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84 [eighty-four]

Past tense 4

84 [oitenta e quatro]	Passado 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 ler l__ ler ___ ler
I read.	E_ l_. Eu li. E_ l__ Eu li. __ ___ Eu li.
I read the whole novel.	E_ l_ o r_m_n_e t_d_. Eu li o romance todo. E_ l_ o r______ t____ Eu li o romance todo. __ __ _ _______ _____ Eu li o romance todo.

to understand	E_t_n_e_ Entender E_______ Entender ________ Entender
I understood.	E_ e_t_n_i_ Eu entendi. E_ e_______ Eu entendi. __ ________ Eu entendi.
I understood the whole text.	E_ e_t_n_i o t_x_o t_d_. Eu entendi o texto todo. E_ e______ o t____ t____ Eu entendi o texto todo. __ _______ _ _____ _____ Eu entendi o texto todo.

to answer	r_s_o_d_r responder r________ responder _________ responder
I answered.	E_ r_s_o_d_. Eu respondi. E_ r________ Eu respondi. __ _________ Eu respondi.
I answered all the questions.	E_ r_s_o_d_ a t_d_s a_ p_r_u_t_s_ Eu respondi a todas as perguntas. E_ r_______ a t____ a_ p_________ Eu respondi a todas as perguntas. __ ________ _ _____ __ __________ Eu respondi a todas as perguntas.

I know that – I knew that.	E_ s_i d_s_o – e_ s_b_a d_s_o_ Eu sei disto – eu sabia disto. E_ s__ d____ – e_ s____ d_____ Eu sei disto – eu sabia disto. __ ___ _____ _ __ _____ ______ Eu sei disto – eu sabia disto.
I write that – I wrote that.	E_ e_c_e_o i_t_ – e_ e_c_e_i i_t_. Eu escrevo isto – eu escrevi isto. E_ e______ i___ – e_ e______ i____ Eu escrevo isto – eu escrevi isto. __ _______ ____ _ __ _______ _____ Eu escrevo isto – eu escrevi isto.
I hear that – I heard that.	E_ o_ç_ i_t_ – e_ o_v_ i_t_. Eu ouço isto – eu ouvi isto. E_ o___ i___ – e_ o___ i____ Eu ouço isto – eu ouvi isto. __ ____ ____ _ __ ____ _____ Eu ouço isto – eu ouvi isto.

I’ll get it – I got it.	E_ a_a_r_ n_s_o – e_ a_a_r_i n_s_o_ Eu agarro nisto – eu agarrei nisto. E_ a_____ n____ – e_ a______ n_____ Eu agarro nisto – eu agarrei nisto. __ ______ _____ _ __ _______ ______ Eu agarro nisto – eu agarrei nisto.
I’ll bring that – I brought that.	E_ t_a_o i_t_ – e_ t_o_x_ i_t_. Eu trago isto – eu trouxe isto. E_ t____ i___ – e_ t_____ i____ Eu trago isto – eu trouxe isto. __ _____ ____ _ __ ______ _____ Eu trago isto – eu trouxe isto.
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	E_ c_m_r_ i_t_ – e_ c_m_r_i i_t_. Eu compro isto – eu comprei isto. E_ c_____ i___ – e_ c______ i____ Eu compro isto – eu comprei isto. __ ______ ____ _ __ _______ _____ Eu compro isto – eu comprei isto.

I expect that – I expected that.	E_ e_p_r_ i_t_ – e_ e_p_r_i i_t_. Eu espero isto – eu esperei isto. E_ e_____ i___ – e_ e______ i____ Eu espero isto – eu esperei isto. __ ______ ____ _ __ _______ _____ Eu espero isto – eu esperei isto.
I’ll explain that – I explained that.	E_ e_p_i_o i_t_ – e_ e_p_i_u_i i_t_. Eu explico isto – eu expliquei isto. E_ e______ i___ – e_ e________ i____ Eu explico isto – eu expliquei isto. __ _______ ____ _ __ _________ _____ Eu explico isto – eu expliquei isto.
I know that – I knew that.	E_ c_n_e_o i_t_ – e_ c_n_e_i_ i_t_. Eu conheço isto – eu conhecia isto. E_ c______ i___ – e_ c_______ i____ Eu conheço isto – eu conhecia isto. __ _______ ____ _ __ ________ _____ Eu conheço isto – eu conhecia isto.

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