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84 [eighty-four]

Past tense 4

84 [åttifire]	Fortid 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_s_ lese l___ lese ____ lese
I read.	J_g h_r l_s_. Jeg har lest. J__ h__ l____ Jeg har lest. ___ ___ _____ Jeg har lest.
I read the whole novel.	J_g h_r l_s_ h_l_ r_m_n_n_ Jeg har lest hele romanen. J__ h__ l___ h___ r_______ Jeg har lest hele romanen. ___ ___ ____ ____ ________ Jeg har lest hele romanen.

to understand	f_r_t_ forstå f_____ forstå ______ forstå
I understood.	J_g h_r f_r_t_t_. Jeg har forstått. J__ h__ f________ Jeg har forstått. ___ ___ _________ Jeg har forstått.
I understood the whole text.	J_g h_r f_r_t_t_ h_l_ t_k_t_n_ Jeg har forstått hele teksten. J__ h__ f_______ h___ t_______ Jeg har forstått hele teksten. ___ ___ ________ ____ ________ Jeg har forstått hele teksten.

to answer	s_a_e svare s____ svare _____ svare
I answered.	J_g h_r s_a_t_ Jeg har svart. J__ h__ s_____ Jeg har svart. ___ ___ ______ Jeg har svart.
I answered all the questions.	J_g h_r s_a_t p_ a_l_ s_ø_s_å_e_e_ Jeg har svart på alle spørsmålene. J__ h__ s____ p_ a___ s___________ Jeg har svart på alle spørsmålene. ___ ___ _____ __ ____ ____________ Jeg har svart på alle spørsmålene.

I know that – I knew that.	J_g v_t d_t – j_g h_r v_s_t d_t_ Jeg vet det – jeg har visst det. J__ v__ d__ – j__ h__ v____ d___ Jeg vet det – jeg har visst det. ___ ___ ___ _ ___ ___ _____ ____ Jeg vet det – jeg har visst det.
I write that – I wrote that.	J_g s_r_v_r d_t – j_g h_r s_r_v_t d_t_ Jeg skriver det – jeg har skrevet det. J__ s______ d__ – j__ h__ s______ d___ Jeg skriver det – jeg har skrevet det. ___ _______ ___ _ ___ ___ _______ ____ Jeg skriver det – jeg har skrevet det.
I hear that – I heard that.	J_g h_r_r d_t – j_g h_r h_r_ d_t_ Jeg hører det – jeg har hørt det. J__ h____ d__ – j__ h__ h___ d___ Jeg hører det – jeg har hørt det. ___ _____ ___ _ ___ ___ ____ ____ Jeg hører det – jeg har hørt det.

I’ll get it – I got it.	J_g h_n_e_ d_t – j_g h_r h_n_e_ d_t_ Jeg henter det – jeg har hentet det. J__ h_____ d__ – j__ h__ h_____ d___ Jeg henter det – jeg har hentet det. ___ ______ ___ _ ___ ___ ______ ____ Jeg henter det – jeg har hentet det.
I’ll bring that – I brought that.	J_g b_i_g_r d_t – j_g h_r b_a_t d_t_ Jeg bringer det – jeg har brakt det. J__ b______ d__ – j__ h__ b____ d___ Jeg bringer det – jeg har brakt det. ___ _______ ___ _ ___ ___ _____ ____ Jeg bringer det – jeg har brakt det.
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	J_g k_ø_e_ d_t – j_g h_r k_ø_t d_t_ Jeg kjøper det – jeg har kjøpt det. J__ k_____ d__ – j__ h__ k____ d___ Jeg kjøper det – jeg har kjøpt det. ___ ______ ___ _ ___ ___ _____ ____ Jeg kjøper det – jeg har kjøpt det.

I expect that – I expected that.	J_g f_r_e_t_r d_t – j_g h_r f_r_e_t_t d_t_ Jeg forventer det – jeg har forventet det. J__ f________ d__ – j__ h__ f________ d___ Jeg forventer det – jeg har forventet det. ___ _________ ___ _ ___ ___ _________ ____ Jeg forventer det – jeg har forventet det.
I’ll explain that – I explained that.	J_g f_r_l_r_r d_t – j_g h_r f_r_l_r_ d_t_ Jeg forklarer det – jeg har forklart det. J__ f________ d__ – j__ h__ f_______ d___ Jeg forklarer det – jeg har forklart det. ___ _________ ___ _ ___ ___ ________ ____ Jeg forklarer det – jeg har forklart det.
I know that – I knew that.	J_g k_e_n_r d_t – j_g h_r k_e_t d_t_ Jeg kjenner det – jeg har kjent det. J__ k______ d__ – j__ h__ k____ d___ Jeg kjenner det – jeg har kjent det. ___ _______ ___ _ ___ ___ _____ ____ Jeg kjenner det – jeg har kjent det.

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