Introduction
Many students around the world learn languages in school or in their free time. Listen to the words below and consult a dictionary if you need a definition. Write a sample sentence for each word to learn how it is used in context. You can use the Internet to find such sentences.
Listening Exercise
A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Chinese
- English
- French
- German
- Hindi
- Spanish
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Thai
- Vietnamese
- brush up on my Hindi
- master the Japanese language
- pick up some Spanish
- review Italian
- study Russian
Practice
Follow-Up Activity
What are some of the countries where the languages listed above are spoken? What are the top ten most spoken languages in the world? Use the Internet to help you find the answers.