Now you will read about different ways to practice a foreign language, for example English. Some people learn by listening to songs and some others learn by watching movies. In your opinion which is a better way of doing it? Let's read about some comparisons made in the next article.
There are several ways to practice a foreign language: Taking classes at a language center, at school, watching movies or videos, listening to music, playing video games, reading books or talking to a native speaker of the language. Some people say that listening to music is cheaper than attending a course in a language center and that it is also more relaxing. The most obvious connection between language and music is that music is more useful to remember words than grammar. It has been convincingly shown that words are better recalled when they are learned as a song rather than speech in particular conditions. But what kind of music do people around the world listen to?
On the other hand, it has been claimed that movies are becoming more popular to learn a language and that nowadays it is easier and cheaper to have access to movies in different languages than 10 years ago. For some people, movies are more complete than songs because they provide a wider context than songs or books. Some movies are more realistic than others depending on the plot.
What option do you think is better to practice a language? Which one is worse?
Let's take a look at the World's Favorite Music and Movies genres in recent years:
Write the comparatives you found in the text in the correct column.
Read the text again and choose the correct option for each statement: True, False or Not mentioned.
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1. Pop music is more popular than metal. |
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2. Scientists think that movies are more useful than music to learn a language. |
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3. Rock is more common than Blues. |
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4. You can learn grammar with songs. |
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5. Hip-Hop is more popular than metal. |
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6. Atending a course is more expensive than watching a movie to learn a language. |
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7. Horror movies are more popular than comedies. |
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8. Listening to music is less stressful than attending a course to learn a language. |
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9. Nowadays it is cheaper to access movies because of Netflix. |
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10. Classic Opera is more famous than Electronic music. |
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