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Why do languages die? – Listening Test
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Why do languages die? – Listening Test
B1 Listening Test
Watch a video about languages. For questions 1 to 7, choose the correct answer.
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The Economist
Listening comprehension test
Page 1 of 7
1
The words he mentions at the beginning of the video belong to languages...
a.
that might disappear soon.
b.
that were spoken in the past.
c.
that he would like to speak.
Page 2 of 7
2
Which sentence is correct?
a.
One out of three languages in the world have fewer than 1,000 speakers.
b.
Over 17,000 languages are spoken in the world.
c.
40% of languages have disappeared.
Page 3 of 7
3
According to the video, Latin...
a.
was the first important language to die.
b.
is still spoken today but in different forms.
c.
died over 2,000 ago.
Page 4 of 7
4
The chart shows...
a.
the health of today's languages.
b.
the languages that are still spoken and extinct languages.
c.
languages in danger of extinction.
Page 5 of 7
5
In the Soviet Union, ...
a.
some people refused to speak Russian.
b.
the government forced the people to speak only Russian.
c.
young people saw how necessary it was to speak Russian.
Page 6 of 7
6
Hebrew...
a.
is the only dead language that came to life again.
b.
is the official language in more than one country.
c.
has four million speakers.
Page 7 of 7
7
Cornish is...
a.
a language spoken only by a few.
b.
the second most spoken language in Wales.
c.
a dead language.
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