Questions 1 - 10:
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
The Icelandic language
- has approximately 1 speakers
- has a 2 that is still growing
- has not changed a lot over the last thousand years
- has its own words for computer-based concepts, such as web browser and 3
Young speakers
- are big users of digital technology, such as 4
- are becoming 5 very quickly
- are having discussions using only English while they are in the 6 at school
- are better able to identify the content of a 7 in English than Icelandic
Technology and internet companies
- write very little in Icelandic because of the small number of speakers and because of how complicated its 8 is
The Icelandic government
- has set up a fund to support the production of more digital content in the language
- believes that Icelandic has a secure future
- is worried that young Icelanders may lose their 9 as Icelanders
- is worried about the consequences of children not being 10 in either Icelandic or English