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.

Desert Island

Imagine you were on a ship wreck and the two of you are now lost on a dessert island. The only objects that floated to the island are pictured below.

How could you use the following objects to survive?
ie. it could be used for ... // we could use it to.... // its used for ...
 
Think of as many uses as you can, try to be as creative as possible.