2 Complete the following text with the proper form of the word from the box.
What do Klamath, Choctaw, Kuskokwim, Jingulu and Yuchi have in common? They are among the 3,000 languages worldwide that are unlikely (1) to survive the next century. The (2) endangered Language Fund, a national organisation which includes two linguists from Yale, is devoted to the (3) preservation of languages that are in danger of becoming (4) extinct
Because society pressures the younger (5) generation to learn more “marketable” languages such as English, Spanish, and Chinese, lesser-known languages are dying out at an astounding rate.
Saving them is a very difficult and time- (6) consuming task. The best ways to preserve (7) dying languages are to create dictionaries, to record native speakers and to produce video dramas using the language.
What do Klamath, Choctaw, Kuskokwim, Jingulu and Yuchi have in common? They are among the 3,000 languages worldwide that are unlikely (1) to survive the next century. The (2) endangered Language Fund, a national organisation which includes two linguists from Yale, is devoted to the (3) preservation of languages that are in danger of becoming (4) extinct
Because society pressures the younger (5) generation to learn more “marketable” languages such as English, Spanish, and Chinese, lesser-known languages are dying out at an astounding rate.
Saving them is a very difficult and time- (6) consuming task. The best ways to preserve (7) dying languages are to create dictionaries, to record native speakers and to produce video dramas using the language.