October 19, 2023 Unit 2: Moving Forward Learning a Second Language: Is It Worth It? Name:………………………………………………………………………………... Speaking Frames: Directions: Use the speaking frames as you discuss the text. 1. Learning a second helps you because it_______________________________. Check paragraph 2. 2. Knowing a second language can help you_____________________________. Check paragraphs 5. 3. Learning a second language is not worth it because_______________________. Check paragraphs 7. 4. People should spend their money on ___________________. Schools should spend money on_________________. Check paragraphs 10-11. Text-Dependent Question Guide: Directions: Use the text-dependent question guide below as you complete the Think Questions. 1. What does the Point writer say about our brains? What does the Point writer say about the future? What do those ideas combined show about what the Point author thinks about learning a second language? 2. Does the writer talk about literal places or figurative places? Who can you connect with? What can you connect with? 3. Who can easily learn a second language? Who has more difficulty? What would people have to do to learn a second language? 4. In paragraph 8, read: “Therefore, it would be extremely hard for teenagers or adults to learn a second language and actually be able to use it. It takes years of practice to be fluent, even if you study the language for multiple hours a day.” What would you have to do in order to become fluent? What phrases in the first sentence might be clues to the meaning of the word fluent? 5. In paragraph 2, read: “I learned an important lesson in third grade: when people are willing to open their minds to something new, there’s no limit on its value. Learning a second language is the perfect example of this. Like learning about the moon, I think that learning a second language expands not only one’s mind, but his or her world as well.” What is the author saying about learning? What does that tell me about the meaning of the word value? 1
