Lang V Task: News recording

News link: Juan Huenupan, defender of a dying language

Juan Huenupan, defender of a dying language

One of the few speakers of the indigenous Williche-Mapuche language Chezungun on what needs to be done to protect a rich and endangered tradition.

Just a 30 minute drive outside of the southern city of Osorno is San Juan de la Costa, the poorest municipality in the Los Lagos Region. Although 90 percent of the population here identifies as indigenous Mapuche-Williche, much of the culture and language faces extinction as younger generations grow up with modern Chilean and Western cultures in their schools, on television and increasingly in their homes.

The Santiago Times spoke with Juan Huenupan, a member of the local Williche community who is one of the area’s few remaining fluent speakers of Chezungun, the Williche language.

Huenupan actively works to preserve the language and the culture and traditions it carries with it, through projects with the local municipality and beyond. He is passionate about keeping his language, history and culture alive.

Reading's recording at:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rD3LKHEWGA

Language Task 2

Homographs.

1.- Back:
- She rushed out of her apartment, but run back because she forgot her keys on the table.
- Alice could not go on Saturday night due to a severe back pain that gave while skating.

2.- Default:
- The new printer that they bought has an invisible default
- They lost all the money of the testament becouse of his default.

3.- Sign:
- When the ambulance arrived at the accident, the driver of the motorcycle had no vital signs.
- He signed all the documents in the wrong place.

4.- Rock:
- When they arrived of vacations, the bread in their house was hard like a rock.
- After lunch, the little boy just wanted to be rocked.

5.- Park:
- The nearest park in the village is about two miles.
- The supermarket has an enormous car park.

6.- Live:
- She always wanted to live in another country.
- Two television channels broadcast the concert live.

7.- Cool:
- They just wanted to cool the beer, but the fridge wasn't good.
- I will never forget a class in the school that was so cool.

8.- Close:
- They have closed the street because of the repairing.
- I'm really afraid of to have a spider very close to me.

9.- Resume:
- After a while I resumed my guitar classes.
- She gave a long talk, but they just wanted a resume.

10.- Desert:
- Nowhere you can see the night as clear as in the desert.
- She was obliged to desert the sport due to her illness.

Language Task 1

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