HN 2 Listening

Reorder

Reorder the following. (Finding specific information)

• Read each question carefully

• and decide what kind of

• information you need to answer

• each question

• – a number, a place, a date, etc.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following.

• Don't worry if you

• don't understand everything

• – you can get the

• key details even if you

• don't understand every word.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

1. Anna and David ....

• speak Scottish, French and Spanish.

• are French.

• have their home in Spain.

Multiple Choice

2. Anna speaks to her father in English because ....

• he doesn't speak Spanish very well.

• she chooses different languages for different people.

• she needs to practise her English pronunciation.

Multiple Choice

3. David and Anna agree that ...

• they both make mistakes when speaking French.

• they both have trouble with French pronunciation.

• they both speak perfect French.

Multiple Choice

4. When they have problem communicating in one language, they sometimes...

•  use words from another language.

• have extra language lessons.

• change to using only English.

​You are going to listen to an interview about learning languages. Before you listen, write information for each of the questions 1–5. Then go to the next screen.

Match

Match the following.

Dijon, Lyon

6:30 a.s. , half past five

father, cousin

Italian, Spanish

• Dijon, Lyon

• 6:30 a.s. , half past five

• father, cousin

• Italian, Spanish

Fill in the Blank

2. The way of pronouncing a language.

Fill in the Blank

3. A word in one language which looks similar to a word in a different language, but which has a different meaning.

Fill in the Blank

4. Able to talk to people easily.

Fill in the Blank

5. When you go to stay in a different country with a family, usually to learn the language.

Open Ended

1. Do you know any bilingual or trilingual people? Who? Which languages do they speak?

Open Ended

2. Would you like to be bilingual or trilingual? Say why.

Open Ended

3. Do you agree that it's good to learn languages? Say why.

Open Ended

4. Is your English pronunciation perfect? If not, how can you improve?

Open Ended

5. Why is it so hard to understand English in songs and films?

Open Ended

6. What do you do when you can't find the right word in English?

Open Ended

7. What do you do when you make a mistake in English?

Open Ended

8. Do you ever mix up languages? For example, do you use English words when you're speaking your own language?