Reading: Dying Languages (Upper-Intermediate)
Practice reading for gist and for specific information while exploring how languages disappear — and how some are brought back to life.
Upper-Intermediate (B2)
45–60 minutes
Hello learners!
In this lesson, you’ll read about three real stories of endangered and extinct languages. You’ll learn new vocabulary for talking about language and culture, practice key reading subskills, and reflect on why it matters to keep languages alive.
Lesson Snapshot
| Time on task | 45–60 minutes |
| Skills focus | Reading for gist, reading for specific information, vocabulary in context, discussion |
| CEFR level | B2 |
| Materials | Interactive reading tasks, vocabulary activities, downloadable PDF handout |
Learning Outcomes
-
Identify the main ideas in a text about language loss and revival.
-
Locate and interpret specific details about real endangered languages.
-
Understand and use key vocabulary for talking about language, culture, and preservation.
-
Express and support your own opinions about why languages matter.
Curriculum
- 3 Sections
- 5 Lessons
- Lifetime
Expand all sectionsCollapse all sections
- Let's get started!Welcome to this reading lesson! Before you read, complete the short activities below to warm up your ideas and vocabulary.2
- Time to Read!Complete the exercises in order. (Reading text adapted from your TP6 handout: “Dying Languages.”)2
- Time to Talk!Practice talking and writing about this lesson’s topic.2
Instructor
