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2 Countries and languages Which languages are spoken in the following countries? 1. Belgium: 11. Italy: 2. Bosnia-Herzegovina: 12. the Netherlands: 3. China: 13. Poland: 4. Croatia: 14. Romania (Rumania): 5. the Czech Republic: 15. Russia: 6. Denmark: 16. Serbia: 7. Finland: 17. Slovakia: 8. Greece: 18. Slovenia: 9. Hungary: 19. Switzerland: 10. Ireland: 20. Turkey: 3 Finding synonyms: English study tips Go through the text on English study tips and find alternatives for the words and phrases below. Study tips by other learners help to improve your English. Some students set a goal for themselves every week and ask themselves what they want to learn. That way they decide what is most important to them at that point. Some have even started a learning diary where they record all their plans and ideas. They also use it to check if they have achieved what they had planned. Organising your materials is certainly one of the priorities. This makes it easier to go through your materials before you start working on a project, e.g. preparing a presentation. Listening to a lot of English in your free time is also very important. If you can watch films in their original version, you can improve your pronunciation as well. Subtitles may help to understand the sections that are too difficult for you. When you buy books or magazines, you should pick books that are appropriate for your level of English. If you are not sure of your level, go for books that have been made a bit simpler. 1. get better: 2. aim: 3. try to find out: 4. at that moment: 5. record of your learning efforts: 6. most important things: 7. a talk about a topic (e.g. with visual elements): 8. translations on a screen: 9. suitable: 10. simplified: 5 10 15 5 1 Speaking English • The world speaks English Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv