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84 [eighty-four]	Past tense 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	t_ r_a_ to read t_ r___ to read __ ____ to read
I read.	I r_a_. I read. I r____ I read. _ _____ I read.
I read the whole novel.	I r_a_ t_e w_o_e n_v_l_ I read the whole novel. I r___ t__ w____ n_____ I read the whole novel. _ ____ ___ _____ ______ I read the whole novel.

to understand	t_ u_d_r_t_n_ to understand t_ u_________ to understand __ __________ to understand
I understood.	I u_d_r_t_o_. I understood. I u__________ I understood. _ ___________ I understood.
I understood the whole text.	I u_d_r_t_o_ t_e w_o_e t_x_. I understood the whole text. I u_________ t__ w____ t____ I understood the whole text. _ __________ ___ _____ _____ I understood the whole text.

to answer	t_ a_s_e_ to answer t_ a_____ to answer __ ______ to answer
I answered.	I a_s_e_e_. I answered. I a________ I answered. _ _________ I answered.
I answered all the questions.	I a_s_e_e_ a_l t_e q_e_t_o_s_ I answered all the questions. I a_______ a__ t__ q_________ I answered all the questions. _ ________ ___ ___ __________ I answered all the questions.

I know that – I knew that.	I k_o_ t_a_ – I k_e_ t_a_. I know that – I knew that. I k___ t___ – I k___ t____ I know that – I knew that. _ ____ ____ _ _ ____ _____ I know that – I knew that.
I write that – I wrote that.	I w_i_e t_a_ – I w_o_e t_a_. I write that – I wrote that. I w____ t___ – I w____ t____ I write that – I wrote that. _ _____ ____ _ _ _____ _____ I write that – I wrote that.
I hear that – I heard that.	I h_a_ t_a_ – I h_a_d t_a_. I hear that – I heard that. I h___ t___ – I h____ t____ I hear that – I heard that. _ ____ ____ _ _ _____ _____ I hear that – I heard that.

I’ll get it – I got it.	I_l_ g_t i_ – I g_t i_. I’ll get it – I got it. I___ g__ i_ – I g__ i__ I’ll get it – I got it. ____ ___ __ _ _ ___ ___ I’ll get it – I got it.
I’ll bring that – I brought that.	I_l_ b_i_g t_a_ – I b_o_g_t t_a_. I’ll bring that – I brought that. I___ b____ t___ – I b______ t____ I’ll bring that – I brought that. ____ _____ ____ _ _ _______ _____ I’ll bring that – I brought that.
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	I_l_ b_y t_a_ – I b_u_h_ t_a_. I’ll buy that – I bought that. I___ b__ t___ – I b_____ t____ I’ll buy that – I bought that. ____ ___ ____ _ _ ______ _____ I’ll buy that – I bought that.

I expect that – I expected that.	I e_p_c_ t_a_ – I e_p_c_e_ t_a_. I expect that – I expected that. I e_____ t___ – I e_______ t____ I expect that – I expected that. _ ______ ____ _ _ ________ _____ I expect that – I expected that.
I’ll explain that – I explained that.	I_l_ e_p_a_n t_a_ – I e_p_a_n_d t_a_. I’ll explain that – I explained that. I___ e______ t___ – I e________ t____ I’ll explain that – I explained that. ____ _______ ____ _ _ _________ _____ I’ll explain that – I explained that.
I know that – I knew that.	I k_o_ t_a_ – I k_e_ t_a_. I know that – I knew that. I k___ t___ – I k___ t____ I know that – I knew that. _ ____ ____ _ _ ____ _____ I know that – I knew that.

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