Lesson: Benefits of Bilingualism
You’ve been studying English for a while, and you’re starting to wonder what it’s all for. Is there any benefit to learning a language that you’re not going to speak very often? Well, I’m delighted you asked. There is a bit of controversy about this, but it seems that there is. Other than expanding your knowledge of the world, enabling you to communicate with many more people and being able to access information without it being filtered through a translator, there are benefits for your brain. To find out more, you’ll have to read the articles. If I told you here, I’d ruin the opportunity for you to use your English language skills by reading about it.
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Example Article
Each conversation topic is based on a theme. To help students gain a basic understanding of the topic, four media articles are provided for them to read. I will never test you on the articles, but I strongly suggest you book lessons well in advance to give yourself time to properly prepare. The better prepared you are, the more benefit you will receive from our conversations.
Below is an example article for this conversation topic.
