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

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I would like to talk about my friend Ioana, who is very good atЖөнөкөй сөз айкашы; Lexical Resource боюнча баллды чектейт learning languages. We met at university in Cluj, in Romania, four years ago, and now we isЭэ менен баяндоочтун ыкташуу катасы: «are» болушу керек in the same group. She can speak five languages: Romanian, French, English, German and a little Spanish, but her Spanish is still, erТабигый тартынуу белгиси, анча маанилүү эмес толтургуч сөз, 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 writeЭэ менен баяндоочтун ыкташуу катасы: «writes» болушу керек 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 mistakesЭтиштин формасынын катасы: «is not afraid of making mistakes» болушу керек. Third, once a week she has a video call with a language partner in Madrid, and they talk about many thingsБүдөмүк сөз айкашы; «all sorts of topics» так. Last year she goЧак катасы: «went» болушу керек 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 knowТартынуу белгиси катары колдонулган толтургуч сөз айкашы, I feel she is a really greatЖөнөкөй сын атооч; Lexical Resource боюнча баллды чектейт person and I admire her a lot. Sometimes I feel a little jealous, because I studyЧак катасы: «have been studying» болушу керек English for ten years and I still don’t speak so easily. But she also gives me advice, so I want to practise more.

Band 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 makeЭтиштин формасынын катасы: «making» болушу керек mistakes. Third, once a week she has a video call with a language partner in Madrid, and they talk about all sorts of topicsТабигый, ийкемдүү сөз айкашы. Last year she took a short course in Spain, and her Spanish improved noticeably«became much better» дегендин ордуна так тактооч. 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 honestЖеке сезимди киргизген байланыштыргыч сөз, 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 does«as … as» салыштыруу түзүлүшү так колдонулган. She’s generous with advice, so she motivateЭэ менен баяндоочтун ыкташуу катасы: «motivates» болушу керек me to practise more.

Band 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 touristsИдиомалык этиш айкашы 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 sunТабигый колдонулган идиома. 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 practiseӨсүүчү салыштырма түзүлүш (the more … the more) так колдонулган, so, on balance, she’s a source of motivation rather than discouragement.