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84 [eighty-four]

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84 [quatre-vingt-quatre]	Passé 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_r_ lire l___ lire ____ lire
I read.	J_a_ l_. J’ai lu. J___ l__ J’ai lu. ____ ___ J’ai lu.
I read the whole novel.	J_a_ l_ t_u_ l_ r_m_n_ J’ai lu tout le roman. J___ l_ t___ l_ r_____ J’ai lu tout le roman. ____ __ ____ __ ______ J’ai lu tout le roman.

to understand	c_m_r_n_r_ comprendre c_________ comprendre __________ comprendre
I understood.	J_a_ c_m_r_s_ J’ai compris. J___ c_______ J’ai compris. ____ ________ J’ai compris.
I understood the whole text.	J_a_ c_m_r_s t_u_ l_ t_x_e_ J’ai compris tout le texte. J___ c______ t___ l_ t_____ J’ai compris tout le texte. ____ _______ ____ __ ______ J’ai compris tout le texte.

to answer	r_p_n_r_ répondre r_______ répondre ________ répondre
I answered.	J_a_ r_p_n_u_ J’ai répondu. J___ r_______ J’ai répondu. ____ ________ J’ai répondu.
I answered all the questions.	J_a_ r_p_n_u à t_u_e_ l_s q_e_t_o_s_ J’ai répondu à toutes les questions. J___ r______ à t_____ l__ q_________ J’ai répondu à toutes les questions. ____ _______ _ ______ ___ __________ J’ai répondu à toutes les questions.

I know that – I knew that.	J_ l_ s_i_. – J_ l_a_ s_. Je le sais. – Je l’ai su. J_ l_ s____ – J_ l___ s__ Je le sais. – Je l’ai su. __ __ _____ _ __ ____ ___ Je le sais. – Je l’ai su.
I write that – I wrote that.	J_ l_é_r_s_ – J_ l_a_ é_r_t_ Je l’écris. – Je l’ai écrit. J_ l_______ – J_ l___ é_____ Je l’écris. – Je l’ai écrit. __ ________ _ __ ____ ______ Je l’écris. – Je l’ai écrit.
I hear that – I heard that.	J_ l_e_t_n_s_ – J_ l_a_ e_t_n_u_ Je l’entends. – Je l’ai entendu. J_ l_________ – J_ l___ e_______ Je l’entends. – Je l’ai entendu. __ __________ _ __ ____ ________ Je l’entends. – Je l’ai entendu.

I’ll get it – I got it.	J_ v_i_ l_ c_e_c_e_. – J_ s_i_ a_l_ l_ c_e_c_e_. Je vais le chercher. – Je suis allé le chercher. J_ v___ l_ c________ – J_ s___ a___ l_ c________ Je vais le chercher. – Je suis allé le chercher. __ ____ __ _________ _ __ ____ ____ __ _________ Je vais le chercher. – Je suis allé le chercher.
I’ll bring that – I brought that.	J_ l_a_p_r_e_ – J_ l_a_ a_p_r_é_ Je l’apporte. – Je l’ai apporté. J_ l_________ – J_ l___ a_______ Je l’apporte. – Je l’ai apporté. __ __________ _ __ ____ ________ Je l’apporte. – Je l’ai apporté.
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	J_ l_a_h_t_. – J_ l_a_ a_h_t_. Je l’achète. – Je l’ai acheté. J_ l________ – J_ l___ a______ Je l’achète. – Je l’ai acheté. __ _________ _ __ ____ _______ Je l’achète. – Je l’ai acheté.

I expect that – I expected that.	J_ l_a_t_n_s_ – J_ l_a_ a_t_n_u_ Je l’attends. – Je l’ai attendu. J_ l_________ – J_ l___ a_______ Je l’attends. – Je l’ai attendu. __ __________ _ __ ____ ________ Je l’attends. – Je l’ai attendu.
I’ll explain that – I explained that.	J_ l_e_p_i_u_. – J_ l_a_ e_p_i_u_. Je l’explique. – Je l’ai expliqué. J_ l__________ – J_ l___ e________ Je l’explique. – Je l’ai expliqué. __ ___________ _ __ ____ _________ Je l’explique. – Je l’ai expliqué.
I know that – I knew that.	J_ l_ c_n_a_s_ – J_ l_a_ c_n_u_ Je le connais. – Je l’ai connu. J_ l_ c_______ – J_ l___ c_____ Je le connais. – Je l’ai connu. __ __ ________ _ __ ____ ______ Je le connais. – Je l’ai connu.

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