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Learning languages : easy or difficult ? Watch this to find out !
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Lots of quizzes on this website : grammar, but also interesting quizzes for students in Literature option classes !
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How on earth do you learn a language ? This video gives you some useful clues. Listen to it and then test yourself on this small quiz :
1.Approximately how many languages there are in the world altogether? Are there…
a) 70
b) 700
c) 7,000
2. Knowledge of a language can make you super smart. Right or Wrong ?
3. A study proved that after nine years studying a foreign language, some students did not master more than 1,000 words ... True or False ?
BTW, this video comes from the sensationally amazing website : BBC learning English. Got a moment ? Go visit it !
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And if you wish to check the solution you may consult the script available if you are a registered user
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Bored to death ? No way, time to boost your aural comprehension ! Pick up a TV series you like and watch it ! Improve yourself ... you can !
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I'm sure you wouldn't like to experience this, would you ?
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Never, ever get in the way of the Queen’s Guard – you will lose.
That’s the lesson this tourist learned during a recent visit to Windsor Castle.
She climbed over the rope barrier and stood stock-still in front of the marching soldier who was in full ceremonial gear.
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His job is to walk the line, whatever happens, and that’s exactly what he did, pushing the tourist out of the way with a fierce jolt.
All she can do is look around open-mouthed at what has happened. Fortunately for her she managed to stay on her feet.
As well as Windsor Castle, the Queen’s Guard, known for their distinctive red coats and bearskins, are responsible for guarding the monarch’s palaces.
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