IELTS Listening Test

Questions 31 - 40

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Bislama – The Pidgin English Language of Vanuatu

Languages in Vanuatu

Local languages:

- Actively spoken language: 81

- Declining languages: 17

- 31. languages: 8

- Total: 106

Foreign languages:

- English is used in the 32. system

Bislama

- It is spoken by 90% of the population today.

- In the past this language was described as 33.

History of Bislama

- Around 1800, it was used as a common language on many ships.

- After 1860, Vanuatu people worked in Australian 34.

- After 1950, people moved to the 35.

Description of Bislama

General

- Bislama should be called a 36. pidgin.

Vocabulary

- Most words come from English.

- Words such as “from” may have more 37. in Bislama.

- Less than 10% of words are of 38. origin.

- Pacific words describe the natural world and also local 39.

Grammar

- It is based on Vanuatu languages.

- The word “long” acts as an important 40. in Bislama.