6. Read the text. Match the sentences (A–F) to the gaps (1–5). One sentence does not match any of the gaps.
The Future of Language by Rod Childe
Like every other language in the world, English is always changing. 1_______ The easiest way to understand this is to look at books from the present and books from the past. Compare JK Rowling with Shakespeare. Read their works and see how different their vocabulary is.
So, why do languages change? First, they change because the world around us is changing. 2_______ Think about new technology and all the new words we use to describe it. Words like internet, online, mobile phone and text message, are all quite new. You won’t find any of them in a play by Shakespeare. Many of the changes start with teenagers. 3_______ These words can become part of our language. Examples of these are selfie and hoodie and words for different kinds of music. Sometimes people borrow words from other languages, for example sushi. New words appear and at the same time words from the past become extinct.
4_______ In fact, people predict that half the languages in the world will become extinct in the next 100 years. Maybe this is because people speak other languages and these other languages become more important. For example, people learn English or Mandarin or Spanish because these languages are important for their work and travel. 5_______ They don’t teach their children the traditional language and it disappears. Many people think it’s important to keep all languages. What do you think?

A We need new words to describe that change.
B Most people speak two or three languages.
C The change is very slow so most people don’t notice it.
D Languages can become endangered too.
E Young people often use words that adults don’t know.
F Also sometimes people move away and stop speaking the language