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W: Hey, Robert! I was listening to you speak Spanish at the presentation yesterday! You’re fluent!
M: Thank you, Miss Rose, but in reality I’m just able to hold a conversation.
W: You are too modest. I was really impressed. (8)I actually wanted to know how you learned languages because I really want to take my English to the next level.
M: But your English is fantastic.
W: Yeah, it’s pretty good. But I’m aiming to become completely fluent. Do you have any tips?
M: Well, I have lived in some Spanish cities for several years.
W: So you’re saying I’ll have to live in an English-speaking country?
M: It certainly doesn’t hurt. But there are some things you can do if that is not an option.
W: Could you give some examples?
M: Watching Spanish movies was a really big help. Turn off the subtitles and watch and listen closely.
W: But they speak so fast in movies! Will I be able to understand?
M: You could watch a movie you have already seen before...but no subtitles. (9)That way you can pick up the rhythms of speech.
W: What about vocabulary? Should I just try to memorize more words?
M: Memorization won’t hurt, (10) but it’s sometimes hard to learn words that have no context. I don’t really understand a new Spanish word until I know how it’s used in a sentence.
W: So I need to find a context for the words. That’s helpful. Thanks a lot.
M: You’re welcome.