The key answer of exercise 2

a)

Stig

1. Japanese; because his wife's parents don’t speak English
2. speaking; listening
3. reading and writing
4. reading and writing

Tessie

1. Spanish; because she dreams of living in Latin America
2. understanding what people say; reading
3. expressing herself
4. speaking skills / fluently

b)

Stig

• I’m quite good at speaking.
• My listening's not bad.
• The most difficult thing is learning to read and write.
• I really want to improve my reading and writing.

Tessie

• I’m quite good at understanding what people say.
• I’m pretty good at reading.
• I’m finding it (rather) difficult to express myself.
• I would really like to improve my speaking skills.
• Communication is the most important thing.