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B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What languages do you think are the most common nowadays? According to UNESCO, 96 percent of the world’s population speaks only 4 percent of the world’s languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article, discover why some languages are dying out today, and see if it is possible to save them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/articles\/unesco-launches-website-international-year-indigenous-languages-iyil2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What does \u201cextinction\u201d mean? Use this word in a sentence.<\/li>
  2. Explain the word \u201ccollaboration\u201d in your own words. Give some synonyms of this word.<\/li>
  3. Based on the context of the sentence, “The website will contribute to raising the awareness about this International Year and about the urgent need to preserve, revitalize<\/span> and promote indigenous languages around the world.” What does the underlined word mean?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Question:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. How many languages are there in the world?<\/li>
    2. Is the Internet to blame for the extinction of languages? Why?<\/li>
    3. What languages that are commonly used online are mentioned in the article?<\/li>
    4. Why will the next generation probably use a foreign language to communicate?<\/li>
    5. What is the main reason for some languages not being used online?<\/li>
    6. Why is it so important to protect endangered languages?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate What languages do you think are the most common nowadays? According to UNESCO, 96 percent of the world’s population speaks only 4 percent of the world’s languages. Read the article, discover why some languages are dying out today, and see if it is possible to save them. https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/articles\/unesco-launches-website-international-year-indigenous-languages-iyil2019 Vocabulary Questions: What does \u201cextinction\u201d mean? Use this word in a sentence. Explain the word \u201ccollaboration\u201d in your own words. Give some synonyms of this word. Based on the context of the sentence, “The website will contribute to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,292,496,289,293],"class_list":["post-24347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-people-and-human-interest","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nUNESCO's Website for the International Year of Indigenous Languages\u00a0 | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/01\/unesco-international-year-of-indigenous-languages\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UNESCO's Website for the International Year of Indigenous Languages\u00a0 | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate What languages do you think are the most common nowadays? According to UNESCO, 96 percent of the world’s population speaks only 4 percent of the world’s languages. 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