NEXT UP! 1 46 UNDERSTANDING 40 Identify important information a) Read the first paragraph. What is this paragraph about? Write two to five keywords. b) Use your keywords and write one sentence with the most important information from this paragraph. Repeat task a) and b) with all six paragraphs. 41 Explain the title In the title of this text, English is called “the ‘Babel fish’ of the modern world”. What do you think this means? Write two to three sentences to explain the title. TALKING 42 English in your world In the text you can find the following statements: a) You use far more English in your daily language than your parents did at your age. Do you agree with this? Discuss with a partner and give reasons for your opinion. b) Maybe you even use some words that your parents don’t understand? Discuss with your partner. Find some examples of words you use that you don’t think your parents would understand. In Douglas Adams’ fictional book, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a Babel fish was an actual fish; one that you could put in your ear to understand all languages. Hæfniviðmið • Aflað sér upplýsinga úr texta, greint aðalatriði frá aukaatriðum og nýtt sér í verkefnavinnu. • Tekið þátt í samræðum um kunnugleg málefni og látið skoðun sína í ljós.
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