Intermediate - Languages

Reading comprehension exercise:

Which is the hardest language?

Watch these videos and fill in the gaps:

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1. Many teachers don’t speak the language fluently.
2. You should use a taped system to practice on your own
3. Languages have a lot of different dialects
4. In Texas there were a lot of Spanish speaking people.
5. Your need and willingness to spend the time determines your experience with learning languages

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English students want to immerse themselves in the English language

1. The unfortunate thing is that there are a lot of idioms
2. We are a powerful nation and many countries learn our language
3. Americans don’t know as many languages as other people around the world.

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Is English hard for you?

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Watch the video and note down the opinions of all the people you see.

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Watch the video and say whether the following statements are true or false.



1.Almost everyone speaks English
2.There are more than 50,000 people of Korean origin
3.There are hundreds of inhabitants of Chinese origin
4.China town is the most important shopping area
5.On a Sunday the speaker goes to China town to have breakfast
6.Little Italy got established in 1910s
7.Little Italy is the oldest Italian community
8.The Sicilian woman says she has been there for 15 years

Answers (they are written in white, select these lines to see them): 1T, 2T, 3F, 4F, 5F, 6F, 7T, 8F