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Why being bilingual is good for your brain | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

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Interaktives Transkript & Highlights

1.It used to be thought that being bilingual was a bad thing - that it would confuse or hold people back, especially children

2.Turns out, we couldn't have been more wrong

3.Learning new languages is an exercise of the mind

4.It's the mental equivalent of going to a gym every day

5.In the bilingual brain, all our languages are active, all at the same time

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Schlüsselvokabular (CEFR B2)

breakthrough

B1

An advance through and past enemy lines.

Example:

"A key breakthrough came back in 2007 in Toronto,"

important

A2

Having relevant and crucial value.

Example:

"is very important - not only for individuals, but also for societies."

individuals

B1

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

Example:

"is very important - not only for individuals, but also for societies."

societies

A2

A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.

Example:

"is very important - not only for individuals, but also for societies."

exercises

A2

Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.

Example:

"exercises our brain."

challenge

A2

A confrontation; a dare.

Example:

"when speaking another, along with the mental challenge"

discovery

A2

Something discovered.

Example:

"when Ellen Bialystok and her team made a discovery"

suggested

A2

To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.

Example:

"It was the first study which suggested"

similarly

A2

(manner) In a like style or manner.

Example:

"Similarly your brain might be better connected at rest,"

scientists

A2

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

Example:

"Scientists are discovering new upsides to being bilingual"

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Grammatik- & Aussprachetipps für Diktate

1

Chunking

Achte auf Pausen des Sprechers nach bestimmten Phrasen – das hilft beim Verständnis.

2

Linking

Höre auf verbundene Sprache, wenn Wörter verschmelzen.

3

Intonation

Achte auf Tonhöhenänderungen, die wichtige Informationen betonen.

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Kategorie
basic
CEFR-Niveau
B2
Dauer
0
Gesamtwörter
737
Gesamtsätze
95
Durchschnittl. Satzlänge
8 Wörter

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