EXERCICE 14: apprendre une langue (Learning a language)
Complétez le dialogue avec les expressions suivantes:
- second language
- bilingual
- strong accent
- mother-tongue
- native speaker
1. So, Sandy, what language do you speak in Hong Kong?
> Well, of course, Chinese is my , but for almost everyone, English is spoken as a .
2. So, Sven, you’ve been learning English for ten years. That’s a long time.
> I suppose it is, but I want to keep learning until I can hold a conversation like a .
3. Where did you learn to speak such good Spanish, Mary?
> Well my dad’s Spanish and I went to school in Madrid until I was nine so I’m basically .
4. I find it very difficult to understand Maggie when she speaks quickly.
> Well, she comes from Liverpool and she’s got quite a . I’m sure you’ll get used to it.
1. mother-tongue, second language 2. native
speaker 3. bilingual 4. strong accent
1. So, Sandy, what language do you speak in Hong Kong?
> Well, of course, Chinese is my . . . . . . . . . , but for almost everyone, English is spoken as a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. So, Sven, you’ve been learning English for ten years. That’s a long time.
> I suppose it is, but I want to keep learning until I can hold a conversation like a………..
3. Where did you learn to speak such good Spanish, Mary?
> Well my dad’s Spanish and I went to school in Madrid until I was nine so I’m basically …
4. I find it very difficult to understand Maggie when she speaks quickly.
> Well, she comes from Liverpool and she’s got quite a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I’m sure you’ll get used to it.
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