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84 [eighty-four]

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84 [okdek kvar]	Is-tempo 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_g_ legi l___ legi ____ legi
I read.	M_ l_g_s_ Mi legis. M_ l_____ Mi legis. __ ______ Mi legis.
I read the whole novel.	M_ l_g_s l_ t_t_n r_m_n_n_ Mi legis la tutan romanon. M_ l____ l_ t____ r_______ Mi legis la tutan romanon. __ _____ __ _____ ________ Mi legis la tutan romanon.

to understand	k_m_r_n_ kompreni k_______ kompreni ________ kompreni
I understood.	M_ k_m_r_n_s_ Mi komprenis. M_ k_________ Mi komprenis. __ __________ Mi komprenis.
I understood the whole text.	M_ k_m_r_n_s l_ t_t_n t_k_t_n_ Mi komprenis la tutan tekston. M_ k________ l_ t____ t_______ Mi komprenis la tutan tekston. __ _________ __ _____ ________ Mi komprenis la tutan tekston.

to answer	r_s_o_d_ respondi r_______ respondi ________ respondi
I answered.	M_ r_s_o_d_s_ Mi respondis. M_ r_________ Mi respondis. __ __________ Mi respondis.
I answered all the questions.	M_ r_s_o_d_s ĉ_u_n d_m_n_o_n_ Mi respondis ĉiujn demandojn. M_ r________ ĉ____ d_________ Mi respondis ĉiujn demandojn. __ _________ _____ __________ Mi respondis ĉiujn demandojn.

I know that – I knew that.	M_ s_i_s t_o_ – M_ s_i_s t_o_. Mi scias tion – Mi sciis tion. M_ s____ t___ – M_ s____ t____ Mi scias tion – Mi sciis tion. __ _____ ____ _ __ _____ _____ Mi scias tion – Mi sciis tion.
I write that – I wrote that.	M_ s_r_b_s t_o_ – M_ s_r_b_s t_o_. Mi skribas tion – Mi skribis tion. M_ s______ t___ – M_ s______ t____ Mi skribas tion – Mi skribis tion. __ _______ ____ _ __ _______ _____ Mi skribas tion – Mi skribis tion.
I hear that – I heard that.	M_ a_d_s t_o_ – M_ a_d_s t_o_. Mi aŭdas tion – Mi aŭdis tion. M_ a____ t___ – M_ a____ t____ Mi aŭdas tion – Mi aŭdis tion. __ _____ ____ _ __ _____ _____ Mi aŭdas tion – Mi aŭdis tion.

I’ll get it – I got it.	M_ i_a_ s_r_i t_o_ – M_ i_i_ s_r_i t_o_. Mi iras serĉi tion – Mi iris serĉi tion. M_ i___ s____ t___ – M_ i___ s____ t____ Mi iras serĉi tion – Mi iris serĉi tion. __ ____ _____ ____ _ __ ____ _____ _____ Mi iras serĉi tion – Mi iris serĉi tion.
I’ll bring that – I brought that.	M_ a_p_r_a_ t_o_ – M_ a_p_r_i_ t_o_. Mi alportas tion – Mi alportis tion. M_ a_______ t___ – M_ a_______ t____ Mi alportas tion – Mi alportis tion. __ ________ ____ _ __ ________ _____ Mi alportas tion – Mi alportis tion.
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	M_ a_e_a_ t_o_ – M_ a_e_i_ t_o_. Mi aĉetas tion – Mi aĉetis tion. M_ a_____ t___ – M_ a_____ t____ Mi aĉetas tion – Mi aĉetis tion. __ ______ ____ _ __ ______ _____ Mi aĉetas tion – Mi aĉetis tion.

I expect that – I expected that.	M_ a_e_d_s t_o_ – M_ a_e_d_s t_o_. Mi atendas tion – Mi atendis tion. M_ a______ t___ – M_ a______ t____ Mi atendas tion – Mi atendis tion. __ _______ ____ _ __ _______ _____ Mi atendas tion – Mi atendis tion.
I’ll explain that – I explained that.	M_ k_a_i_a_ t_o_ – M_ k_a_i_i_ t_o_. Mi klarigas tion – Mi klarigis tion. M_ k_______ t___ – M_ k_______ t____ Mi klarigas tion – Mi klarigis tion. __ ________ ____ _ __ ________ _____ Mi klarigas tion – Mi klarigis tion.
I know that – I knew that.	M_ k_n_s t_o_ – M_ k_n_s t_o_. Mi konas tion – Mi konis tion. M_ k____ t___ – M_ k____ t____ Mi konas tion – Mi konis tion. __ _____ ____ _ __ _____ _____ Mi konas tion – Mi konis tion.

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