The benefits of bilingualism - Module 6

C1 Advanced · Multiple Choice Cloze · Advanced Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

solitary

lone

sole

single

forces

calls

demands

requires

lifts

pumps

boosts

pushes

have

bring

get

make

equals

peers

matches

fellows

replies

answers

responds

accepts

aspects

items

objects

angles

accustomed

capable

adapted

skilled

Physiological studies have found that speaking two or more languages is a (0) ___ asset to the cognitive process. The brains of bilingual people operate differently to those of (1) ___ language speakers, and these differences offer several mental benefits. Speaking a foreign language is thought to improve the functionality of the brain because it (2) ___ for both recognition of and communication in different language systems. This then (3) ___ an individual's ability to negotiate meaning in other problem-solving tasks as well. Indeed, students who study foreign languages (4) ___ a tendency to do better than their monolingual (5) ___ in tests of maths too. Rather like a muscle, the brain (6) ___ well to being used. Learning a language involves memorising rules and vocabulary and this helps to improve other (7) ___ of memory, which explains why multiple language speakers are often better at remembering names or shopping lists. Finally, given that multilingual people are (8) ___ at switching between two systems of speech, writing and structure, they also make good multi-taskers in a variety of other contexts.

The benefits of bilingualism

great

deep

wide

heavy

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