B2 – Upper Intermediate
Traveling to a country where one shares a common language can significantly enhance the overall experience. While English serves as a lingua franca in many regions, immersing oneself in a culture that speaks the same language offers unique advantages. This shared linguistic foundation can facilitate smoother interactions and foster relationships that might be challenging to establish in an unfamiliar language.
Visiting a country where one’s native language is spoken allows for enriched travel experiences through effective communication and cultural immersion. Such interactions are invaluable in cultivating empathy and global awareness.
Watch the video and explore a little culture of a city.
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does “creole language” mean? “It’s widely considered as the world’s oldest creole language and as a Spanish speaker myself, I’m completely fascinated by this stuff.” Create a sentence with this term.
- What does “to be drawn into” mean? “It’s been years since I wanted to visit Zamboanga. Not only because it has the coolest name or unique location in the southwestern point of the Philippines, but I’ve always been drawn into its culture.” Give two (2) synonyms or similar expressions and use ‘to be drawn into’ in your own sentence.
- What does “to make one’s way” mean? “In 1521, the Spanish made their way to this archipelago of 7,641 islands and stayed for 377 years.” Create a sentence with this idiom.
Discussion Questions:
- What is your reaction to the only ‘Latin town’ in Asia?
- Share your thoughts on creole languages?
- What would you do if you had to travel to a country where its people don’t know how to speak neither your language nor English?
- Have you ever visited a society where most people speak only one language? How was it?
- Talk about one unique place you have ever been to or culture you have ever experienced.