Traditionally, children have begun studying foreign languages at secondary school, but introducing them earlier is recommended by some educationalists. (81)………... The obvious argument in its
Read the following passage and choose the correct sentences from A to G the one which fits each gap.
Traditionally, children have begun studying foreign languages at secondary school, but introducing them earlier is recommended by some educationalists. (81)………...
The obvious argument in its favour is that young children pick up languages much more easily than teenagers. (82)……….... The greater flexibility of the primary timetable
allows for more frequent, shorter sessions and for a play-centred approach, thus maintaining learners’ enthusiasm and progress. Their command of the language in later life will benefit from this early exposure, while learning other languages subsequently will be easier for them. (83)………....
(84)……….... Primary school teachers are generalists, and may not have the
necessary language skills themselves. If specialists have to be brought in to deliver these sessions, the flexibility referred to above is diminished. If primary language teaching is not standardized, secondary schools could be faced with a great variety of levels in different languages within their intake, resulting in a classroom experience which undoes the earlier gains. There is no advantages if enthusiastic primary pupils become demotivated as soon as they change schools. However, these issues can be addressed strategically within the policy adopted.
Anything which encourages language learning benefits society culturally and economically, and early exposure to language learning contributes to this. (85)………....
{adapted from IELTS15 Academic Student's Book'}
Missing sentences:
A. They may also gain a better understanding of other cultures.
B. There are some people who state their objections to this policy for several reasons.
C. Young children’s innate abilities should be harnessed to make these benefits more achievable.D. Their brains are still programmed to acquire their mother tongue, which facilitates learning another language, and unlike adolescents, they are not inhibited by selfconsciousness.
E. There are, however, some disadvantages.
F. This policy has been adopted by some educational authorities or individual schools, with both positive and negative outcomes.
G. On the contrary, the proponents of this policy have their own arguments.