Unit 9

Unit 9 Extra practice

1 Wordsnake
Find seven words related to language.

BJE CTAPHO
M
STO O
PH
ON

ET ESELETTERUM
EI

W AB IC
RA

RI P H O
M O
TI
NG S AL MUN CATEM
M I
LO I
SVE E RT
RBNEACHAR ACT

2 Matching
Match these verbs with the correct phrases.

acquire apply enrol learn publish take want work

1 want to change your career

2 a language course
3 new skills on a training course
4 on a course online
5 a book
6 from home
7 to a university
8 how to read

3 Synonyms
Complete the sentences with these synonyms of the words in brackets.

die out get together give up pass on pick up set up write down

1 Was it difficult for you to give up (stop) eating chocolate?

2 Watching films can help you to (learn) a new language.
3 Several languages (disappear) each month around the world.
4 David wants to (start) his own language school.
5 The teacher asked the students to (use a pen to put) their names on paper.
6 Older speakers should try to (give) the language to the younger generation.
7 The tribal leaders will (meet) to discuss their problems.

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Unit 9
Unit 9 Extra practice
4 Odd one out
Which items cannot go with the words in CAPITAL letters? Cross them out.
1 QUALIFICATION BA, BSc, Prof
2 NATIONALITY Australian, American, Latin
3 LANGUAGE British, English, German
4 TITLE Dr, PhD, Mrs
5 CLASSROOM EQUIPMENT computer, paper, subject
6 MARITAL STATUS single, borrowed, divorced

5 Crossword
Complete this crossword with the words missing from the sentences.
1
P
2 3
L U
A
N
4 5
U E
V T

6
W E
K
7
E I

8
A A

Down
1 People speak different varieties of English all around the planet .
2 English is my language, but I can also speak French fluently.
5 Most of the Apatani language are older people.

Across
3 Portuguese is the official of Brazil.
4 The Enduring Voices Project deals with the of language loss.
6 Raising of a rare language may help to save it.
7 It’s to meet people who are from different cultures.
8 Their language could if young people aren’t taught it at school.

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