- •Unit 1. English in the World Part 1. Standards & Experiences Lead in
- •Reading
- •The Dictionary
- •Exercises
- •Talking and Writing
- •Role-play
- •Additional Language Exercises
- •Translation Exercises
- •Unit 1. English in the World Part 2. Globalisation Lead in
- •Reading
- •Exercises
- •Talking and Writing
- •Role-play
- •Additional Language Exercises
- •Translation Exercises
- •Unit 1. English in the World Part 3. Lingua Franca
- •Lead in
- •Reading
- •English as an Asian language
- •Exercises
- •Talking and Writing
- •Role-play
- •Additional language Exercises
- •Unit 1. English in the World Part 4. Face-to-Face with English Lead in
- •Reading
- •Culture shock of new campus life
- •Exercises
- •Talking and Writing
Role-play
Imagine that linguistic academia have been summoned to a conference to discuss the circumstances and analyse the development trends of the English language. There is a break in the proceedings now and you talk to a colleague. Now you are an ardent advocate of the standard British English, while your counterpart is a convinced exponent of regional ideology, promoting local varieties. Both of you are convinced that collaboration is essential and try to find common ground in the issues as listed below. Act this conversation out in pairs, then report about your agreed point of view.
If a new model of the language is to be set up to serve as a lingua franca, how much will it affect grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation in the view to maintain English equally understandable world-wide?
How much can both parties co-operate in the development of the new dictionaries, teaching curricula and materials?
What teacher-training schemes can be implemented jointly?
Now imagine that the aforementioned conference is to take place in only a few months. You have a job at a linguistic research institution and your department has received an invitation to attend the conference. You start a conversation with your department manager to find out who is going, meaning that time is pressing and the department may be late with the necessary papers. However, the boss replies that nobody is going as Ukraine is not included in the problems to be discussed. You disagree. Try to make the boss reconsider his/her decision. Below are some of the possible reasons for participation. The boss will be critical, sceptical, but constructive. He/she will ask for explanations of what you say on the spur of the moment.
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Additional language Exercises
Words, like "caret" and "carrot" that are pronounced the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings are referred to as homonyms. Below is a list of homonyms taken from "Alan Cooper's Homonym List" at http://www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.htmlMatch the words with their meanings within the homonymous groups.
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affect |
result |
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bight |
middle of a rope |
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elude |
to escape from |
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effect |
to change |
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bite |
eight bits |
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illude |
to deceive |
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aisle |
island |
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byte |
a mouthful |
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epic |
a noteworthy period in history |
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I'll |
contraction of "I will" |
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boos |
disparaging sounds from fans |
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epoch |
a narrative poem or story |
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isle |
walkway |
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booze |
whiskey |
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incite |
understanding |
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aural |
of the mouth |
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brews |
a contusion |
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insight |
to provoke |
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oral |
of hearing |
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bruise |
more than one beer |
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lightening |
removing weight or darkness |
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awed |
in a state of wonder |
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calendar |
paper press |
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lightning |
static electricity from the sky |
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odd |
not usual |
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calender |
chart of days |
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overdo |
past time for payment |
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aweful |
really bad |
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forego |
to precede |
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overdue |
carried to excess |
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awful |
filled with awe |
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forgo |
to abstain from |
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pedal |
to sell |
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offal |
butchered entrails |
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census |
numbering |
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peddle |
foot control |
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band |
forbidden |
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senses |
faculties |
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racket |
illegal moneymaking scheme |
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banned |
a group |
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cent |
dispatched |
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racquet |
woven bat for tennis |
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bard |
a poet |
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scent |
one hundredth of a dollar |
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recede |
to plant again |
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barred |
enclosed by poles |
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sent |
an aroma |
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reseed |
to move backward |
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baron |
unable to bear children |
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cereal |
grains |
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rote |
by memory |
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barren |
minor royalty |
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serial |
numbers in sequence |
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wrote |
has written |
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fort |
a fortification |
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cite |
a location |
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saver |
to relish a taste |
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forte |
a person's strong point |
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sight |
vision |
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savor |
one who saves |
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Barry |
small fruit |
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site |
to refer to |
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stationary |
writing paper |
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berry |
a man's name |
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coarse |
path of travel |
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stationery |
not moving |
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bury |
to take under |
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course |
rough |
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summary |
précis |
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bases |
what baseball players like to steal |
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complement |
allotment |
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summery |
like summer |
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basis |
many four-stringed guitars |
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compliment |
encomium |
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troop |
a company of actors |
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basses |
principal constituent of anything |
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elicit |
unlawful |
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troup |
a company of soldiers |
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berth |
anchorage |
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illicit |
to draw out |
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wail |
large oceanic mammal |
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birth |
your method of arrival |
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whale |
a cry |