Learning a new language
B2 First · Speaking Collaborative · Cambridge Ready original exercise
Talk with your partner about the ideas in the mind map for about two minutes. Then spend about a minute deciding something together.
Next, I'd like the two of you to have a conversation for around two minutes. Here are some ways of learning a new language, with a question for you to discuss in the centre. Have a quick look at it first.
Learning a new language
watching films and series
using a language app
having a private teacher
living in another country
chatting with people online
You've got about a minute now to choose which way would be the most enjoyable for a teenager.
Talk together now about how useful each of these ways might be for learning a new language.
What are good ways to learn a new language?
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