A Global Language is a lesson that provides you with the opportunity to consider what extent is language and culture part of who we are and the advantages and disadvantages of English as a global language. This lesson is centred around the theme Identities from the IB Language B curriculum which provides students with an opportunity to discover their interests, values, belief and culture. In this lesson, we will practice our listening and reading skills by learning about how language can affect culture, identify and belief.
Adapted from Why English should not be the International Language of the World by Robert Neilsen.
Here are the words and phrases covered in this lesson about a global language:
- cochlear implant
- colonised
- cultural identities
- disdain
- diversity in the world
- elite club
- endangered languages
- global language
- injustice
- native speaker
- oppression
- primitive
- restoration
- suppressed
- surrendering
- trusted organizations
- Watch the film Sound and Fury or watch Heather Artinian’s TED Talk to see how important language and culture are in relation to her identity.
- Imagine your school has developed a new policy with the aim of improving students’ language skills that says students should speak English at school, both in class and in social situations. How would you feel if you were forced to use only English at school? Write a social media post to your friends describing your feelings about the new policy.
This topic provides students with an opportunity to discover their interests, values, belief and culture.
This topic provides students with an opportunity to consider how events which take place impact an individual's life.
This topic provides students with an opportunity to explore the sciences, technology and creativity.
This topic provides students with an opportunity to explore the way in which groups of people organise themselves through common systems or interests.
This topic provides students with an opportunity to look at the challenges and opportunities faced by individuals and communities in the modern world.
Here are some helpful exercises, providing word retention focussing on the English that you need to use to communicate successfully in your community.
- Home Vocabulary Exercise 1
- Home Vocabulary Exercise 2
- Home Vocabulary Exercise 3
- British and American English Vocabulary Exercise 1
- British and American English Vocabulary Exercise 2
- British and American English Vocabulary Exercise 3
- Newspaper Vocabulary Exercise
- Business Vocabulary Exercise
- Irregular Plural Nouns
Here are some grammar exercise which give you the practice to be confident in communicating in English at this advanced level.
Here are some crossword puzzles that give you a way to think about how to spell and link words correctly to complete the task.
Here are some word searches that provide an excellent way to help to reinforce spellings in your mind.
- World Citizens Word Search
- English for Art Word Search
- Love Word Search
- Bank Account Word Search
- Organs Word Search
- City Life Word Search
- Plant Cells Word Search
- Environment Word Search
- Metaphorical Language Word Search
- House and Home Word Search
- Feelings Word Search
- Newspaper Word Search
- Places Word Search
- Future Jobs Word Search
- Education Word Search
- People Power Word Search
- Speech Word Search
- News Report Word Search
- Migration
Doing puzzles like the ones we have on this site will be useful for you as you try to retain new words in a different language.
We also provide free resources across the full range of levels to provide the tools to communicate in English well.
Elementary | Pre-Intermediate | Intermediate | Upper-Intermediate | Advanced