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Language Learning Problems- Mind your Language




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A. Mute Watching
 
1. Where is this conversation?
 
2. What are the speakers' nationalities?
 
B. Watch & Find out

 

As you watch the scene, identify who says each of the following quotes:

 

1.   "Would you like a cup of tea?"  

        Speaker:
 

2.   "No. He is Mr. Brown."             

        Speaker:
 

3.   "What did she say Ali?"            

        Speaker:
 

4.   "Yes please. No thank you.

     Four Sugar."                          

        Speake:
 
       5.    "Who are you?"                         
       Speaker:
 
C. Watch again & Fill in the gaps

 

As you watch the scene again, fill in the gaps:

Police Sergeant: would you like a cup of tea?

Jamila: (talks back in Hindi)

Police Sergeant: Tea, a cup of "Char".

Jamila: Yes please. No thank you. Four sugar.

Police Sergeant: Don't run away

Mr. Brown: Ahh, Jamila. Are you alright?

Jamila: (talks back in Hindi)

Mr. Brown to Ali: What did she say Ali?

Ali: (repeats what Jamila said in Hindi)

Mr. Brown: In English!

Ali: Oh. Excuse me please. She is saying that she is very glad that we are coming to help her .

Mr. Brown: Ask her what she ?

Ali: (talks to Jamila in Hindi & she replies back to him explaining)

Mr. Brown: Well!

Ali: Nothing.

Mr. Brown: She must have said more than that.

Ali: Yes. She is saying she has took a book from the newspaper shop, but the book was .

Mr. Brown: Well, it's obviously been some I'll ah….I'll sort it out with the police.

Ali: Will they be sending her to the .

Mr. Brown: No no no. I don't think it's that drastic. I'll have a word with the sergeant. A 5 pound ought to do it.

Ali: Ahh. I'm understanding. That's a

Mr. Brown: No no. It's not exactly a fine. Let's just say it's a gift.

Ali: A gift?

Mr. Brown: Yes. It's an old English . " I your back you mine".