Describe a person who is good at learning and speaking new languages

الدرجة 6

I would like to talk about my friend Ioana, who is very good atعبارة بسيطة، وهذا يحدّ من درجة الثروة اللغوية learning languages. We met at university in Cluj, in Romania, four years ago, and now we isخطأ في التوافق بين الفاعل والفعل، والصواب «are» in the same group. She can speak five languages: Romanian, French, English, German and a little Spanish, but her Spanish is still, erعلامة تردد طبيعية، وحشو بسيط, quite basic. She started French with her grandmother when she was a child, and she began English and German at school. Now she learns new things in some different ways. First, she watches films without subtitles, and when she hears a new word she writeخطأ في التوافق بين الفاعل والفعل، والصواب «writes» it in a small notebook. She reads this notebook on the bus every morning. Second, she speaks to tourists in the old town, because she is not afraid of make mistakesخطأ في صيغة الفعل، والصواب «is not afraid of making mistakes». Third, once a week she has a video call with a language partner in Madrid, and they talk about many thingsعبارة مبهمة، وعبارة «all sorts of topics» أدق. Last year she goخطأ عابر في الزمن، والصواب «went» to Spain for a short course, and her Spanish became much better. She also reads a short article in Spanish every evening before she goes to sleep. Our classmates often ask her for help before exams, and she always explains patiently. You knowعبارة حشو مستخدمة علامةً على التردد, I feel she is a really greatصفة بسيطة، وهذا يحدّ من درجة الثروة اللغوية person and I admire her a lot. Sometimes I feel a little jealous, because I studyخطأ في الزمن، والصواب «have been studying» English for ten years and I still don’t speak so easily. But she also gives me advice, so I want to practise more.

الدرجة 7

I’d like to talk about my friend Ioana, who has a real talent for learning languages. We met at university in Cluj, in Romania, four years ago, and we’re now in the same group. She can speak five languages: Romanian, French, English, German and a little Spanish, although her Spanish is still quite basic. She started French with her grandmother as a child, and she began English and German at school. She has several methods for learning new things. First, she watches films without subtitles, and whenever she hears a new word she writes it down in a small notebook, which she reads on the bus every morning. Second, she speaks to tourists in the old town, because she isn’t afraid of to makeخطأ في صيغة الفعل، والصواب «making» mistakes. Third, once a week she has a video call with a language partner in Madrid, and they talk about all sorts of topicsعبارة طبيعية ومرنة. Last year she took a short course in Spain, and her Spanish improved noticeablyظرف دقيق بدلًا من «became much better». She also reads a short article in Spanish every evening before she goes to sleep. Our classmates often ask her for help before exams, and she always explains patiently. To be honestأداة ربط تمهّد لشعور شخصي, I admire her enormously, but I’m also a little envious, because I’ve been studying English for ten years and I still can’t speak as fluently as she doesبنية مقارنة بأداة «as … as» مستخدمة بدقة. She’s generous with advice, so she motivateخطأ في التوافق بين الفاعل والفعل، والصواب «motivates» me to practise more.

الدرجة 8

I’d like to talk about my friend Ioana, who has a real flair for languages. We met at university in Cluj, in Romania, four years ago, and we’re now in the same group. She speaks five languages: Romanian, French, English, German and a little Spanish, although her Spanish is still at an early stage. She started French with her grandmother as a child, and she began English and German at school. She goes about learning new things in several ways. For a start, she watches films without subtitles, and whenever she hears a new word she jots it down in a small notebook, which she reads on the bus every morning. She also strikes up conversations with touristsعبارة فعلية اصطلاحية in the old town, since she isn’t afraid of making mistakes. Once a week she has a video call with a language partner in Madrid, and they talk about everything under the sunتعبير اصطلاحي مستخدم بشكل طبيعي. Last year she took a short course in Spain, and her Spanish improved noticeably. She also reads a short article in Spanish every evening before she goes to sleep. Our classmates often ask her for help before exams, and she always explains patiently. I admire her enormously, though, if I’m honest, I’m also slightly envious, because I’ve been studying English for ten years and still can’t speak as fluently as she does. She’s generous with advice, too, and the more I watch her, the more I want to practiseبنية المقارنة المتلازمة «the more … the more» مستخدمة بدقة, so, on balance, she’s a source of motivation rather than discouragement.