Answer — Exercise 2
1.1 - Polyglots·New Total English Advanced - Students' Book
Question
Work in pairs and discuss your answers.
Answer
- He mingled with the international community on a trip to Russia.
- He came from a multilingual family. His father was also a linguist.
- They have a talent similar to that of a musician.
- It can be easy if you already know related language.
- 'Garbling' languages (getting them confused). They may start speaking in one language and accidentally drift into another language.
- Bonuses: he has appeared on television, and was able to help the police to identify the nationality of a man. Problems: he was suspected of being a terrorist because he spoke Chinese and Russian.