Caesarean births ‘can raise risk of allergy’

MOTHERS who are “too posh to push” and opt for a Caesarean section birth are dramatically increasing their child’s chances of suffering allergies. Express

Caesarean births ‘can raise risk of allergy’

MOTHERS who are “too posh to push” and opt for a Caesarean section birth are dramatically increasing their child’s chances of suffering allergies. Express

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Second Language Learning

There has been much debate in recent times about when young people

should take up a second language. This has been especially fuelled

in recent times by the increasing  placed on the English

IMPORTANT

language. It is now commonplace to see parents providing a

substantial amount of on additional tuition on language

FUNDING

lessons to give their children every  edge. In the past

COMPETITION

decade, language institutes have sprung up inurban

NUMBER

centres, all claiming to provide rapid  in English.

ADVANCED

There has been a push by many parents to expose their children to

English in their years. This, many claim, will make the

FORMATION

language more and ensure that all pronunciation errors

INSTINCT

can be avoided. There is some evidence which points to youngsters

who have been raised in  families, where the language

LANGUAGE

spoken at home is different to the one that they with

CONVERSATION

in their external environment. While these children can switch between

two languages with greater , it remains to be seen

EASY

whether this is when learning additional languages.

ADVANTAGE

Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

Second Language Learning

There has been much debate in recent times about when young people

should take up a second language. This has been especially fuelled

in recent times by the increasing  placed on the English

IMPORTANT

language. It is now commonplace to see parents providing a

substantial amount of on additional tuition on language

FUNDING

lessons to give their children every  edge. In the past

COMPETITION

decade, language institutes have sprung up inurban

NUMBER

centres, all claiming to provide rapid  in English.

ADVANCED

There has been a push by many parents to expose their children to

English in their years. This, many claim, will make the

FORMATION

language more and ensure that all pronunciation errors

INSTINCT

can be avoided. There is some evidence which points to youngsters

who have been raised in  families, where the language

LANGUAGE

spoken at home is different to the one that they with

CONVERSATION

in their external environment. While these children can switch between

two languages with greater , it remains to be seen

EASY

whether this is when learning additional languages.

ADVANTAGE

Second Language Learning: Answers

importance
funds
competitive
numerous
advancement
formative
instinctive
bilingual
converse
ease
advantageous

Second Language Learning: Answers

importance
funds
competitive
numerous
advancement
formative
instinctive
bilingual
converse
ease
advantageous

Phrase of the Day: Stick to.

We say this phrase to say or suggest that somebody continues to do something and doesn't change (=Continuar con...)

• I heard David Beckham is going to make a movie.
• That's crazy. He should stick to what he's good at.
• Yes, he should stick to modelling sunglasses.