Answer — Exercise 3
1.1 - Me and my languages·Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
- Read the title of the text. What do you think it will discuss? Read to find out.
- Read the text again and answer the questions.
- Underline words or phrases in the text that match meanings 1-6 below.
Answer
a)
The text is about some of the most common myths about bilingualism.
b)
- Danish, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, German
- Danish and English from his mother; Spanish from his father; Portuguese, Italian and German from living in countries where those languages are spoken.
- around fifty percent
- pronunciation
- protection against mental illnesses such as Alzheimer's
c)
- native
- pick up (pick up something)
- multilingual
- persistent myths
- acquire
- gain insights