1. READ the VOCABULARY

   It is important to read the vocabulary before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

2. WATCH the VIDEO

   The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

   First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

   Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

5. DO the ACTIVITIES

   There are several different activities that focus on test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

   Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

2. VER el VIDEO

   La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

   Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

4. MIRAR Y LEER

   Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

   Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

1. 어휘 읽기

   비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

2. 비디오 보기

   비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

3. 문제에 답하기

   먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

   대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

5. 액티비티 하기

   듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

• ☐ ☐ ☐ appalled [adj] - horrified, strongly dislike
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an analysis [n] - a detailed examination or study
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an 18-year low [exp] - the lowest point within 18 years
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a drive [n] - a desire
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a decline [n] - a reduction
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a critical tipping point [exp] - an important moment when something changes a lot
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tolerant [adj] - accepting something that one does not agree with
• ☐ ☐ ☐ globally mobile [exp] - able to move around the world
• ☐ ☐ ☐ culture ambassadors [n] - people who represent a culture or country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Mandarin [n] - the main language of China
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pupils [n] - students
• ☐ ☐ ☐ flourish [v] - develop rapidly and successfully
• ☐ ☐ ☐ scrap [v] - throw away, cancel
• ☐ ☐ ☐ weigh up [phv] - choose between

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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1. The woman begins the news story by speaking German and French.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Foreign language learning in schools in England is at an all-time low point.
   True
   False
   
   
3. The two students at Cardiff University are losing their ability to speak German.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The student thinks that German in not an important language anymore because of Brexit.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The study of both German and French as second languages seems to be declining in England.
   True
   False
   
   
6. 75% of the world's population doesn't speak English.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Professor Gorrara says that second language learning helps people be more tolerant of other cultures.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Professor Gorrara suggests that second language learning will help students in their professional careers.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Professor Gorrara states that second language learning improves your use of your first language.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Many students think that studying other European languages is too easy.
    True
    False
    
    
11. Languages such as Mandarin and Spanish are becoming more popular in England.
    True
    False
    
    
12. Some people think that English students should focus on learning the languages of the countries that are closest to England.
    True
    False
    
    

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다.

Sentence 1

woman / start / podcast / ask / two / simple / question / German / French

The woman [starts/started] the podcast by asking two simple questions in German and French.

Sentence 2

England / foreign / language / learn / reach / 18-year / low

In England, foreign language learning has reached an 18-year low.

Sentence 3

Alice / only / student / take / German A level / class / her / year

Alice was the only student who took German A level classes in her year.

Sentence 4

learning / foreign / language / help / people / learn / different / history / culture.

Learning a foreign language helps people learn about different histories and cultures.

Sentence 5

study / French / also / decline / U.K.

The study of French is also declining in the U.K.
(Studying French is also declining in the U.K.)

Sentence 6

three / quarter / world / population / not / speak / English

Three quarters of the world's population does not speak English.

Sentence 8

learn / foreign / language / enable / people / more / tolerant / other / culture

Learning a foreign language enables people to be more tolerant of other cultures.

Sentence 9

learn / another / language / help / young / people / more / valuable / employee / more / global / mobile

Learning another language [will help/helps] young people (to) be more valuable employees and more globally mobile.

Sentence 10

school / focus / less / language / learn / because / langauge / perceive / too / hard

Schools are focusing less on language learning because langauges are perceived to be too hard.
Schools are focusing less on language learning because langauges are perceived as too hard.

Sentence 11

some / school / have / success / replace / French / German / Spanish / Mandarin

Some schools are having success (by) replacing French and German with Spanish and Mandarin.

Sentence 12

focus / language / large / global / reach / may / damage / relationship / neighbor / country

Focusing on languages with a large global reach may damage the relationships between [neighboring/with] countries.

1. Which nationalities (people from which country) do you think are best at learning foreign languages? Which are worst? [Link]
2. Which foreign languages are most commonly taught in your country? Which other languages do you think should be taught instead?
3. Which three languages would you really like to speak, (other than English and your own language) and why?
4. Does language make the personalities of each nationality different? How?
5. What languages do you like or dislike the sound of?
6. What are the biggest differences between your own language and English?
7. What is the most difficult aspect of learning English?
8. What do you guess would be the most difficult aspect of learning your language for a foreigner?