Lesson 1 ubiquity of english

Lesson 1 UBIQUITY OF ENGLISH

SPEAKING: Widespread use of English. LISTENING: English in Tashkent.

Warm up questions

• 1. What words come to your mind when you see pictures?
• 2. What language are these words and do they have any equivalents in your own language?
• 3. What other examples of English in your daily life can you give?
• 4. What languages were offered as an alternative international language?

Activities

• Complete the sentences using the expressions from the box. Explain their meaning.
• is inevitable; tonal nature; constructed
• rationally; in the foreseeable future; much
• less so the case; to say nothing of; inveterate
• homemakers;  
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activities

In order to make it neutral and easily absorbed Esperanto was ________________________________________

• _________________________________________________
• 2. I t that English becomes a single international language.
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• 3. A specific of Chinese language hampers its spreading.
• 4. Popularity of French as a language of diplomacy and exchange is ________________________________________________
• 5. English is unlikely to be replaced by any other language
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• 6. Common word and expressions like ‘open’, ‘close’, ‘enter’, ‘shop’, ‘happy’ are popular even among
• 7. English words are frequent enough in all cities and towns touristic centers.

Glossary

inevitable	muqarrar, o’zgartirib bo’lmaydigan
construct	qurmoq
foreseeable	kutilayotgan
race	irq, poyga
hamper	vaziyatni qiyinlashtirmoq
spread	yoymoq
exchange	almashish, valyuta kursi
replace	joyiga qo’ymoq
obtain	qo’lga kiritmoq
achieve	amalga oshirmoq, erishmoq
evident	ayon,ma’lum,oshkor
convenience	qulaylik

Tests

• 1. What makes communication easier?
• a) language learning b) words c) Knowledge of English
• 2. What languages were offered as an alternative international language?
• a) Chinese, Russian b) Mandarin, French c) Esperanto
• 3. People from Canada are called ______.
• A) Canuks B) Canadians C) Canadites
• 4. People from India are ______.
• A) Indies B) Hindus C) Indians

5. He’s from Germany. He is ______. A) German B) Germany C) Dutch 6. She lives in Argentina. She speaks ______. A) Argentinian B) Spanish C) Portuguese 7. She lives in Argentinia. She is ______. A) Argentinian B) Argentese C) Argentonian 8. People in Israel are ______. A) Jewish B) Israeli C) Hebrew 9. People from Israel speak ______. A) Jewish B) Israeli C) Hebrew 10. People in Hong Kong speak English and ______. A) Hangul B) Cantonese C) Mandarin

2 Look through the following questions. Listen and according to the record choose the right answers. (More than one answer is possible). 1. What makes communication easier? a) language learning b) words c) Knowledge of English 2. What languages were offered as an alternative international language? a) Chinese, Russian b) Mandarin, French c) Esperanto 3. In what areas of Tashkent city English signs are less popular? a) Chorsu, Chupon ota b) Kukcha c) all areas 4. What does she think is a good place to enlarge one’s vocabulary? a) City center b) Chupon ota street c) language centers  

Homework

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/listening http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR/CMMR BTSA home.html#Resources BeginningTeachers http://www.teachermentors.com/MCenter%20Site/BegTchrNeeds.html http://www.inspiringteachers.com/ http://teachnet.org www. exam english. com  

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