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Role play. Imagine you are going to interview a person who knows
foreign languages. Make sure to ask the following questions.
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Work in groups. Read about Bronya’s three reasons to learn foreign
languages. Add more reasons to the list.
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Languages are a passport to another world.
Passports and planes can take you anywhere in the world, but can you really know a country without knowing the language? With a language you can meet people from that country and talk to anyone you may meet on the street. You can ask for directions and know what you’re ordering in a restaurant. |
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It’s a sign of respect and creates instant connections.
Even if someone speaks your language, to arrive in their country and
assume they wish to speak it to you is slightly ignorant. Even
attempting a few words when in a shop or asking for directions
shows that you have had enough respect to them. I have found that
speaking someone’s mother tongue to them creates instant*
friendship as well because they feel more comfortable around you
when they can be themselves.
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*instant – happening immediately, without any delay