The Language That Came Back Online
Grammar: Non-defining relative clauses
A Level 4 English lesson exploring culture.
What's in this lesson
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL lesson on culture, practising non-defining relative clauses. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.
From the reading: The Language That Came Back Online
In 2022, a TikTok account called Duolingo posted a short video in Irish. It got more than two million views. The Irish language, which had been spoken by fewer than 100,000 people as a first language, was suddenly trending. For many people watching, it was the first time they had ever heard it spoken naturally — not in a classroom, not on a government sign, but in someone's living room.
Vocabulary
- build an audience
- dominant language
- heavily invested
- modern identity
Grammar: Non-defining Relative Clauses
- Non-defining: who
- Séamas de Faoite, who posts short videos, has millions of followers. — adds extra information about a person
- Non-defining: which
- TG4, which launched in 1996, gave the language a modern identity. — adds extra information about a thing
Discussion questions
- Can a language survive if only a small number of people speak it?
- Have you ever tried to learn a language connected to your heritage?
- Which app do you think is the best for language learning?
The Language That Came Back Online
Grammar: Non-defining relative clauses
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