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84 [eighty-four]

Past tense 4

84 [fireogfirs]	Datid 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_ læse l___ læse ____ læse
I read.	J_g h_r l_s_. Jeg har læst. J__ h__ l____ Jeg har læst. ___ ___ _____ Jeg har læst.
I read the whole novel.	J_g h_r l_s_ h_l_ r_m_n_n_ Jeg har læst hele romanen. J__ h__ l___ h___ r_______ Jeg har læst hele romanen. ___ ___ ____ ____ ________ Jeg har læst hele romanen.

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

to answer	s_a_e svare s____ svare _____ svare
I answered.	J_g h_r s_a_e_. Jeg har svaret. J__ h__ s______ Jeg har svaret. ___ ___ _______ Jeg har svaret.
I answered all the questions.	J_g h_r s_a_e_ p_ a_l_ s_ø_g_m_l_ Jeg har svaret på alle spørgsmål. J__ h__ s_____ p_ a___ s_________ Jeg har svaret på alle spørgsmål. ___ ___ ______ __ ____ __________ Jeg har svaret på alle spørgsmål.

I know that – I knew that.	J_g v_d d_t – j_g h_r v_d_t d_t_ Jeg ved det – jeg har vidst det. J__ v__ d__ – j__ h__ v____ d___ Jeg ved det – jeg har vidst det. ___ ___ ___ _ ___ ___ _____ ____ Jeg ved det – jeg har vidst 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 t_g_r d_t m_d – j_g h_r t_g_t d_t m_d_ Jeg tager det med – jeg har taget det med. J__ t____ d__ m__ – j__ h__ t____ d__ m___ Jeg tager det med – jeg har taget det med. ___ _____ ___ ___ _ ___ ___ _____ ___ ____ Jeg tager det med – jeg har taget det med.
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	J_g k_b_r d_t – j_g h_r k_b_ d_t_ Jeg køber det – jeg har købt det. J__ k____ d__ – j__ h__ k___ d___ Jeg køber det – jeg har købt det. ___ _____ ___ _ ___ ___ ____ ____ Jeg køber det – jeg har købt 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_t d_t_ Jeg forklarer det – jeg har forklaret det. J__ f________ d__ – j__ h__ f________ d___ Jeg forklarer det – jeg har forklaret det. ___ _________ ___ _ ___ ___ _________ ____ Jeg forklarer det – jeg har forklaret det.
I know that – I knew that.	J_g k_n_e_ d_t – j_g h_r k_n_t d_t_ Jeg kender det – jeg har kendt det. J__ k_____ d__ – j__ h__ k____ d___ Jeg kender det – jeg har kendt det. ___ ______ ___ _ ___ ___ _____ ____ Jeg kender det – jeg har kendt det.

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