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A New Language for the World

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    Unit 15
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  • Why is speaking the same language helpful for people from different cultures?
    It helps people understand each other better.
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  • What problem happens when people try to choose one worldwide language?
    It causes arguments.
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  • Who was Dr. L. L. Zamenhof?
    He was the inventor of a new language.
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  • What was Dr. Zamenhof’s solution to the language problem?
    Everyone should learn a new language.
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  • Why did he want the new language to be logical?
    So it would be easy to learn.
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  • What did Dr. Zamenhof want the language to express fully?
    Human emotions.
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  • How would the new language help people from different cultures?
    It would help them communicate with each other.
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  • Could people keep their original languages while using the new one?
    Yes, they could.
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  • What is the name of the new language Dr. Zamenhof invented?
    Esperanto
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  • When was the first book about Esperanto published?
    July 26, 1887.
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  • True or False: Dr. Zamenhof wanted everyone to stop using their native language.
    False
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  • True or False: Esperanto was designed to be easy to learn.
    True
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  • True or False: Esperanto is spoken by about two million people today.
    True.
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  • True or False: Esperanto has been completely unsuccessful.
    False.
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  • True or False: Computers and universal language programs may help achieve Dr. Zamenhof’s dream.
    True.
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  • _____________ adj. used by everyone
    universal
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