3.What are the possible causes for the disappearance of some languages? 4.Why shall languages be compared to the window upon the world? Paraphrase 1.Such accelerated disappearance has galvanized into action an increasingly vocal campaign to preserve“linguistic diversity”. 2.It is,of course,enriching to learn other languages and delve into other cultures. 3.Language preservers may be acting on the best of intentions,but they are treading on dangerous ground,and they carry with them some unpalatable fellow-travellers. 4.But it is not incumbent on anyone to listen to them,nor to provide resources for the preservation of either their language or their culture. 5.This is tantamount to saying that such people should live a marginal life,excluded from the modern mainstream to which the rest of us belong. Vocabulary: delineation nostalgic inalienable incumbent conceit precarious unpalatable bemoan nasty 1.From his position on an ice field,Charsky gazed down at the valley,so unutterably remote. 2.He was preoccupied throughout his long life with the of his own image 3.They bear an but unavoidable truth. 4.God gives each family an inheritance for its economic livelihood which is 5.Labor would then benefit from the extra coverage given to the government. 6.These are the same people who the fact that the house scene has been lost on the high street.3. What are the possible causes for the disappearance of some languages? 4. Why shall languages be compared to the window upon the world? Paraphrase 1. Such accelerated disappearance has galvanized into action an increasingly vocal campaign to preserve “linguistic diversity”. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. It is, of course, enriching to learn other languages and delve into other cultures. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Language preservers may be acting on the best of intentions, but they are treading on dangerous ground, and they carry with them some unpalatable fellow-travellers. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. But it is not incumbent on anyone to listen to them, nor to provide resources for the preservation of either their language or their culture. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. This is tantamount to saying that such people should live a marginal life, excluded from the modern mainstream to which the rest of us belong. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary: delineation nostalgic inalienable incumbent conceit precarious unpalatable bemoan nasty 1. From his ______ position on an ice field, Charsky gazed down at the valley, so unutterably remote. 2. He was preoccupied throughout his long life with the ______ of his own image. 3. They bear an ______ but unavoidable truth. 4. God gives each family an inheritance for its economic livelihood which is ______. 5. Labor would then benefit from the extra coverage given to the _____ government. 6. These are the same people who ____ the fact that the house scene has been lost on the high street