UNIT 6 PRACTICE

UNIT 6 WARM UP.- TASK 1 Lluís, before going to class to explain the topic that he has prepared, has gone home to change clothes, but he opens the closet and doesn’t know well what to wear. Sometimes he’s been very well dressed, since he was coming from a working meeting; yet other times, he has used more casual clothes, more sports clothes, because he feels more comfortable; he even wore his tracksuit one day because there’s a gym behind the building... How should he dress? If he dresses too formal, his classmates will think that he wants to look like a doctor in the subject. Of course, not wearing a 25-button jacket: he would seem too dressed up, and very solemn, wouldn’t he? But obviously, he would like to impress both the teacher and the rest of the group. It's a topic that he has prepared, that he controls and finds fascinating. Man! It will be probably hot, but if he wears shorts and light clothing, although it’s nothing so special, people will pay more attention to what he wears rather than to what he says. He decides to wear standard clothes, because he thinks they are more appropriate for the situation. (Lluís López del Castillo)

UNIT 6.- SLANG (dialect variation, social variaton factor) Task 3.- Hugh Laurie; British slang vs American slang

UNIT 6.- REGIONAL ACCENTS (dialect variation, geographical variaton factor) - Regional accents in Great Britain: 1. What is the general opinion of parents around the country about their children and regional accent? 2. What does Helen do in her job? What kind of customers does she have? 3. Is Jo Cameron proud of her accent? 4. What does Jo do when she speaks to the audience in reference to her accent? 5. What is Jo’s opinion about politicians’ speech? 6. What English dialects are mentioned in the interview? 7. What kind of advice does Helen give to her customers about their regional accent? 8. Why are Irish and Scottish English well considered?

UNIT 6.- REGIONAL ACCENTS (dialect variation, geographical variaton factor) Discuss in pairs about the content of the interview. Do you agree with Helen’s opinion or would you rather regional accents be regarded as cultural heritage? Do you think accents and dialects are the same?

UNIT 6.- ENGLISH AS LINGUA FRANCA Global English. Which English? Should English be taught as a global language? David Crystal.

UNIT 6.- ENGLISH STANDARD How is the Internet changing language? By David Crystal.CLIP Texting: a new variation of language. CLIP

UNIT 6.- FOR KNOWING MORE ABOUT… LANGUAGES IN CONTACT TASK 12 (COMPARE TEXTS AND TYPES OF BILINGUALISM: COMPENSATORY MANTEINANCE, ENRICHMENT)

UNIT 6.- FOR KNOWING MORE ABOUT… PLURILINGUAL AND INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION PAG 13 (TEXT: THE ROLE OF SCHOOLS IN PLURILINGUAL EDUCATION)

UNIT 6.- FOR KNOWING MORE ABOUT… ENGLISH STANDARD PAG 20 UNIT + TASK 9 (TEXT)

UNIT 6.- FOR KNOWING MORE ABOUT… BILINGUALISM AND DIGLOSSIA TASK 8 (TEST AND DEFINITION)