Learning Languages B2

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• Studiejaar 2

Learning Languages B2

Clearly the best 

A certain level 

To be difficult to do

To notice

To do something quite badly

To feel better about something upsetting

To practise something you plan to say or perfom 

A short, popular phrase that makes you think of the person who says it

To be a struggle

To rehearse

To get over

a degree

A catchphrase

to pick up on

By far the best

To make a right mess of

Listen en write down the anwers in keywords (multiple choice after listening)

1. Which continent has the speaker NOT lived in

2. Which two things does the speaker to learn a new language?

3. Why does the speaker think watching game shows is useful?

4. What does the speaker say about using newspapers?

5. What does the speaker say about talking to people in the street?

6. Why were colloquial expressions a problem for the speaker? 

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Which continent has the speaker NOT lived in?

1. Asia
2. Europe
3. South America

Which two things does the speaker do to learn a new language?

1. Go to classes and speak to people
2. Speak to people and use a dictionary
3. What tv and listen to the radio

Why does the speaker think watching game shows is useful?

1. Because of the pictures
2. Because contestants are always winning
3. Because the language is repetitive

What does the speaker say about using newspapers?

1. It was easy to learn a lot of new words quickly
2. A lot of things were happening in the country
3. Other people sometimes explained new words to him

What does the speaker say about talking to people in the street?

1. Preparation was necessary
2. The embarrassment made it a failure
3. People reacted negatively

Why were colloquial expressions a problem for the speaker?

1. They took ten years to learn
2. They were never written down
3. They were often unnoticed

I've learned several languages to one... or another

I just ... them fascinating

The ... kinds of programmes we see every day

You can really quickly hear the same words repeated ... and again 

Over

Degree

Find

Way

Typical

again

Mess

far

There was no.... I was going to understand everything

By.... the best practice I had was talking to people

Usually, I'd make a right ... of it first of all. 

But after you get.... the embarrassment, it's quite funny really. 

Over

Degree

Find

Way

Typical

again

Mess

far