Unit 7 C: Reading and Grammar: Are the British really so bad at learning languages?

W dzisiejszych czasach nie spotkasz wielu z nich.

Many British people think ‘I don’t have to learn a foreign language because everyone speaks English nowadays’. You don't see many of them nowadays.

Thirty per cent of young people say that they don’t want to carry on with a foreign language because ‘it’s too difficult’.

W końcu odkryłem, co jest nie w porządku z moim rowerem.

A newspaper decided to find out by sending Max, one of its journalists, on an intensive language course. I have finally found out what is wrong with my bike.

Brytyjczycy kochali swoją królową. Brytyjczycy dali mu medal za walkę w ruchu oporu podczas wojny.

What two examples does the writer give to show that the British are bad at learning languages? The British loved their queen. The British gave him a medal for resistance fighting in the war.

You have to leave a message on somebody's voicemail.

You mustn't use your hands or mime, or write anything down.

Czy mogę zapisać ci mój adres i numer telefonu? Muszę zapisać twój poprzedni adres.

You mustn't use your hands or mime, or write anything down. Can I write down my address and phone number for you? I need to write down your former address.