HOMEWORK 21/09/2020

Do you rhink people from your coumry are good ac lea rning languages? Why (not)?

The people of my country are good at learning English, they are just lazy

Are American people good at learning your language?

It is difficult to learn Spanish being of American

b. Read abour Max, an American journalisr who rook an intensive Spanish course. Then cover the arride and answer rhe questi

1.- What reputation do Americans have?

They have a reputation for being bad at languages

2.- What experiment did Max's newspaper want to do?

They wanted Max to learn a new language in a month

3.- Why did Max choose to learn Spanish?

Because he would like to visit Spain and Latin America.

4.- Where did he take the course? How long was it?

In London for one month.

5.- What did he find easy and difficult about Spanish?

Easy: vocabulary (some words are similar to English words).

Difficult: grammar (the verbs change for each person) and pronunciation.

6.- What were the four tests?

1 Order a drink and a sandwich (ask how much it is and understand the price).
2 Ask for directions in the street.
3 Get a taxi to a famous place.
 4 Leave a message on a phone.
What were the rules?

You mustn't use a dictionary or phrase book, speak no English,

and you mustn't use your hands, mime or write anything

c. Which test do you think was the easiest for Max?

Which do you think was the most difficult?
Listen to Max taking the tests in Puerto Rico and check your answers.

The easiest test was getting a drink and a sandwich in a bar. The most difficult was getting a taxi to a famous plac

d. Listen again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Correct the false information.

1. F (The waiter understood him first time).

2. F (It was six euros ninety).
3. F (It was the second street on the right).
4. F (He didn't understand).
5. T
6. F (His final mark was seven).
7. F (You can't learn Spanish in a month, but you can learn enough to survive).
he arride and answer rhe questions.
s getting a taxi to a famous place