Learning a new language

Candidate A
Learning a new language is always a complex issue. New
grammatical structures to learn and acquire, different ways to
approach the world, new habits and customs socially speaking, etc.
Different people learn languages in different ways, but is there any
common ground?
Discuss the following questions with your partner and try to reach an agreement:
. !he best way to learn a new language is to li"e for a while in the country, no matter the language in
question and starting from scratch.
#. $rammar is not necessary for the acquisition of a new language and for being able to communicate
in that language.
%. &nternet and multimedia resources are the only things that you need to learn and impro"e your
language abilities.
Learning a new language
Candidate B
Learning a new language is always a complex issue. New
grammatical structures to learn and acquire, different ways to
approach the world, new habits and customs socially speaking, etc.
Different people learn languages in different ways, but is there any
common ground?
Discuss the following questions with your partner and try to reach an agreement:
. !o ha"e a strong foreign accent in your second language is not so important as long as you are
understood.
#. Languages as &talian or 'ortuguese are easier to learn than (apanese or )rabic for a *panish
student.
%. !he most important thing in the acquisition of a second language is to memorise as many words as
you can in e"ery semantic area.