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84 [eighty-four]

Past tense 4

84 [kaheksakümmend neli]	Minevik 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	l_g_m_ lugema l_____ lugema ______ lugema
I read.	M_ l_g_s_n_ Ma lugesin. M_ l_______ Ma lugesin. __ ________ Ma lugesin.
I read the whole novel.	M_ l_g_s_n t_r_e r_m_a_i l_b_. Ma lugesin terve romaani läbi. M_ l______ t____ r______ l____ Ma lugesin terve romaani läbi. __ _______ _____ _______ _____ Ma lugesin terve romaani läbi.

to understand	m_i_t_a mõistma m______ mõistma _______ mõistma
I understood.	M_ m_i_t_i_. Ma mõistsin. M_ m________ Ma mõistsin. __ _________ Ma mõistsin.
I understood the whole text.	M_ m_i_t_i_ t_r_e_ t_k_t_. Ma mõistsin tervet teksti. M_ m_______ t_____ t______ Ma mõistsin tervet teksti. __ ________ ______ _______ Ma mõistsin tervet teksti.

to answer	v_s_a_a vastama v______ vastama _______ vastama
I answered.	M_ v_s_a_i_. Ma vastasin. M_ v________ Ma vastasin. __ _________ Ma vastasin.
I answered all the questions.	M_ v_s_a_i_ k_i_i_e k_s_m_s_e_e_ Ma vastasin kõigile küsimustele. M_ v_______ k______ k___________ Ma vastasin kõigile küsimustele. __ ________ _______ ____________ Ma vastasin kõigile küsimustele.

I know that – I knew that.	M_ t_a_ s_d_ – m_ t_a_s_n s_d_. Ma tean seda – ma teadsin seda. M_ t___ s___ – m_ t______ s____ Ma tean seda – ma teadsin seda. __ ____ ____ _ __ _______ _____ Ma tean seda – ma teadsin seda.
I write that – I wrote that.	M_ k_r_u_a_ s_d_ – m_ k_r_u_a_i_ s_d_. Ma kirjutan seda – ma kirjutasin seda. M_ k_______ s___ – m_ k_________ s____ Ma kirjutan seda – ma kirjutasin seda. __ ________ ____ _ __ __________ _____ Ma kirjutan seda – ma kirjutasin seda.
I hear that – I heard that.	M_ k_u_a_ s_d_ – m_ k_u_s_n s_d_. Ma kuulan seda – ma kuulsin seda. M_ k_____ s___ – m_ k______ s____ Ma kuulan seda – ma kuulsin seda. __ ______ ____ _ __ _______ _____ Ma kuulan seda – ma kuulsin seda.

I’ll get it – I got it.	M_ t_o_ s_l_e ä_a – m_ t_i_ s_l_e ä_a_ Ma toon selle ära – ma tõin selle ära. M_ t___ s____ ä__ – m_ t___ s____ ä___ Ma toon selle ära – ma tõin selle ära. __ ____ _____ ___ _ __ ____ _____ ____ Ma toon selle ära – ma tõin selle ära.
I’ll bring that – I brought that.	M_ t_o_ s_l_e – m_ t_i_ s_l_e_ Ma toon selle – ma tõin selle. M_ t___ s____ – m_ t___ s_____ Ma toon selle – ma tõin selle. __ ____ _____ _ __ ____ ______ Ma toon selle – ma tõin selle.
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	M_ o_t_n s_l_e – m_ o_t_i_ s_l_e_ Ma ostan selle – ma ostsin selle. M_ o____ s____ – m_ o_____ s_____ Ma ostan selle – ma ostsin selle. __ _____ _____ _ __ ______ ______ Ma ostan selle – ma ostsin selle.

I expect that – I expected that.	M_ o_t_n s_d_ – m_ o_t_s_n s_d_. Ma ootan seda – ma ootasin seda. M_ o____ s___ – m_ o______ s____ Ma ootan seda – ma ootasin seda. __ _____ ____ _ __ _______ _____ Ma ootan seda – ma ootasin seda.
I’ll explain that – I explained that.	M_ s_l_t_n s_d_ – m_ s_l_t_s_n s_d_. Ma seletan seda – ma seletasin seda. M_ s______ s___ – m_ s________ s____ Ma seletan seda – ma seletasin seda. __ _______ ____ _ __ _________ _____ Ma seletan seda – ma seletasin seda.
I know that – I knew that.	M_ t_n_e_ s_d_ – m_ t_n_s_n s_d_. Ma tunnen seda – ma tundsin seda. M_ t_____ s___ – m_ t______ s____ Ma tunnen seda – ma tundsin seda. __ ______ ____ _ __ _______ _____ Ma tunnen seda – ma tundsin seda.

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