The Reading / Listening - Learning English - Level 5

Many students in Japan are using AI to learn English and other languages. The language-learning app Duolingo conducted a survey on studying languages. More than 4,700 students answered questions about their learning habits. The survey found that the number of people using AI tools increased by more than 80 per cent in 2024. AI was particularly popular with younger people. More young people used AI than took face-to-face lessons. However, some people in their 20s were not totally happy with AI. They said it lacked natural responses and was a little boring.

Duolingo said: "We're in the midst of an AI revolution". It said apps were the most popular way to learn languages. Around 58 per cent of people who took the survey used language-learning apps. This was followed by streaming services like YouTube and Netflix, then textbooks and then online lessons. The number of people going to language schools is decreasing. Just 14 per cent of people went to classes with a teacher. English was the most popular language. People also studied Korean, to understand their favourite artists and celebrities.

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    Learning English - Level 4 or  Learning English - Level 6

Sources
  • https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/19/japan/chatgpt-english-lessons/
  • https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241218/p2a/00m/0li/017000c
  • https://blog.duolingo.com/2024-duolingo-language-report/


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. Duolingo conducted
  2. learning
  3. the number of people
  4. AI was particularly
  5. took face-
  6. people in
  7. They said it lacked natural
  8. a little
  1. popular
  2. responses
  3. a survey
  4. boring
  5. their 20s
  6. habits
  7. to-face lessons
  8. using AI tools

Paragraph 2

  1. We're in the midst
  2. apps were the
  3. people who took
  4. streaming
  5. online
  6. language
  7. English was the most
  8. their favourite artists
  1. and celebrities
  2. the survey
  3. lessons
  4. popular language
  5. schools
  6. of an AI revolution
  7. services
  8. most popular way

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Many students in Japan are using (1) ________________________________________________ English and other languages. The language-learning app Duolingo (2) ________________________________________________ on studying languages. More than 4,700 students answered questions about (3) ________________________________________________. The survey found that the number of people using AI tools increased by more than 80 per cent in 2024. AI was (4) ________________________________________________ younger people. More young people used AI than took face-to-face lessons. However, some people in their 20s were (5) ________________________________________________ with AI. They said it lacked natural responses and was (6) ________________________________________________.

Duolingo said: "We're in the (7) ________________________________________________ AI revolution". It said apps were the most (8) ________________________________________________ learn languages. Around 58 per cent of people who (9) ________________________________________________ used language-learning apps. This was (10) ________________________________________________ services like YouTube and Netflix, then textbooks and then online lessons. The number of people going to language (11) ________________________________________________. Just 14 per cent of people went to classes with a teacher. English was the most popular language. People also studied Korean, to understand their favourite (12) ________________________________________________.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

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nguages.Morethan4,700studentsansweredquestionsabouttheirlear
ninghabits.ThesurveyfoundthatthenumberofpeopleusingAItoolsinc
reasedbymorethan80percentin2024.AIwasparticularlypopularwith
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ons.However,somepeopleintheir20swerenottotallyhappywithAI.Th
eysaiditlackednaturalresponsesandwasalittleboring.Duolingosaid:"
We'reinthemidstofanAIrevolution".Itsaidappswerethemostpopular
waytolearnlanguages.Around58percentofpeoplewhotookthesurvey
usedlanguage-learningapps.Thiswasfollowedbystreamingservice
slikeYouTubeandNetflix,thentextbooksandthenonlinelessons.Then
umberofpeoplegoingtolanguageschoolsisdecreasing.Just14percent
ofpeoplewenttoclasseswithateacher.Englishwasthemostpopularlan
guage.PeoplealsostudiedKorean,tounderstandtheirfavouriteartists
andcelebrities.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

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(m) ________________

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(o) ________________

(p) ________________

Free writing

Write about this topic for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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Answers

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