- •Reading
- •1. Read the text and sum up the main characteristics of Academic English. W hat is Academic Language?
- •2. Which features of the academic language are demonstrated in the sentences below?
- •3. In the text underline those words and phrases that characterise it as belonging to academic language style.
- •Vocabulary
- •Generate identify character focus underline
- •2. Read these titles of academic books and articles. Note the key nouns referring to ways of thinking and their prepositions.
- •3. Choose the most appropriate noun to complete each sentence.
- •4. Match the beginning of each sentence with the most appropriate ending.
- •5. Match the verbs in box a with their synonyms from the box b.
- •8. Match the adjective from the set a with the noun it often combines with from the set b.
- •1 . You will hear a lecture about whether or not English is a global language. Do you think English is a global language? Write two reasons to support your opinion.
- •3. Use your notes to answer the questions below.
- •4. The statements below are false. Use your notes to correct the statements and make them true.
- •5. Work with a partner or in small groups and answer the questions below. If you can’t answer a question, review your notes.
- •One or Many?
One or Many?
“I believe in the fundamental value of multilingualism, as an amazing world resource which presents us with different perspectives and insights, and thus enables us to reach a more profound understanding of the nature of the human mind and spirit. In my ideal world everyone would be at least bilingual.”
“I believe in the fundamental value of a common language, as an amazing world resource which presents us with unprecedented possibilities for mutual understanding, and thus enables us to find fresh opportunities for international cooperation. In my ideal world everyone would have fluent command of a single world language.”
“We may, in due course, all need to be in control of two standard Englishes – the one which gives us our national and local identity, and the other which puts us in touch with the rest of the human race. In effect, we may all need to become bilingual in our own language.”
From David Crystal, English as a Global Language
Discuss these quotations from the book of a famous British linguist David Crystal? Do you think they are contradictory? Which view do you support?