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2 Do you s pe a k a ny la ngua ge s a pa rt fm m yo u r

2 H o wdo you t h i n kthe write r le e m e d e a ch of his

la ngua ge s ?

3 H o wm a ny of the world's pe ople a re thought t o be

bllingual?
4 Wh a t a re thos e wh o le a rn t h e i rs e cond la ngua ge a s
children be tte r a t compa re d t o thos e who l e a rna
s e cond la ngua ge a s a dults ?

5 Wh a t he a lth be ne fit of be ing bilingual is me ntione d

in the te xt?

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6 l ang uag es /yo u/what/d o /to /l i k e/l i s teni ng ?
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B fore ign f did/s pe a k/firs t/whe n/la ngua ge /a /you?
othe r pe ople (pa ra gra ph 2 )
ba rne d by lis te ning/we tming
3) B Choos e thre e of t h e que s tions to a s k othe r s tude nts .
3 s pe a king m a ny la ngua ge s tpa ra gra ph
c o n t i n ut e
o be lie ve a nd re pe a t
4 fa ls e ide a s t h a t pe ople
tpa ra gra ph 3 ) S PEAKING
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t e ding co t ry ha rd, e .g., a la ngua ge 6 A Wri t e fo u rda te s , hur na m e s a nd hur pla ce s t h a t
a re im porta nt t o yo u .
unde rs Mnd i mp o mnttrums a b o uat s ubje ct
Da te s : 7 Ma y 2 0 0 8 -M y s on wa s b o rn .
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a dva nta ge s of be ing bi! ingual? wro t e . As
e I n g ro u p sta, ke t u rn s e xpla ining wha t yo u
the re a re a ny dis a dva nta ge s
2 D o you t h i n k wu listen, thi nko f thre e que s tions t o a s k a ine m m M.
t o be ing bilingual?
or
a Do you know a ny fa m ilie s t h a t a re bilingual
t o the fa mily in the te xt?
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3 A R e a d the text. Dis cus s .
lA m rk in
D o yo u t h i n k m a l e a n d
T h i n k of
the pe ople yo u have tal k ed
a ll fe ma le b rai ns a re d i ffe re n t ? H o w? wtl at a re the

\to m«
pa irs .
m in t h e l as t 2 4 ho un. Wnat re la tions hip do they h a ve s tereo typ es o f men a n d wo m e n in yo ur c o u n t n f?
yo u ?

th e in m Mx a n d a n s we r the

1 Wn i c h pa ir wo rks M g e t h e r? bos s a n d e mploye e

2 Wh i c h pa ir p mmi s es m he lp guide a c h ildthrough l i fe?
3 Wh i c h to g et m a m i e d ?

s
pa ir is going
4 Wn i c h pa irinvohle s one p ers o n
le a rning fro m t h e o t h e r?
5 Wn i c h wo rd d e s c ri b e s p eo p l ewh o
pla y o n m
6 Wn i c h wo rd d e s c ri b e s wh o
pe ople go m th e s a me
classT

7 Wh i c h wo rd de s cribe s a pe rs on wh o is p a rt o f a c l ub ?
B Whi c h wo rd is a g eneral wo rd for-s ome one wh o m Are m e n's and women's brains
yo u d o s ome thing with ?
C Li s ten m s i x s e nte nce s .
in E xe rc i s e 1B m
yo u h e a n
T h e wo rd s in t h e b o x wired d ifferently?
ls it t ru e t h a t men a re Ma rs a n d wo m e n a re fr om
m
from
D WO R D S TR ES S S i x o f t h e wo rd s Ve n u s ? S ome
h a ve qllables . re s e a rche rs t h m k t h a t ma le a n d fe m a l e
F i n d the wo rd s a n d u n d e rl i n e the s t re s s e d
W the wo rd s cct
s ylla ble . bra ins a re wire d d i Fferentl y,wi t h ma le bra ins wi re d F ro m
a loud, p u ttin gthe s t re s s o n the b a c k to fr on t,a n d fe ma le bra ms wi re d from s i d e to s i d e .
Wi a b l e . Thi s might e xpla m wny m e n a re good a t pe rforming a
pa ge 14 8 VO CAB U LAR YB AN K s i ng teta s k, like
cycling o r na viga ting, whe re a s wo m e n
might be b e t t e r a t
I Ttul ti -tas k tngo t h e r re s e a rche rs
d i s a g re e .Howe ve r Wn a t do YO U t h i n k?
tr y t h e bike te s t
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Z Wo rk in wu p a . D i s c u s s the qu m tion s.
C Mte n to t h e e=p mti o n in P art 3. Mm m p a g e
1 C a n yo u t h i n k of o n e ma n a n d o n e wo m a n wh o
15 8 a n d c h e c k yo u r p i c ture. H o w
h a ve pla ye d ro l es in yo u r l i fe?Wn o m a n y p e rl a d i d yo u r
importa nt b i k ehwe? Could i t wm? Dms i t h a ve a p ers o n o n i t ?
we re M ep Why we re the re la tions hips importa nt? Comp are y m r P I m
re wi th o t he r S t nta. m
2 D o yo u t h i n k me n a n d wome n a re d i FferentinM e s e
ro l e s ? Hom D i s c u s s the q u e *t i o n s .

1 Wa s t h e e xpla na tion mmct fo r yo u?

2 Do yo u a g re e wi t h the p re s e n t e r' svi e ws a b o u t
me n a n d wo m e n ?

Wo m e n t h i n k p eo p l ea re i mp o rtant. M en, o n
t h e o t h e r h a n d , a re m o re i n t e re s t e d i n g e t t i n g the
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ues ti o ns fo r t h e a n s we rs in ita lic s. B P u t the wo rd s in p a re n t h e s e s in the c o rrec t pla ce s to

Does?
m a ke que s tions .

wnat?
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live in M a d ri d 1 the P re s i d e n t ? (kille d, wh o )

! Who wo n the g a m e 2 we re (what, a b ou t)

nick yo u thinking?

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No. He d o e s n ' t e a t m e a t . 3 to t h e old t h e a t e r? (ha ppe ne d, what)

Who?
Did?
T h e y a re s l eep i ng , 4 Wh e re yo u r g reat-g rand p arents come ? (from, did)

5 Wh a t 9
I'm wri t i n g a b o u t my fi rs t holida y. 5 yo u r a nce s tors fr om here? (c o me, d id )
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Wh e n 7
We a rri ve d yes terd ay. 6 s he he re for a long t i m e ? (wo rke d , ha s )

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We a t e the c h o c o l a t e . 7 is a l l that no i s e? ( wh o, ma king)

Y e s , we l i k edthe m o vi e . 8 h o u s e yo u looking fo r? (are, wh i c h )

U nd erl i ne the c o rrec t al ternati ves . B P u t the ve rb s in pa re nthe s e s i n t o the c o rrec t t e n s e .

m o s t t ra n s l a t o rs , 11'm s e ve ra l
1 S i t d o wn a n d watc h t h e g a m e ! We (wi n)
" Like s pe a king/s pe a k
At t h e mo me nt,"m 2-1. R o n a l d o s c o red t wo minute s ag o .
Mgua ge s . a t t e n d i n g /a t t e n d
a c o n fe re n c e . 1 a wa s d oin g /d id
s ome wo rk for a n 2 J o h n was n' t h e re l a s t s ummer, H e (t ra ve l )
a ro u n d Afri c a.
I n t e rn e t c o mp any wh e n I 4 wa s he a ring/he a rd a b o u t th i s
mferenc e. 15 wa s a rri vi n g /a rri ve d three d a ys ag o , a n d 3 F i ft y ye a rs ag o , my favo ri te wri t e r (d i e ).
to s t a y until Monda y, when i t e n d s , -
going 41 d i d n ' t d o the ho mewo rk b e c a u s e I
M y b e s t fri e n d is c al l ed G i na. We e a re n'C s pe a king/don'E (n o t l i s t e n )wh e n t h e teac her t o l d us what to d o .
to e a c h o t h e r every da y, b u t we ' re very c l o s e . 5 DVDs._ (not wo rk) very we l l o n my la p top s, o
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s pe a k

fir st at
m me e ting/me t h e r o n my morning colle ge . I us e the TV a n d DVD pla ye r.
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l m i n g /l o o ke d for t h e l i b ra ry when s he ca me u p to 6 What' s t h a t s mel l ?C a n yo u turn o ff t h e ove n? I th i n k the

m a n d a s ke d ." E xc u s e me , S do yo u kn o w/a re you knowing

me
fo o d (b u rn ).
t h e l i b ra ry is?" We owe re finding/found i t toge the r!
7 (s e e ) that m o vi e l a s t n ig h t?What d i d yo u
t h i n k?

8 E ve ryo n e kn o ws that s mo k i ng —— (c a u s e )
——_——
ca nce r.

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A Find a n d c o rrem t h e m i s t a ke s in t h e c o nvers ati o n be low. There a re m m i s t a ke s .

A: T h e re a re a I' d like a s k ab o ut.
c ou p leof things
e : G o a he a d.

A: Fi rs t, wh i c h of yo u r mo vi es d o yo u th in k is t h e b e s t ?
B: i t' s my be s b m ovie , a n d i t was m y
rd
havi ng m s a y Mille nnium D re a m e r. F o r me ,
mt come dy.
b efo re. Why no t?
\Ca n that? Y o u ' ve n e ve r d o ne
come dy
I a s k yo u a m u n d
B: I a s eri o us a c t o r,
s up p o s epe ople th in k T m
don't know.
Are you re a lly the s t m n g
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Co uu I a s k que s tion Is i t ac c urate?

a b o u t yo u r i mag e?
s i l e n tt yp e in re a l l i fe?
B:No. One of a re m ve n uy-_ --_ -
is that thes e ima ge s
t h i n g rd l i k e to s a y t h e y' re ac to n.
B y my one th in g .T h a t ' s why
Good mo m e re never
jus t
opinion.