Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Listening and Reading

Listening

What 4 nationalites were living together in Balystok, Poland?
Why was Esperanto invented?
What year was the book published?
From what languages is Esperanto devised?
How many grammatical rules and expections are there?
How easy is it to learn Esperanto for a native English  speaker?



Reading
Read  the following BBC article on Roboroach.


1) Explain in your own words how the backpack works.
2) Do you believe this is cruelty towards animals? Why/Why not?
3) Do you think this is more of an educational device or a toy? Explain.
4) Would you like to own the roboroach? Why/Why not?

For those interested you can read more here.