Language Extinction

B1 – Intermediate

Economic development is causing the extinction of some languages, according to some scientists. A study has found that minority languages in the most developed parts of the world are most at threat.

Listen to the podcast to know more about the extinction of certain languages.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2014/09/140905_witn_languages.shtml

Discussion Questions:

  1. Do you know a language that has gone extinct?
  2. In your opinion, do you think that rapid growth of a country can affect the extinction of language?
  3. What are some of the other local languages that you can speak? How about international languages?
  4. If you were given an opportunity, which languages would you like to learn and master?
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2 replies on “Language Extinction”

Do you know a language that has gone extinct?
No, I don’t. In Spain there are languages in several regions that are spoken by a little people. However, most of them are struggling for them not to disappear
In your opinion, do you think that rapid growth of a country can affect the extinction of language?
Yes, I think that if specific measures are not taken, the minority languages may disappear in benefit of the stronger ones.
What are some of the other local languages that you can speak? How about international languages?
I don’t speak any local language since in the region where I grow up there are not other local languages than Spanish. About international languages, english is the only one that I speak.
If you were given an opportunity, which languages would you like to learn and master?
Sometime ago I was interested in german. I studied some notions, but I quit soon. I guess that if I decided to study other language now, I would chose between french or german.

Nice work sharing your thoughts on this topic about language extinction!

Take a look at how this sentence can be revised to make it a bit better:

I studied some notions, but I quit soon.

I studied some topics, but eventually, I quit.

Keep up the good job!

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