Question

Talk to five people from different spheres of society around you and ask them the number of languages they know and use for various purposes. Try to gather information about their attitude to the different languages they know and use.

Answer 1

Person/Sphere of society	Languages known and used	Purpose of use	Attitude towards languages
Teacher	Marathi, Hindi, English	Teaching, family and social communication	Considers all languages valuable for communication and learning.
Doctor	Marathi, Hindi, English	Patients, professional work and daily communication	Feels that knowing different languages helps in understanding patients better.
Shopkeeper	Marathi, Hindi, English	Customers, business and daily conversation	Believes that knowing more languages helps in business.
Homemaker	Marathi, Hindi, English	Family, neighbours and social communication	Likes Marathi as her mother tongue but respects other languages.
Student	Marathi, Hindi, English	Studies, friends, internet and communication	Enjoys learning different languages and considers them useful for the future.