The benefits of a bilingual brain - Mia Nacamulli – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.¿Hablas español
2. français
3.你会说中文吗？ If you answered, "sí," "oui," or "会" and you're watching this in English, are you belong to the world's bilingual and multilingual majority
4.And besides having an easier time or watching movies without subtitles, knowing two or more languages means that your brain may actually look and work differently than those of your monolingual friends
5.So what does it really mean to know a language
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
parlez-vous
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"¿Hablas español? Parlez-vous français? 你会说中文吗？"
traveling
A2To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
Example:
"And besides having an easier time traveling"
abilities
A2Suitableness.
Example:
"abilities across the board in two languages,"
technology
B1The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
Example:
"But recent advances in brain imaging technology"
functions
A2What something does or is used for.
Example:
"The fact that language involves both types of functions"
according
A2To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
Example:
"According to this theory,"
childhood
A2The state of being a child.
Example:
"If this is true, learning a language in childhood"
adulthood
A2The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
Example:
"that people who learned a second language in adulthood"
development
B1The process of developing; growth, directed change.
Example:
"that slowed a child's development"
chances
A2An opportunity or possibility.
Example:
"chances are you belong to the world's bilingual and multilingual majority."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| parlez-vous | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| traveling | A2 | To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another. |
| abilities | A2 | Suitableness. |
| technology | B1 | The organization of knowledge for practical purposes. |
| functions | A2 | What something does or is used for. |
| according | A2 | To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust. |
| childhood | A2 | The state of being a child. |
| adulthood | A2 | The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult. |
| development | B1 | The process of developing; growth, directed change. |
| chances | A2 | An opportunity or possibility. |
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