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    Video Activity - Will English Always Be A Global Language

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    According to the document, David Crystal argues that it is difficult to predict how languages may change in the long term future. He uses Latin as an example, noting that it was once a dominant global language but is now rarely spoken. The only reason a language becomes global is for practical communication purposes. English became a global language for several reasons, including its prominence in the 17th century, as the language of science and technology in the 19th century, and its role after World War 2 and in the 20th century. English will likely remain a global language as long as many people continue to learn and use it for practical communication on a global scale.

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    According to the document, David Crystal argues that it is difficult to predict how languages may change in the long term future. He uses Latin as an example, noting that it was once a dominant global language but is now rarely spoken. The only reason a language becomes global is for practical communication purposes. English became a global language for several reasons, including its prominence in the 17th century, as the language of science and technology in the 19th century, and its role after World War 2 and in the 20th century. English will likely remain a global language as long as many people continue to learn and use it for practical communication on a global scale.

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    According to the document, David Crystal argues that it is difficult to predict how languages may change in the long term future. He uses Latin as an example, noting that it was once a dominant global language but is now rarely spoken. The only reason a language becomes global is for practical communication purposes. English became a global language for several reasons, including its prominence in the 17th century, as the language of science and technology in the 19th century, and its role after World War 2 and in the 20th century. English will likely remain a global language as long as many people continue to learn and use it for practical communication on a global scale.

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    Video Activity - Will English Always Be A Global Language

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    According to the document, David Crystal argues that it is difficult to predict how languages may change in the long term future. He uses Latin as an example, noting that it was once a dominant global language but is now rarely spoken. The only reason a language becomes global is for practical communication purposes. English became a global language for several reasons, including its prominence in the 17th century, as the language of science and technology in the 19th century, and its role after World War 2 and in the 20th century. English will likely remain a global language as long as many people continue to learn and use it for practical communication on a global scale.

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    Video activity: Will English Always Be the Global Language?

    1. According to David Crystal, can we predict what will happen to a language in the long-term future?
    Why (not)?

    2. Crystal gives the example of Latin. What does he say about this language?

    3. “Language is global for one reason only”. What is the reason?

    4. English became global for a variety of reasons. Which topics are mentioned?

    1) ____________________________________________________________________
    2) 17th century: _________________________________________________________
    3) 19th century: _________________________________________________________
    4) 20th century: _________________________________________________________

    5. English will stay a global language as long as certain things happen. Which things?

    6. Complete the sentences with the exact words you hear:

    a) What about Chinese? Well, one day, maybe. ____ ______ ___________ there is no sign of China
    wanting Chinese to become a global language because they’re all learning English in China, _____
    _____ ______ ________.

    b) But you could imageine the scenario where it was the other way round. You can imagine the
    scenario when Spanish – Spanish is the __________ growing language at the moment
    _________________. Because of South America, and Central America, and ___________ in North
    America, Spanish is becoming very ______________ used. You can imagine a scenario where one
    day you may all end up speaking Spanish.

    c) In another scenario, you can imagine one day we might all end up speaking _____________, for
    reasons that are perfectly ____________ to anybody who looks at the world.

    d) So, all of these things could happen. At the moment there is no sign of a diminution in the
    ____________of English, the _____________ to learn English, the ________________ are going up,
    and up, and up every year. At the moment over _____ _________ people speak English. ________
    ______ ________ ________ so many paople speaking one language before,and there’s no sign of
    any slackening off in that progress. So in the _________ __________ future, no idea. The ________
    ____________ future, no big change.

    [Stop at 04:37]

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