic probably major languages of the world?

………………No, they are not……………………………………………………………….

2. What percent of the world’s radio stations are in English?

……………… More than three-fifths of the world’s radio stations use English.……………………………………………………………….

3. Why do some countries use English textbooks even though English is not the native language?

 

……………Because English is the language of international communication and it is the language of international business, research, and science.………………………………………………………………….

9 tháng 2 2022

C - B 

No, they aren't.

More than three-fifths of the world's radio stations use English.

Because English is the language of international communication and it is the language of international business, research, and science.

3 tháng 8 2017

read the following passage .use the sugested words to make questions and answer them

there are about 5000 living languages in the world today,but only about six of them are major languages of the world.Two thirds of the world's population speak those languages .More than350 million people speak English as their firrst language .Nobody knows exactly how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English . This is because of the huge population of china.It is true that English is the most widespread language of Earth.It is the language of business ,technology,sports and aviation

1 how many/living languages/there world/today ?

How many living languages are there in the world today ?

there are about 5000 living languages in the world today

2how many/there/speak/English/first language ?

how many people are there speaking English as their first language ?

More than350 million people speak English as their firrst language

3anyone /know/exact/many people/English/foreign language?

does anyone know exactly how many people speak English as a foreign language?

no, Nobody knows exactly how many people speak it as a foreign language.

4which/language/have/speaker/English?

which language has more speakers than English?

Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English

5chinese/be/most widespread/language/Earth

is chinese the most widespread language on Earth?

no, it isn't

3 tháng 8 2017

read the following passage .use the sugested words to make questions and answer them

there are about 5000 living languages in the world today,but only about six of them are major languages of the world.Two thirds of the world's population speak those languages .More than350 million people speak English as their firrst language .Nobody knows exactly how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English . This is because of the huge population of china.It is true that English is the most widespread language of Earth.It is the language of business ,technology,sports and aviation

1 how many/living languages/there world/today ?

-> How many living languages are there in the world today?

=> There are about 5000.

2how many/there/speak/English/first language ?

-> How many people are there who speak English as their first language?

=> More than 350 million people.

3anyone /know/exact/many people/English/foreign language?

-> Does anyone know exactly how many people speak English as a foreign language?

=> No, they don't.

4which/language/have/speaker/English?

-> Which language has more speakers than English?

=> Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English.

5chinese/be/most widespread/language/Earth

-> Is Chinese the most widespread language on Earth?

=> Yes, it is.

   There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important ones. Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official...
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   There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important ones. Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area in the world.

1) How many living languages are there in the world

.............................................

2) How many people in the world speaks English?

..........................................

3) Are there 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue?

...........................................

4) Why do many people speak English?

............................................

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3 tháng 5 2021

1 There are 3000

2 There are many people in the world speak English

3 Yes, there are

4 Because  English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area in the world.

3 tháng 5 2021

1) How many living languages are there in the world

\(\Rightarrow\)There are about 3000 living languages in the world

2) How many people in the world speaks English?

\(\Rightarrow\)More than 400 million people speak English

3) Are there 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue?

\(\Rightarrow\) Yes, there are 

4) Why do many people speak English?

\(\Rightarrow\)Because English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area in the world.

III. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.      In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.      English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world’s...
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III. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

      In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.

      English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world’s scientific papers are printed in English.

      It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce, and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.

1.   Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

      ___________________________

2.   Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

      ________________________________________

3.   What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

      ___________________________________________

4.   Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

      ______________________________________

5.   As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

      ______________________________________ 

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7 tháng 3 2022

1.   Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

      _________English__________________

2.   Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

      ___________Because the English language is used as the language of business, commerce, and technology.”_________________

3.   What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

      ___________It is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers. ________________________________

4.   Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

      _______The UK, the USA, and Australia

5.   As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

      _________As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China_____________________________ 

III.      Read the article about the Mandarin Chinese language and complete the notes below. Use a maximum of TWO words or a number in each gap. The World’s Most Spoken Language There are about 6,900 languages spoken in the world. The number of speakers of these languages goes from tiny to very large. One of those languages which have a very large number of speakers is Mandarin Chinese with nearly 1 billion speakers! It’s only one of 297 languages that people speak in China, but it’s by far the...
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III.      Read the article about the Mandarin Chinese language and complete the notes below. Use a maximum of TWO words or a number in each gap.

 

The World’s Most Spoken Language

 

There are about 6,900 languages spoken in the world. The number of speakers of these languages goes from tiny to very large. One of those languages which have a very large number of speakers is Mandarin Chinese with nearly 1 billion speakers! It’s only one of 297 languages that people speak in China, but it’s by far the biggest. About 70% of the population speak it, compared to the 6.5% that speak the next biggest language, Wu.

Language experts think that it spread to so many people in China because it’s a language from the north of the country. There aren’t as many mountains in the north so it was easier for people to travel and for the language to travel too.

The Chinese government uses Mandarin in most of the country, especially in the capital city, Beijing. In Hong Kong and Macau, however, government officials can also use Cantonese. No other languages are used by the government.

The Mandarin vocabulary is quite large. It has more words than French, for example (370,000 words compared to around 350,000), but fewer than English, which has around 470,000 words.

Many students of Mandarin find the grammar quite easy, but the pronunciation is more of a problem.

 

The Mandarin Language

 

Almost 1________________ people have Mandarin as a native language.

 

There are 2________________ languages spoken in China.

 

Around 3________________% of Chinese people speak Mandarin Chinese.

 

Geography of China: The south of China has more 4________________ than the north.

 

The Government uses 5________________ official languages.

 

The vocabulary of Mandarin contains around 6________________ words

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There are ten errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, then underline and correct them. Write your answers in the numbered spaces.          There are have about 3,000 living languages in the world           0. ______have                                                                                   ______today, but only six of them ones are major languages of the                                                                                                116....
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There are ten errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, then underline and correct them. Write your answers in the numbered spaces.

          There are have about 3,000 living languages in the world           0. ______have                                                                                   ______

today, but only six of them ones are major languages of the                                                                                                116. _________________

world. Two upper thirds of the world's population speak those                                                                                       117. _________________

languages. More over than 400 million people speak English                                                                                   118. _________________

as their first or native language. Another than 400 million                                                                                    119. _________________

speak it as a second language. Nobody can knows exactly                                                                                    120. _________________

how many do people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese                                                                                   121. _________________

is the only language with more speakers than the English.                                                                                  122. _________________

This is that because of the huge population of Chinese. It is                                                                                            123. _________________

true that English is the best most widespread language on the                                                                                          124. _________________

Earth. It must is the language of business, technology, sport and                                                                                         125. _________________

aviation.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 8.The world is losing languages at an alarming rate. Michael Krauss suggested that of the approximately 6,000 human languages alive today, only 350 to 500 are safe from extinction. Some linguists estimate that a language dies every two weeks or so. At the current rate, by 2100, about 2,500 native languages could disappear.Languages become extinct...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 8.

The world is losing languages at an alarming rate. Michael Krauss suggested that of the approximately 6,000 human languages alive today, only 350 to 500 are safe from extinction. Some linguists estimate that a language dies every two weeks or so. At the current rate, by 2100, about 2,500 native languages could disappear.

Languages become extinct for many reasons. Through imperialism, colonizers impose their languages on colonies. Some politicians believe multilingualism will fragment national interests. Thus they prohibit education in all but the national language. Another reason for language death is the spread of more powerful languages. In the world today, several languages, including English, are so dominant in commerce, science, and education, that languages with fewer speakers have trouble competing.

Although in the past, governments have been one of the primary causes of language death, many have now become champions of preserving endangered languages and have had some significant successes. Two outstanding examples are the revival of Hebrew and Irish. Hebrew was considered a dead language, like Latin, but is now the national language of Israel. Irish was not dead, but severely threatened by English when the government of Ireland began its rescue immediately after the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. All students in public schools must now take some classes in Irish and there are Irish programs in major media, such as television and radio. According to the Irish government, approximately 37% of the population of Ireland now speaks Irish.

One of the largest programs to revive languages, Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL), is being conducted by three U.S. government agencies: the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Museum of Natural History. Researchers funded by these agencies are recording interviews with the mostly elderly people who still speak the languages. Analyses of these interviews will help linguists publish dictionaries and grammars of the languages. Eventually, linguists hope to establish language-training programs where younger people can learn the languages, carrying them on into the future.

The linguists participating in DEL defend spending millions of dollars to preserve dying languages. They point out that when a language dies, humanity loses all of the knowledge of the world that that culture held. Traditional healers in rural areas have given scientists important leads in finding new medicines; aspirin is an example of these. But one of the most common reasons given by these researchers is that studying languages gives us insight into the radically different way humans organize their world. David Lightfoot, an official at the National Science foundation, gives the example of Guguyimadjir, and Australian aboriginal language, in which there are no words for “right” or left,” only for “north,” “south,” “east,” and “west.”

Many researchers are optimistic that the efforts to save dying languages will succeed, at least in part. Bruce L. Cole, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, said, “Not only is this a time of great potential loss, it is also a moment for enormous potential gain. In this modern age of computers and our growing technological capabilities, we can preserve, assemble, analyze, and understand unprecedented riches of linguistic and cultural information.”
Question:
According to the passage, what would linguists in the DEL project like to do someday?

A. Record interviews with elderly people

B. Get funding from the government

C. Teach endangered languages to young people

D. Write a dictionary and grammar for Irish

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30 tháng 6 2018

Đáp án C

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Theo đoạn văn này, những nhà ngôn ngữ học trong dự án DEL muốn làm gì một ngày nào đó?

A. Phỏng vấn phỏng vấn người cao tuổi

B. Nhận tài trợ từ chính phủ

C. Dạy những ngôn ngữ nguy cấp cho thanh niên

D. Viết từ điển và ngữ pháp tiếng Ailen

Thông tin: Eventually, linguists hope to establish language-training programs where younger people can learn the languages, carrying them on into the future.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 8.The world is losing languages at an alarming rate. Michael Krauss suggested that of the approximately 6,000 human languages alive today, only 350 to 500 are safe from extinction. Some linguists estimate that a language dies every two weeks or so. At the current rate, by 2100, about 2,500 native languages could disappear.Languages become extinct...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 8.

The world is losing languages at an alarming rate. Michael Krauss suggested that of the approximately 6,000 human languages alive today, only 350 to 500 are safe from extinction. Some linguists estimate that a language dies every two weeks or so. At the current rate, by 2100, about 2,500 native languages could disappear.

Languages become extinct for many reasons. Through imperialism, colonizers impose their languages on colonies. Some politicians believe multilingualism will fragment national interests. Thus they prohibit education in all but the national language. Another reason for language death is the spread of more powerful languages. In the world today, several languages, including English, are so dominant in commerce, science, and education, that languages with fewer speakers have trouble competing.

Although in the past, governments have been one of the primary causes of language death, many have now become champions of preserving endangered languages and have had some significant successes. Two outstanding examples are the revival of Hebrew and Irish. Hebrew was considered a dead language, like Latin, but is now the national language of Israel. Irish was not dead, but severely threatened by English when the government of Ireland began its rescue immediately after the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. All students in public schools must now take some classes in Irish and there are Irish programs in major media, such as television and radio. According to the Irish government, approximately 37% of the population of Ireland now speaks Irish.

One of the largest programs to revive languages, Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL), is being conducted by three U.S. government agencies: the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Museum of Natural History. Researchers funded by these agencies are recording interviews with the mostly elderly people who still speak the languages. Analyses of these interviews will help linguists publish dictionaries and grammars of the languages. Eventually, linguists hope to establish language-training programs where younger people can learn the languages, carrying them on into the future.

The linguists participating in DEL defend spending millions of dollars to preserve dying languages. They point out that when a language dies, humanity loses all of the knowledge of the world that that culture held. Traditional healers in rural areas have given scientists important leads in finding new medicines; aspirin is an example of these. But one of the most common reasons given by these researchers is that studying languages gives us insight into the radically different way humans organize their world. David Lightfoot, an official at the National Science foundation, gives the example of Guguyimadjir, and Australian aboriginal language, in which there are no words for “right” or left,” only for “north,” “south,” “east,” and “west.”

Many researchers are optimistic that the efforts to save dying languages will succeed, at least in part. Bruce L. Cole, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, said, “Not only is this a time of great potential loss, it is also a moment for enormous potential gain. In this modern age of computers and our growing technological capabilities, we can preserve, assemble, analyze, and understand unprecedented riches of linguistic and cultural information.”
Question:
What is the best title for this passage?

A. Similarities between Engendered Species

B. Preserving Endangered Languages

C. Linguistic Globalization

D. How Languages Die and Efforts to Revive Them

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30 tháng 11 2017

Đáp án D

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Tiêu đề tốt nhất cho đoạn văn này là gì?

A. Những điểm giống nhau giữa các loài động vật gặp nguy hiểm

B. Bảo tồn Các Ngôn ngữ Nguy cấp

C. Toàn cầu hoá ngôn ngữ học

D. Ngôn ngữ chết như thế nào và nỗ lực để hồi sinh chúng