VOCAB: Language& Identity
Language plays a key role in shaping cultural...
Language plays a key role in shaping cultural identity.
Our family __________ (preserve) this cultural heritage for over a hundred years.
Our family has been preserving this cultural heritage for over a hundred years
Our family has ______ (preserve)this cultural heritage for over a hundred years.
Our family has preserved this cultural heritage for over a hundred years.
The ... is covered with land and water.
The Earth is covered with land and water.
I love that restaurant. I _____ (eat) there many times.
I love that restaurant. I have eaten there many times.
Language is a powerful tool for... and identity.
Language is a powerful tool for self-expression and identity.
They __________ (celebrate) Indigenous Peoples day since 1992.
They have been celebrating Indigenous Peoples day since 1992.
They _______(celebrate) the annual festival of lights for centuries.
They have celebrated the annual festival of lights for centuries.
Many countries depend on ... for their economy.
Many countries depend on minerals for their economy.
Let’s sit down. I’m tired. We _____(dance) for hours.
Let’s sit down. I’m tired. We have been dancing for hours.
...about the way people speak can lead to unfair treatment.
Stereotypes about the way people speak can lead to unfair treatment.
Communities __________ (celebrate) this festival for decades.
Communities have been celebrating this festival for decades.
The community ________in this ceremony every summer for the last twenty years.
The community has participated in this ceremony every summer for the last twenty years.
...provides food for people around the world
Farming provides food for people around the world
Anna _____ (be) in the hospital for over a month. She may come home next week.
Anna has been in the hospital for over a month. She may come home next week.
Language ... can occur when people are judged for the way they speak.
Language bias can occur when people are judged for the way they speak.
The community __________ (participate) in this __________ every summer for the last twenty years.
The community has been participating in this ceremony every summer for the last twenty years.
The village elders_______ their cultural identity by teaching the younger generations.
The village elders have preserved their cultural identity by teaching the younger generations.
Factories can cause ... in the air and water.
Factories can cause pollution in the air and water.
The boys _____(fish) all afternoon. They___ (catch) ten fish so far.
The boys have been fishing all afternoon. They have caught ten fish so far.
Many children of immigrants speak their...at home.
Many children of immigrants speak their heritage language/ mother tongue/ dialect at home.
Our __________ (ancestors) __________ (practice) braiding hair as part of our cultural heritage for centuries.
Our ancestors have been practicing braiding hair as part of our cultural heritage for centuries.
Hair braiding ________ from our ancestors for hundreds of years.
Hair braiding has been passed down from our ancestors for hundreds of years.
Cobalt is a valuable... found in the DRC and used in the production of cell phones.
Cobalt is a valuable natural resource found in the DRC and used in the production of cell phones.
Laura is at the mall. She ____(shop) all morning.
She ____ (buy) three pairs of shoes, two dresses, and a coat.
Laura is at the mall. She has been shopping all morning.
She bought three pairs of shoes, two dresses, and a coat.