Studying a language Week #7 Fourth Term 2020-2021

  STUDYING A LANGUAGE

1. DISCUSS THE HABITS YOU HAVE HAD IN YOUR ENGLISH STUDIES. DO YOU THINK THEY HAVE BEEN GOOD OR BAD HABITS? CAN YOU NOW USE THE LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE?. LET'S WATCH THE VIDEO.

2. READ THE TEXT.

Interesting facts

Did you know that a linguist is a scientist of language? Many people think that a linguist is someone who dedicates their life to learning many languages. No, that person is called a polyglot. A linguist is someone who studies the many different aspects of languages in a scientific way through experiments and observations. Linguists study things like how the brain works with language (psycholinguistics), how men and women or people from different places speak differently (sociolinguistics), the sounds of language (phonology), and other issues related to language.

3. LISTEN TO A LINGUISTIC TALK ABOUT THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF STUDYING A LANGUAGE (MINUTO 1:05).

4. AFTER LISTENING, FOR EACH OF THE SENTENCES BELOW, DECIDE IF IT SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP YOU TO BECOME FLUENT IN ENGLISH OR IT WON'T HELP YOU BECOME FLUENT. WRITE YES, OR NO ACCORDING TO EACH SENTENCE.