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    STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS B2

    Invent a language
    Work in pairs. Answer the questions. Then read the Introduction to check your answers.
    1 Which famous books and films are the languages Goldogrin and Newspeak from?
    2 What kind of language do you think Globish is?
    3 In what situation(s) do non-native speakers of English from different countries often need to use English to
    communicate with each other?
    Introduction
    There are many examples of invented languages in the worlds of
    cinema and books. The writer JRR Tolkien loved creating grammar
    rules and changing words from Latin and Welsh. Goldogrin, known as
    Gnomish (or ‘other language’), was one of the languages he invented
    for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Newspeak was the fictional
    ‘controlled’ language invented by George Orwell for his novel Nineteen
    Eighty-Four. More recent invented languages include Globish. The
    name is a combination of the words global and English. It’s a simplified
    form of English created by Frenchman Jean-Paul Nerrière for non-native
    speakers of English from different countries to be able to communicate
    more easily with each other in business situations.
    Work in groups. Follow the steps to invent your own language. Take turns to make notes.

    Step 1 Step 2
    Choose a type of language Invent some vocabulary and grammar rules
    ■ Make a list of invented languages that you know – ■ Make a list of 10 common words in English
    Klingon, Goldogrin, Esperanto ... and write the equivalent words in your invented
    ■ What kind of language do you want to invent – a language.
    universal language, Martian, TeenTalk … ? ■ Think of a short conversation in which two people
    ■ Give your language a name. Who’s it for? When and meet and greet each other. Write the conversation in
    where can it be used? English and then in your invented language.
    ■ Use the vocabulary list and conversation to write a
    What was the name of the language basic grammar rule or language point – does your
    they used in the film Avatar? language use idioms, have a special word order,
    include unusual sounds ... ?
    I think it was called
    the Na’vi language.

    How about inventing a apple - elppa


    language for teenagers? name - eman
    school - loohcs
    I think we should create a
    language that’s backwards.

    What do you mean? Hello. My name’s Juan.


    Olleh. Ym s’eman Nauj.
    Hi, Juan. I’m Roser.
    All the words would Ih, Nauj. M’i Resor.
    How are you?
    be spelt backwards. Woh era uoy?
    That’s a great/good/
    bad/terrible idea.

    Let’s call it Backish or Backlang.

    People can use it when they want to


    have fun or say something in secret.

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    STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS B2
    Invent a language

    Step 3
    Prepare a lesson plan
    ■ You’re going to teach a class of beginner students
    how to speak your invented language. Make a list
    of things to include in your lesson. It may help to
    think about what happens in your English classes –
    introduce yourself, explain how to greet someone, do
    a role-play exercise ...
    ■ Decide who’s going to be responsible for each part
    of the lesson. Include everyone in the group.
    ■ Make a lesson plan and prepare any materials you
    need – visual aids, flashcards, exercises ...
    ■ Practise giving your lesson. Think of phrases your
    teachers use.
    It’s the first lesson so the teacher
    needs to introduce him or herself.

    The teacher should speak


    in English and Backlang.
    Step 5
    Give feedback
    We could perform the
    scene with the greetings. ■ Giving feedback is important in teaching. Discuss
    the different classes:
    – Which class was the most interesting or
    Then we teach the students entertaining?
    how to write the conversation. – Which languages were the easiest and most
    difficult to learn?
    That’s when we can – In which lesson did you learn the most?
    teach the grammar point. – Who was the best teacher?
    ■ After discussing the lessons, choose the language
    They can practise by writing you’d most like to learn.
    their name in Backlang. I really enjoyed the Backlang lesson.

    The lesson can end with the TeenTalk was great fun.
    students greeting each other.
    I found Martian really
    difficult to pick up.
    Step 4
    Teach your lesson Backlang was the easiest to
    ■ Set up the classroom for your lesson. learn because you just spell
    ■ Present your lesson to the rest of the class. Don’t everything backwards.
    forget to let the learners participate.
    ■ Go to the other groups’ lessons. Which languages Of all the languages
    did you learn? I tried, I think I’d most
    like to learn TeenTalk.
    In today’s class we’re going to
    learn how to ... I want you to work
    in pairs/groups.

    Please be quiet and pay attention.

    Who knows the answer?

    For homework I want you to ...

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