Read the following short article about language. 1.  Choose five (5) of the words in bold/underlined and explain what they mean in your own words–no dictionaries nor internet.   2.  Then explain what the 2 underlined sentences mean in your own words. 6,000 languages: an embattled heritage By Ranka Bjelja-Babic       Are the vast majority of languages doomed to die out in the near future? Specialists reckon that no language can survive unless 100,000 people speak it. Half of the 6,000 or so languages in the world today are spoken by fewer than 10,000 people and a quarter by less than 1,000. Only a score is spoken by hundreds of millions of people       The death of languages is not a new phenomenon. Languages usually have a relatively short life span as well as a very high death rate. Only a few, including Basque, Egyptian, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Persian, Sanskrit and Tamil have lasted more than 2,000 years.       What is new, however, is the speed at which they are dying out. Europe’s colonial conquests caused a sharp decline in linguistics diversity, eliminating at least 15 percent of all languages spoken at the time. Over the last 300 years, Europe has lost a dozen, and Australia has only 20 left of the 250 spoken at the end of the 18th century. In Brazil, about 540 (three-quarters of the total) have died out since Portuguese colonization began in 1530.       The rise of nation-states, whose territorial unity was closely linked to their linguistic homogeneity, has also been decisive in selecting and consolidating national languages and sidelining others. By making great efforts to establish an official language in education, the media and the civil service, national governments have deliberately tried to eliminate minority languages.       This process of linguistic standardization has been boosted by industrialization and scientific progress which have imposed new methods of communication that are swift, straightforward and practical. Language diversity came to be seen as an obstacle to trade and the spread of knowledge. Monolingualism became the ideal.       More recently, the internationalization of financial markets, the dissemination of information by electronic media and other aspects of globalization have intensified the threat to “small” languages. A language not on the Internet is a language that “no longer exists” in the modern world. It is out of the game. It is not even used in business.       The effects of the death of languages are serious for several reasons. First of all, it is possible that if we all ended up speaking the same language, our brains would lose some of their natural capacity for linguistic inventiveness. We would never be able to plumb the origins of human language or resolve the mystery of “the first language.” As each language dies, a chapter of human history closes.       Multilingualism is the most accurate reflection of multiculturalism. The destruction of the first will inevitably lead to the loss of the second. Imposing a language without any links to a people’s culture and way of life stifles the expression of their collective genius. A language is not only used for the main instrument of human communication. It also expresses the world vision of those who speak it, their imagination and their ways of using knowledge. Thus, the preservation of languages no matter how minor is an urgent matter.

What is the part of speech of the bold/underlined word in this sentence? Students who have good imaginations often have an easy time learning a new language.

What is the part of speech of the bold/underlined word in this sentence? We need to economize better because we need to save money for a new car.

Read the paragraph. Write 1-2 sentences that summarize the main idea of the paragraph without copying phrases directly from the original paragraph. Last night, my husband made me love him more than ever. We were sitting out on the porch with a couple of friends, enjoying the cool breeze of the evening. While eating a piece of melon for dessert, I laughed at something my friend said, and suddenly the fruit stuck in my windpipe, entirely blocking any air. I tried to swallow hard and dislodge it, but it didn’t move. When I tried taking a deep breath, I couldn’t get one. Fortunately, my husband, seated across the table from me, saw that something was wrong and asked me if I needed help. Close to panic, I nodded yes. My eyes were filled with tears, and I could hear the blood pounding in my ears. I thought, briefly, I could die. My husband ran in behind me, pulled me up, and placed his arms around me. My heart was really beating hard by this time, and I was panicky. He jerked his fists firmly into my body, under my rib cage. The melon flew out of my mouth. I breathed in precious air and hugged my husband for a long time, half laughing, half crying. It’s a good thing we both took that course last month at the community center about what to do when someone is choking. We never imagined it would come in handy so soon after learning the technique. For a while, at least, I’ll try to remember that I owe him my life and not get irritated when he forgets to do something. (Real Writing with Readings,3rd Ed. Anker, p. 99) dislodge: to force out of a secure or settled position panic: extreme fear

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Part 2: You are writing an article for a Turkish travel magazine. The magazine editors have asked you to introduce Texas and tell tourists or newcomers what they should (or should not) do in Texas. Complete the article below by writing about 3 more things tourists or newcomers should do and 2 things they should not do in Texas.  (You can also limit the travel article to Austin, Texas, if you prefer.)  Use formal/plural “you” (direct) commands because you are speaking DIRECTLY to those readers!  (10 pts.) Sevgili turistler, Teksas çok büyük bir yer.  Austin, Teksas’ın başkenti ve o çok ilginç bir şehir.  Austin’de mutlaka Barton Springs havuzunu görün….