英文写作练习

Every year several languages die out. Some people think that this is not important because life will be easier if there are fewer languages in the world.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

这是一道雅思写作练习题，暂且先不管字数等方面的要求，先看看拿到这种话题的写作任务应该怎么分析，怎么组织语言，这是一个很好的话题，确实当下很多语言面临接近消失的危险，说的人越来越少，在中国也是，近些年大力推广普通话的同时，导致很多人慢慢不会说自己的方言了，特别是年青一代，语言影响着文化（当地的宗教、习俗、生活、沟通方式、教育、娱乐等），一种语言的灭绝，也基本意味着该语言背后的文化也不存在了，文化是人类漫长发展过程中的智慧结晶，有一种情感存在，全球化导致英语基本成了大家的lingua franca了，此外，近些年，网络技术的迅速发展和普及，使得人们的连接非常方便，交流也需要一种中间语言，很多人去学习其他语言，慢慢对自己的方言使用越来越少，再下一代，对自己的语言就更加陌生

词汇

lesser-known languages / minority languagesdie out / extinct / disappear / (not) existdefunct / obsolete

分析角度

社会发展的方向一般就是使（做）事情更加便利和更加有效率，一般经济、科技、文化、情感、政策等是常用的分析角度，这是大家都知道的，但是具体如何通过这些角度根据不同话题来分析，然后根据自己语言水平来组织语言，熟能生巧是关键

Every year some lesser-known languages disappear, and the pace has been noticeably accelerated over the past few decades because of the almost omnipresent globalization and the remarkable advancement of cyber technology. Views of how to respond to this phenomenon appear to be divisive.Those who think the disappearing of some languages every year is unimportant consider that it is helpful to facilitate communication between different people hailing from various cultural backgrounds. This is because fewer language barriers will exist in the real communication.

For example, in loads of places and social spheres, English has become a lingua franca, which makes life really much easier. People are  also widely connected by the Internet, and a communal language is absolutely essential in this regard. Plus, we do not have to be involved in a large number of arduous and disturbing tasks of acquiring other languages when we are going to travel abroad or read some original books written in foreign languages unknown to us. On top of that, many conflicts resulting from misunderstanding in communication between different languages will not be inevitable any more.

There are some people do not agree with the ideas mentioned above, insisting that many languages becoming extinct means the language diversity is decreasing, and then some cultures based on the disappeared or disappearing languages will probably be obsolete and defunct or be heavily endangered at least. To get a kick out of cultural distinctions will not be that easy like before, and the odds against this ever happening are high. In addition, to some extent, some world-renowned classics authored by the people whose mother tongue does not exist now will not possibly make sense to us. Furthermore, an increasing number of people will lose their cultural identity if their languages disappear. Then, these people tend to slip into a quandary due to the lack of a sense of cultural belonging.In my view, it is necessary to raise the public awareness of protecting the endangered languages, especially among the younger generations.

Most languages die out gradually as successive generations of speakers become bilingual and then begin to lose proficiency in their traditional languages. This often happens when speakers seek to learn a more prestigious language in order to gain social and economic advantages or to avoid discrimination. The gradual disappearance of Coptic as a spoken language in Egypt following the rise of Arabic in the 7th century is one example of this type of transition. Modernity and globalization have strengthened these forces, and peoples around the world now face unprecedented pressure to adopt the common languages used in government, commerce, technology, entertainment, and diplomacy. How would it feel to be the last person on Earth who speaks your language? For those of us whose native languages have millions of speakers, it's almost impossible to imagine. Linguists estimate that of the world's approximately 6,900 languages, more than half are at risk of dying out by the end of the 21st century. Language extinction tends to render many people sad as it is much harder to unravel some unknowns of some minority languages.