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Activities

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Activities

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What does Martha do? W--t--oe- ---tha d-? W___ d___ M_____ d__ W-a- d-e- M-r-h- d-? -------------------- What does Martha do? 0
She works at an office. Sh- --r---at-an off---. S__ w____ a_ a_ o______ S-e w-r-s a- a- o-f-c-. ----------------------- She works at an office. 0
She works on the computer. S-- --r-s-o--t-e-co------. S__ w____ o_ t__ c________ S-e w-r-s o- t-e c-m-u-e-. -------------------------- She works on the computer. 0
Where is Martha? Wh-r---- Martha? W____ i_ M______ W-e-e i- M-r-h-? ---------------- Where is Martha? 0
At the cinema. At th--------. A_ t__ c______ A- t-e c-n-m-. -------------- At the cinema. 0
She is watching a film. She-is wa-c--n- -----m. S__ i_ w_______ a f____ S-e i- w-t-h-n- a f-l-. ----------------------- She is watching a film. 0
What does Peter do? W-at -o-- Pe-e- -o? W___ d___ P____ d__ W-a- d-e- P-t-r d-? ------------------- What does Peter do? 0
He studies at the university. H- ------s--t -he -niv-rsit-. H_ s______ a_ t__ u__________ H- s-u-i-s a- t-e u-i-e-s-t-. ----------------------------- He studies at the university. 0
He studies languages. H------ie--langu-ge-. H_ s______ l_________ H- s-u-i-s l-n-u-g-s- --------------------- He studies languages. 0
Where is Peter? W---e-is -e--r? W____ i_ P_____ W-e-e i- P-t-r- --------------- Where is Peter? 0
At the café. At th- c---. A_ t__ c____ A- t-e c-f-. ------------ At the café. 0
He is drinking coffee. He-is-d--nki-g coff--. H_ i_ d_______ c______ H- i- d-i-k-n- c-f-e-. ---------------------- He is drinking coffee. 0
Where do they like to go? Whe-e do-th-y--i-- t- -o? W____ d_ t___ l___ t_ g__ W-e-e d- t-e- l-k- t- g-? ------------------------- Where do they like to go? 0
To a concert. To a con---t. T_ a c_______ T- a c-n-e-t- ------------- To a concert. 0
They like to listen to music. T--- ---e-----i-ten t---u--c. T___ l___ t_ l_____ t_ m_____ T-e- l-k- t- l-s-e- t- m-s-c- ----------------------------- They like to listen to music. 0
Where do they not like to go? Whe-- do-t-ey-n-t-lik- -o -o? W____ d_ t___ n__ l___ t_ g__ W-e-e d- t-e- n-t l-k- t- g-? ----------------------------- Where do they not like to go? 0
To the disco. T----e--isco. T_ t__ d_____ T- t-e d-s-o- ------------- To the disco. 0
They do not like to dance. T-ey do-no- -i-- to d-n-e. T___ d_ n__ l___ t_ d_____ T-e- d- n-t l-k- t- d-n-e- -------------------------- They do not like to dance. 0

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Creole Languages

Did you know that German is spoken in the South Pacific? It's really true! In parts of Papua New Guinea and Australia, people speak Unserdeutsch . It is a Creole language. Creole languages emerge in language contact situations. That is, when multiple different languages encounter one another. By now, many Creole languages are almost extinct. But worldwide 15 million people still speak a Creole language. Creole languages are always native languages. It's different with Pidgin languages. Pidgin languages are very simplified forms of speech. They are only good for very basic communication. Most Creole languages originated in the colonial era. Therefore, Creole languages are often based on European languages. One characteristic of Creole languages is a limited vocabulary. Creole languages have their own phonology too. The grammar of Creole languages is heavily simplified. Complicated rules are simply ignored by the speakers. Each Creole language is an important component of national identity. As a result, there is a lot of literature written in Creole languages. Creole languages are especially interesting for linguists. This is because they demonstrate how languages develop and later die out. So the development of language can be studied in Creole languages. They also prove that languages can change and adapt. The discipline used to research Creole languages is Creolistics, or Creology. One of the best-known sentences in the Creole language comes from Jamaica. Bob Marley made it world famous – do you know it? It's No woman, no cry! (= No, woman, don't cry!)
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