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Listening A
1  04 Listen to four speakers discussing their A number of European minority languages are threatened
to the point of dying out completely, scientists are warning.
voluntary work for charities. For each speaker, choose
Regional languages like Sami in Northern Europe, Breton in
the correct answer. France or Ladin in the Dolomites are just some examples of
1 The speaker complains that severely endangered languages. The major threat is posed
a the charity gets little funding from the city council. by globalisation as local dialects give way to languages
b he doesn’t have enough time to do the voluntary like English, Mandarin Chinese or Spanish, which facilitate
work. international commerce and enable the speakers of
c he doesn’t have enough time for his leisure regional dialects to participate in the world culture which
activities. is currently becoming increasingly homogenous all over the
d his work is not appreciated by those he helps. globe. The trend is the strongest in highly developed areas,
including North America, Australia and Europe, where the
2 The speaker says that the experience of working
influence of the dominant language is the most obvious.
in the orphanage
A variety of factors resulting from globalisation are at play
a has changed her career choice for the future.
endangering the future of minority languages, including the
b has helped her discover completely new abilities.
Internet, mass tourism and freedom of movement. A recent
c has shown her the meaning of poverty.
study, however, has revealed that quick economic growth
d has been a one-off decision.
is the factor most strongly correlated to the diminishing
3 The speaker’s present responsibilities mainly involve role of regional languages. This is due to the need for one
a training new staff members. dominant language for business communication and easy
b organising charity events. access to information.
c promoting the organisation.
d managing the webpage. B
The sad story of the declining role of regional languages
4 The speaker says that most of the time her work
started, in fact, before there was any open discussion about
makes her feel
the disadvantages of globalisation. Driven by a  desire for
a depressed.
political and social unification, the authorities of many
b annoyed.
European states tried to minimise the role of regional
c indifferent.
languages by refusing to recognise them officially or
d satisfied.
even actively suppressing the use of such languages. For
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punished if they were caught speaking Provencal. The idea
was to shame them as uneducated commoners. While this
Reading is a  rather extreme case of how regional languages were
2  Read the text and match paragraphs A‒C with suppressed, the trend was commonplace all over Europe,
with only a few exceptions to the rule
questions 1‒6. Each paragraph matches two
questions. C
Recent decades have seen a  shift towards a  more
In which paragraph does the author multicultural policy and thus, several attempts at revitalising
1 present opposite views on the issue of protecting some endangered languages like Welsh, Catalan, Galician or,
endangered languages?  probably the most successful, Irish Gaelic. While their fate is
2 mention some global sources of threats yet uncertain as the numbers of speakers are still declining,
to minority languages?  they are not under immediate threat of extinction. But is it
3 illustrate the negative attitude of public really worth the effort trying to protect minority languages?
administration to a minority language?  For some, it is a  clear case of going against the tide and
delaying the inevitable. They argue that globalisation is the
4 explain the reasons for attempts at making wave of the future while many of those languages have
regional languages disappear?  already lost their connection with modern reality and belong
5 present an opinion that globalisation in a museum. Others, however, point out that language is
cannot be stopped?  an integral part of culture and its disappearance will mean
6 say that cultural diversity is disappearing a  loss of unique cultural knowledge and tradition, sadly
in the modern world?  traded for economic prosperity.

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Language functions 6  Translate the Polish parts of the sentences into

English. The first letters have been given.
3  Complete the sentences with the missing words.
The first letters have been given. 1 This social phenomenon is d____________
d____________ (wysoce niepokojące) as it might lead
1 Don’t p____________ up the chance to take part in to further divisions within our society.
the event. It’ll be great fun!
2 The government’s catastrophic financial policy is
2 I am f____________ against the opinion that young going to have f____________ -r____________
people are not interested in politics. i ____________ (dalekosiężne skutki) for the country.
3 This course will allow you to a____________ 3 The book analysing a number of currently
a number of skills. emerging trends I’ve recently read is t____________
4 Young people want to take an active part in social life u____________ (na długo pozostający w pamięci).
and e____________ of this can be seen in the high 4 There’s little doubt that the information and
attendance at various events. computer technology has had a p____________
5 While my opponent makes a few good arguments, i____________ (silny wpływ) on the development of
she l____________ out the fact that this problem globalisation.
cannot be solved overnight. __ / 4
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7  Read the definitions and write the words.
Some letters have been given.
Vocabulary
1 unfair negative opinion towards a particular group of
4  Complete the sentences with the missing words. people: _ _ _ j _ _ _ c _
Some letters have been given.
2 an event aimed at collecting money for charity:
1 The company was given substantial monetary help __n_r____r
of millions of dollars to create new v_ _ r_ _ _ 3 the activity of buying, selling or exchanging goods:
workplaces in the town. _r__e
2 The left-wing party has proposed a 70% tax for __ / 3
_ _ a _ _ h _ people whose annual income exceeds
€500,000.
3 Living in the city centre means that most public
Grammar
_ _ c _ _ i _ _ _ s, such as offices, libraries and the like 8  Report the sentences using the correct verbs in the
are close by. box. Use each verb only once. There are two extra
__ / 3 verbs.
5  Complete the sentences with the synonyms for the insist beg accuse boast state
verbs in brackets. The first letters have been given. apologise agree regret

1 After several years, the memory of the disaster began 1 ‘I’m really sorry I kept you so long at the meeting’,
to f____________ (grow weaker). he said.
2 Some experts predict that the government’s current _____________________________________________
policy will further w____________ (make bigger or 2 ‘Our town has the most up-to-date swimming pool
broader) the gap between the rich and the poor. in the region’, the major said.
3 The lack of adequate regulations might _____________________________________________
e____________ (inspire, promote) unfair competition 3 ‘We really need to discuss the matter again’, she said.
and wipe out smaller companies from the market. _____________________________________________
4 The local authorities are asking for regulations that 4 ‘No, I’m not going to reconsider my decision!’, he
will d____________ (make smaller, decrease) the role said.
of the central government and instead give them a _____________________________________________
bigger scope of power. 5 ‘You’ve copied my idea!’, she said to me.
5 If we want nations to cooperate, we have to _____________________________________________
p____________ (support or encourage) cultural 6 ‘You see, I’m not interested in such issues’, he said.
understanding. _____________________________________________
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9  Rewrite the sentences using personal and impersonal Writing

constructions with the passive voice.
10  Read the instructions and do the writing task.
1 People now believe that Elizabeth I was one of the Niedawno wziąłeś/wzięłaś udział w spotkaniu z
most powerful monarchs in British history. pisarzem, autorem książki na temat globalizacji. Napisz
Elizabeth I ____________________________________ artykuł (200–250 słów), w którym opiszesz przebieg
_____________________________________________. spotkania oraz wyjaśnisz, w jaki sposób to spotkanie
2 Everyone assumed that they took the money which wpłynęło na Twoje poglądy na temat globalizacji.
belonged to the elderly lady.
They _________________________________________ ________________________________________________
_____________________________________________.
3 People say that he became multilingual thanks to his ________________________________________________
obsession with travelling.
It ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________
_____________________________________________.
________________________________________________
4 People think that the government is reluctant to
change their environmental policy. ________________________________________________
The government _______________________________
_____________________________________________. ________________________________________________
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English in use ________________________________________________

10  Complete the text with the correct words.
Ever since I remember, I have had to work quite hard ________________________________________________
to build relationships. I’m rather introverted, so I don’t
1
_____________ it necessary to be surrounded by many ________________________________________________
people. Two or three good friends are enough. But at
university or at work, you need to get on with others.
By nature, I’m quite straightforward, so I usually ________________________________________________
2
_____________ my mind without any hesitation.
I appreciate it when people don’t 3_____________ ________________________________________________
lies, but I hate 4_____________ when they try to be
over-polite, especially if you know they don’t really
like you. I can always tell the difference between ________________________________________________
a friend and a foe, they don’t need to 5_____________
a word. As I said, I have learned to consciously choose ________________________________________________
my friends, and I try to make any contact with other
people positive, but it’s not always easy.
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