Tamazight is the
standardized version of the Amazigh languages. An estimated 25 to 30
million speakers of Tamazight and other Berber dialects are spread
throughout the North African countries, from the Atlantic Ocean to
Egypt.
Amazigh languages (there
are three main regional variants) are spoken by an
estimated 35 to 40
percent of Morocco’s population. But North African political discourse,
whether nationalist or Islamist, has long been hostile to the Amazigh
language, perceived as a threat to national cohesion. For decades,
giving children Amazigh names was forbidden in Morocco. Not recognizing
the language spoken in the country’s poor rural interior was an
effective means of discrimination that shut the Berbers out from
participating politically, socially and economically in Moroccan
society.
In 1994, King Hassan II
came out in favor of teaching Tamazight in schools. In 2003, his son, now King Mohamed VI, put the
initiative into practice. In the new constitution he helped create in
2011, Tamazight was recognized as one of Morocco’s official languages.
Tamazight writing now adorns the facades of most public buildings.
For many speakers of
Tamazight, teaching their language is a question of social justice. His
mother and grandmother only spoke Tamazight, says Khalafi. “It was their
only opening on the world. Their whole life they couldn’t watch TV,
listen to the radio, or make themselves understood if they went to a
hospital.” Today there are some media in the Amazigh language. But
courts, hospitals and other parts of the public administration still
operate exclusively in Arabic.
The decision to
include Tamazight in the curriculum is important symbolically, says
Silverstein, as “a recognition that being Berber is not something you
should hide.” But even Amazigh activists and
intellectuals do not generally work and write in the language. According
to the Royal Institute, only 250 books have been written in Tamazight.
Silverstein doubts that the new education policy will stem the
ongoing decline in Tamazight speakers. The language competes with
English, French and Arabic, and when young people think about what they
will need in the future, Tamazight often takes second place, he says.
Berber identity is more recognized than ever before in the country’s
history, but this recognition is unlikely to stem the language’s
decline.
(adapted from https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2015/07/the-berber-language-officially-recognized-unofficially-marginalized/)
a. What's the doctor's advice for each problem? Practice it writing it down on your notebook. (Quin és el consell del metge per a cada problema. Fes una llista a la llibreta)
3- HOSPITAL VOCABULARY. Now revise and practice the new words.
LOVE, HATE, LIKE....etc són verbs d'agradar o desagradar. Darrere normalment va un verb amb -ING. com
I LOVE WALKING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. (M'agrada caminar pel camp)
PERÒ també I LIKE TO PRACTICE YOGA. (En este cas, practiques ioga , notant
perquè t'agrada, sinó perquè ho has de fer, ja siga per motius de salut o
perque t'ho has pres com una obligació)
AIXÍ, diríem I LIKE TO GO TO THE DENTIST EVERY YEAR. ( Vas al dentista no perquè t'agrade, sinó perquè ho has de fer)
ME TOO. A mi també.
HOW DO YOU LIKE TO RELAX? (Com t'agrada relaxar-te?)
DO YOU KNOW.....? (Coneixes?)
THEY FEEL REALLY GOOD. ( Senten molt bé.)
I BET. o IT SURE IS; I AGREE, IT DOES, COOL, (Són maneres d'assentir)
IT KEEPS ME FROM sleeping ; ( m'impedeix...dormir)
IT SOUNDS.... (sona...)
AS LONG AS you are not getting too stressed out ( sempre que no estigues massa estressat)
IT SURE DOEN'T SEEM LIKE IT. (No ho sembla)
a. Exercise.Look up in the dictionary the following words.
FAST-PACED PEACEFUL STRESSFUL MOOD ACHE
AWFUL ADVICE HELPFUL UPSET
b. Now answer.
- What can you do to relax?
-Is stress always bad? How can stress help people?
- What do you do to relax?
Quina és la diferència entre la primera pregunta i l'última? La primera es refereix en general (què fa la gent), la segona a què fas tu per a relaxar-te. Ara ja pots contestar.
L and F work at an elderly home. Last week they were putting Miss Ferrer to bed when L said something to L and they started to laugh. They felt Miss Ferrer weigh when she made a sudden move and they dropped her on the mattress. They lost control and they also fell on her. Miss Ferrer started to shout "socorro" so all the patients in the corridor came to help. Miss Bernabeu came with her walking cane. When she saw the scene, she thought the carers were attacking Miss Ferrer so whe raised her walking cane and she started to hit her. NOW FINISH THE STORY.....
MAKING POLITE REQUESTS.
a. TO MAKE A REQUEST és demanar alguna cosa. En el vídeo que voràs
a continuació escoltaràs REQUESTS seguint tres esquemes diferents.
- CAN YOU/ I ....... ? Puc.... ?
Ex. Can I use the bathroom?
Can I turn on the TV?
- COULD YOU / I .......... ? Podria/ podries .......?
Could I turn on the light?
Could I use your phone?
- WOULD IT BE OK / ALL RIGHT IF I .......? Estaria bé si jo ......?
Would it be all right if we change it?
Would it be OK if I check my email?
Would it be OK if I borrowed your backpack?
b. Watch the video.
c. FIXA'T QUE HI HA DOS TIPUS DE RESPOSTA.
POSITIVA com a:
- SURE ! Clar que sí
- GO AHEAD! . Endavant.
- NO PROBLEM
- YEAH, I GUESS SO
- I SUPPOSE THT WOULD BE OK
NEGATIVA com a:
- I'm sorry, I don't .......
- I don't think so. (my car is broken)
- I'm sorry, that's not possible.
d. NEW EXPRESSIONS!!!
I'm dying to......: Tinc motes ganes de ............
to borrow : agafar prestat
to have a day off : lliurar un dia
e. PROPOSTA D'ACTIVITAT AMB EL VIDEO.
Copia'l al quadern i practica'l amb un company.
e. STUDY THE FOLLOWING CHART.
Estan ordenades des de la més informal a la més formal:
Puc ?
Podries ....?
Et sembla bé si ....?
T'importa si...?
Estaria bé si....?
T'importaria si....?
Em pregunte si ....?
M'estava preguntant si t'importaria si....?
f. COMMANDS TO REQUESTS with CAN or COUlD as in the example.(Converteix les ordres en requests utilitzant CAN o COULD)
1.Open the door! Can you please open the door?
2. Give me a Coke!__________________________________
3.Answer the phone!__________________________________
4.Pick up the paper!__________________________________
5.Turn on the light!__________________________________
6.Turn off the computer! ________________________________
