Open World p 11 . Languages. Oral Mediation

A friend of yours from England is studying linguistics and his teacher has asked him to write a report about the state of languages in different parts of the world. While doing his research, he came across these pictures about languages in Spain on Google. He sends them to you so that you can shed some light on the state of languages in your country. Your friend also asks you some questions about this topic. You decide to send your friend a voice message with an explanation of 2 minutes.

1. Could you please comment on the pictures I have sent you?
2. Is English used as a lingua franca in Spain when you need to speak with people from different parts of the world?
3. Are there any minority languages in Spain? Are they marginalised or preserved? Are any of them dying out? What is being done to ensure their survival? What else could be done?
4. Are languages in Spain tools of communication and understanding or instruments of conflict?
5. Is Spain a multicultural society nowadays? What are the benefits and drawbacks?
6. Do Spanish parents like to raise multilingual children? Why? What challenges does it pose?
7. Do Spanish people learn languages even in their adult life? Why? What challenges does it pose?
8. Does the media in Spain incorporate terms from other languages? Do they use Anglicisms? What Anglicisms do Spanish people use in their everyday lives? In what fields of knowledge can you find foreign words in Spain? Do people embrace these terms? Does an excessive use of borrowings cause controversy at times?
9. What languages may be useful for Spaniards to learn? Why?


Useful language to describe a chart:
 
This chart illustrates how...
This chart compares...
The results that are shown in the chart are...
As can be seen from these results, ...
According to this chart, 
From the data in the above chart, it is apparent that ...
We can see on this chart how... 
The chart indicates that...
The chart represents...
The information given in the chart...
The percentage of people who... is shown on the chart.  
The chart shows quite clearly the impact of...

Empower p 13. Values and Analysis. Speaking

1. What sportsperson embodies good sportsmanship on the playing field?
2. Do you know any twins who look so similar that it's often difficult to distinguish one from the other?
3. Can you distinguish between poisonous and edible mushrooms?
4. Are there any places left where people still differentiate between one person and another on the basis of their race, religion, or national origin?
5. If a company wanted something that would differentiate them from their competitors, what could they do?
6. Who is being portrayed in the papers as the embodiment of evil?
7. When was the last time you couldn't find your suitcase on the conveyor belt? 
8. What do you say to convey your sympathies to somebody? 
9. Has the conveyance of Spanish products become more difficult after the Brexit? 
10. What is most germane to an analysis of these sentences: "Fat people eat accumulates" "The old man the boat" “The complex houses married and single soldiers and their families.” “Until the police arrest the drug dealers control the street.”?
Add two more to ask a partner:
11. __________
12. __________

sportsmanship: /ˈspɔːtsmənʃɪp/ fair, generous and polite behaviour, especially when playing a sport or game. Sense of fair play. Sp. deportividad. Espíritu deportivo.

• He has a reputation for fair play and good sportsmanship. 

embodiment: embodiment of something: a person or thing that represents or is a typical example of an idea or a quality. Sp. personificación E.g. He is the embodiment of the young successful businessman.

germane (to something) /dʒɜːˈmeɪn/ (of ideas, remarks, etc.) connected with something in an important or appropriate way. synonym relevant

• remarks that are germane to the discussion
• The report contains matters that are germane to the case.
• This issue may or may not be regarded as germane