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From the Ted Talk by Megan Alubicki Flick: The power of multilingualism in education

Unscramble the Blue Letters


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Open Cloze


But first, I’d like you to come with me on a journey to an ________ public elementary school. Feel free to imagine your own from growing up, or maybe one near where you currently live, or maybe even one from TV. Now, let’s go inside. Once we step in, it’s ___________ evident that this is a multilingual place. So, how do you know? Maybe there's _______ and decor in multiple languages. Maybe you hear conversations _________ with adults and students in different languages, and maybe there's even _____ that explicitly say that multiple languages are welcomed and can be supported. Now let’s walk down the hall into a _________. Inside, students are doing a math lesson in English. They’re working in small groups on word problems as the teacher walks around the class supporting the ________. And then, in Spanish, the teacher says it’s time to transition to a _______ ______. She talks about the science content, hands out some papers for the day’s assignment. The students attentively ______, and then they begin to interact with each other and the new science content— all in Spanish. So one subject in English and the next subject in Spanish. Whoa.

Solution


  1. signs
  2. lesson
  3. science
  4. classroom
  5. american
  6. learning
  7. posters
  8. immediately
  9. listen
  10. happening

Original Text


But first, I’d like you to come with me on a journey to an American public elementary school. Feel free to imagine your own from growing up, or maybe one near where you currently live, or maybe even one from TV. Now, let’s go inside. Once we step in, it’s immediately evident that this is a multilingual place. So, how do you know? Maybe there's posters and decor in multiple languages. Maybe you hear conversations happening with adults and students in different languages, and maybe there's even signs that explicitly say that multiple languages are welcomed and can be supported. Now let’s walk down the hall into a classroom. Inside, students are doing a math lesson in English. They’re working in small groups on word problems as the teacher walks around the class supporting the learning. And then, in Spanish, the teacher says it’s time to transition to a science lesson. She talks about the science content, hands out some papers for the day’s assignment. The students attentively listen, and then they begin to interact with each other and the new science content— all in Spanish. So one subject in English and the next subject in Spanish. Whoa.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
dual language 5
elementary school 4
school students 3
multiple languages 3
language diversity 3
research shows 3
teach english 2
linguistically diverse 2
linguistic diversity 2
american schools 2
rich language 2
students enter 2
heritage languages 2
students educated 2
official language 2
language programs 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
elementary school students 3
dual language programs 2

Important Words


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