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Find the words in the text with the similar meaning. dangerous________________________________
decide___________________________________
run _____________________________________
communicate _____________________________
happiness ________________________________
make c le a r_______________________________
walk
understand
speed____
10. improve
5 Decide if the given statements are true or false. 1.
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. While you are listening to any other language
than your native one, it seems that it is spoken
faster than your own language._________
Scientists researched speakers of native languages
of eight common languages.________
Research shows that the language speed depends
on syllables which contain meanings of the words.
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Researchers listened to a minute of speech in
all of the languages studied and
found that
each language doesn’t express the same amount of
information in a minute. _________
It is important to learn strategies for listening and
analyzing information._______
Complete the table below. Write no more than two words or a number for each space. 1. What are widely used languages in Manitoba?
English,
German,
French,
Tagalog
(1)
and Cree.
2. Which languages are spoken faster than others?
Spanish, (2) _____________
3.How many languages were tested by the scientists?
(3)_________ _
4._Find two languages which show the similar
results in telling the same story in a minute. (4)
,(5)
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5. What is the main effect of the fast speech? (6)
6. What is the percentage of information which
comes from listening ?(7)________
