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84 [eighty-four]

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84 [osamdeset i četiri]	Prošlost 4

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Bilingualism improves hearing

People who speak two languages hear better. They can distinguish between different sounds more accurately. An American study has come to this conclusion. Researchers tested several teenagers. Part of the test subjects grew up bilingual. These teenagers spoke English and Spanish. The other part of the subjects only spoke English. The young people had to listen to a particular syllable. It was the syllable "da". It didn't belong to either of the languages. The syllable was played for the test subjects using headphones. At the same time, their brain activity was measured with electrodes. After this test the teenagers had to listen to the syllable again. This time, however, they could hear many disruptive sounds as well. There were various voices saying meaningless sentences. The bilingual individuals reacted very strongly to the syllable. Their brain showed a lot of activity. They could identify the syllable exactly, with and without the disruptive sounds. The monolingual individuals were not successful. Their hearing was not as good as the bilingual test subjects. The result of the experiment surprised researchers. Until then it was only known that musicians have an especially good ear. But it appears that bilingualism also trains the ear. People that are bilingual are constantly confronted with different sounds. Therefore, their brain must develop new abilities. It learns how to distinguish different linguistic stimuli. Researchers are now testing how language skills affect the brain. Maybe hearing can still benefit when a person learns languages later in life…

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to read	č_t_t_ čitati č_____ čitati ______ čitati
I read.	J_ s_m č_t_o / č_t_l_. Ja sam čitao / čitala. J_ s__ č____ / č______ Ja sam čitao / čitala. __ ___ _____ _ _______ Ja sam čitao / čitala.
I read the whole novel.	J_ s_m p_o_i_a_ c_j_l_ r_m_n_ Ja sam pročitao cijeli roman. J_ s__ p_______ c_____ r_____ Ja sam pročitao cijeli roman. __ ___ ________ ______ ______ Ja sam pročitao cijeli roman.

to understand	r_z_m_e_i razumjeti r________ razumjeti _________ razumjeti
I understood.	J_ s_m r_z_m_o / r_z_m_e_a_ Ja sam razumio / razumjela. J_ s__ r______ / r_________ Ja sam razumio / razumjela. __ ___ _______ _ __________ Ja sam razumio / razumjela.
I understood the whole text.	J_ s_m r_z_m_o / r_z_m_e_a c_j_l_ t_k_t_ Ja sam razumio / razumjela cijeli tekst. J_ s__ r______ / r________ c_____ t_____ Ja sam razumio / razumjela cijeli tekst. __ ___ _______ _ _________ ______ ______ Ja sam razumio / razumjela cijeli tekst.

to answer	o_g_v_r_t_ odgovoriti o_________ odgovoriti __________ odgovoriti
I answered.	J_ s_m o_g_v_r_o / o_g_v_r_l_. Ja sam odgovorio / odgovorila. J_ s__ o________ / o__________ Ja sam odgovorio / odgovorila. __ ___ _________ _ ___________ Ja sam odgovorio / odgovorila.
I answered all the questions.	J_ s_m o_g_v_r_o / o_g_v_r_l_ n_ s_a p_t_n_a_ Ja sam odgovorio / odgovorila na sva pitanja. J_ s__ o________ / o_________ n_ s__ p_______ Ja sam odgovorio / odgovorila na sva pitanja. __ ___ _________ _ __________ __ ___ ________ Ja sam odgovorio / odgovorila na sva pitanja.

I know that – I knew that.	J_ t_ z_a_ – j_ s_m t_ z_a_ / z_a_a_ Ja to znam – ja sam to znao / znala. J_ t_ z___ – j_ s__ t_ z___ / z_____ Ja to znam – ja sam to znao / znala. __ __ ____ _ __ ___ __ ____ _ ______ Ja to znam – ja sam to znao / znala.
I write that – I wrote that.	J_ p_š_m t_ – j_ s_m t_ p_s_o / p_s_l_. Ja pišem to – ja sam to pisao / pisala. J_ p____ t_ – j_ s__ t_ p____ / p______ Ja pišem to – ja sam to pisao / pisala. __ _____ __ _ __ ___ __ _____ _ _______ Ja pišem to – ja sam to pisao / pisala.
I hear that – I heard that.	J_ č_j_m t_ – j_ s_m t_ č_o / č_l_. Ja čujem to – ja sam to čuo / čula. J_ č____ t_ – j_ s__ t_ č__ / č____ Ja čujem to – ja sam to čuo / čula. __ _____ __ _ __ ___ __ ___ _ _____ Ja čujem to – ja sam to čuo / čula.

I’ll get it – I got it.	J_ u_i_a_ t_ – j_ s_m t_ u_e_ / u_e_a_ Ja uzimam to – ja sam to uzeo / uzela. J_ u_____ t_ – j_ s__ t_ u___ / u_____ Ja uzimam to – ja sam to uzeo / uzela. __ ______ __ _ __ ___ __ ____ _ ______ Ja uzimam to – ja sam to uzeo / uzela.
I’ll bring that – I brought that.	J_ d_n_s_m t_ – j_ s_m t_ d_n_o / d_n_j_l_. Ja donosim to – ja sam to donio / donijela. J_ d______ t_ – j_ s__ t_ d____ / d________ Ja donosim to – ja sam to donio / donijela. __ _______ __ _ __ ___ __ _____ _ _________ Ja donosim to – ja sam to donio / donijela.
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	J_ k_p_j_m t_ – j_ s_m t_ k_p_o / k_p_l_. Ja kupujem to – ja sam to kupio / kupila. J_ k______ t_ – j_ s__ t_ k____ / k______ Ja kupujem to – ja sam to kupio / kupila. __ _______ __ _ __ ___ __ _____ _ _______ Ja kupujem to – ja sam to kupio / kupila.

I expect that – I expected that.	J_ o_e_u_e_ t_ – j_ s_m t_ o_e_i_a_ / o_e_i_a_a_ Ja očekujem to – ja sam to očekivao / očekivala. J_ o_______ t_ – j_ s__ t_ o_______ / o_________ Ja očekujem to – ja sam to očekivao / očekivala. __ ________ __ _ __ ___ __ ________ _ __________ Ja očekujem to – ja sam to očekivao / očekivala.
I’ll explain that – I explained that.	J_ o_j_š_j_v_m t_ – j_ s_m t_ o_j_s_i_ / o_j_s_i_a_ Ja objašnjavam to – ja sam to objasnio / objasnila. J_ o__________ t_ – j_ s__ t_ o_______ / o_________ Ja objašnjavam to – ja sam to objasnio / objasnila. __ ___________ __ _ __ ___ __ ________ _ __________ Ja objašnjavam to – ja sam to objasnio / objasnila.
I know that – I knew that.	J_ p_z_a_e_ t_ – j_ s_m t_ p_z_a_a_ / p_z_a_a_a_ Ja poznajem to – ja sam to poznavao / poznavala. J_ p_______ t_ – j_ s__ t_ p_______ / p_________ Ja poznajem to – ja sam to poznavao / poznavala. __ ________ __ _ __ ___ __ ________ _ __________ Ja poznajem to – ja sam to poznavao / poznavala.

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