unit1: Speaking The Same Language

unit1: Speaking The Same Language

1. Vocabulary

   • Languages & Countries
     • Arabic-Egypt Cantonese-China Dutch-Holland English-Australia French-Belgium Hindi-India Japanese-Japan Mandarin-China Portuguese-Brazil Spanish-Peru Swahili-Kenya
   • Words to describe languages
     • To speak two languages fluently and confortably to be bilingual.
     • The language the government uses on forms, on road signs and in school books is Official languages.
     • The language you spoke as a child OR the language you speak at home is First Languages or Mother Tongue.
     • The language of government and business in the country where you live, which is not the same as your language is Second Language.
     • A language which is spoken in a different country is Foreign language.

2. Grammar

   • Present Continous
     • General Truths or situations, Regular habits, Routines
     • We often use these time expressions with the present simple
       • Usually Often Every day Every Night
   • Types of questions
     • Yes/No questions
       • We answer the questions with "yes" or "no
     • Wh - questions
       • Where (place) Who (people) What (kind of) (things) When (time) Why (reason) How often (frequency) How many (number)
   • Present Continous
     • Things that are happening right now.
       • At the moment (Right) now These days

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