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Read the text below. Match choices (A—H) to (6—10).
There are three choices you don’t need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Matthew Youlden is the person who can speak nine languages fluently. If you bend over back- ward in an attempt to master a foreign language, his advice might be useful for you.
6 In learning a foreign language it’s motivation that really counts. So you should find a reason why you need to learn that particular language. «OK, I want to learn this and I’m therefore going to do as much as I can in this language, with this language and for this language.»
7 Find some creative and even exciting ways of using your new language such as setting your phone interface to your target language, finding friends online, using only the most entertaining apps, composing songs, drawing comics, writing a poem, or simply talking to whoever you can.
8 You should be prepared for making mistakes, which means being ready to put yourself in embarrassing situations. This can be unpleasant and confusing, but it’s the only way to develop and improve. No matter how much you learn, you won’t ever speak a language without putting yourself out of your habitual environment: talk to strangers in the language you learn, ask for directions, order food in a restaurant, try to tell a joke. The more often you do this, the more comfortable you feel in new situations.
9 Every unfamiliar language sounds weird the first time you hear it, but the more you expose yourself to it, the more common it becomes, and therefore you find it easier to speak: «For me, the best way to go about mastering it is actually to hear it constantly, to listen to it and to kind of visualize or imagine how that is supposed to be pronounced, because for every sound there is a specific part of the mouth or throat that we use in order to achieve that sound».
10 Matthew recommends the method of extreme involvement: no matter which learning approach you use, it’s significant to practise your new language regularly. «I tend to want to absorb as much as possible right from the start. So if I learn something I really, really go for it and try to use it throughout the day. For me it’s about actually putting what you’re learning into practice — writing an email, speaking to yourself, listening to music, listening to the radio. Surrounding yourself, submerging yourself in the new language culture is extremely important.»
A Leave Your Comfort Zone
B Know Why You Are Doing It
C Listen
D Find a Partner
E Talk to Yourself
F Dive In
G Have Fun with It
H Watch People Talk
