Learning a language

Day 3 - Learning a language – Aprendendo uma língua

Basic Vocabulary:

Second language - bilingual - strong accent - mother-tongue - native speakers
Segunda lingua - bilingue - sotaque forte - lingua maternal - falantes nativos

Typical questions:

pronounce - say - difference - mean - plural - spell
pronúncia - dizer - diferença - significado - plural - soletrar

Let´s practice:

How do you ....... your name?

What does bilingual …….?

What’s the …… between ´for´ and ´since´ ?

How do you …. headache?

How do you …. this word?

What’s the ….. of ´calf´?

Languages terms:

I decided to do a conversation class.
Please correct me if I make a mistake.
Let me look it up in the dictionary.
I really enjoy trying to speak English.

What teachers say:

do the exercises – faça os exercícios
listen carefully – ouça com atenção
correct - correto
practice - pratique
repeat - repita
hand in the home work – entregar a lição de casa


Dialogue:

Paul - So, Anne, what language do you speak in Brazil?
Anne - In Brazil I speak Portuguese, it’s my mother-tongue.
Paul– Ok! But your English is really good. Is English your second language?
Anne– Oh Yes! English is my second language, and I also lived in London for more than 6 years, so I had the chance to meet a lot of native speakers.
Paul – Very nice! That’s the reason of your good accent. Usually Brazilian people have a very strong accent.
Anne– Yes! But it’s changing. Brazilian people are doing very well with their studies.
Paul – So Anne, you are a bilingual?
Anne– Well Anna, I speak Italian and Spanish too.
Paul– Then, you are a polyglot.
Anne– I guess so! I love languages and I intend to study more languages in the future.

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See you tomorrow