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BILINGUALISM IN CHILDREN
Bilingualism or having two languages in the brain, it was said, disrupted (1.effect) .......thinking. It was argued that having one well- developed language was superior to having two (2.develop)....... languages. However, we now know that this early research was misconceived and (3.correction)....... The most recent research from Canada, the United States and Wales suggests that bilinguals are, at least, equal to monolinguals, who just know one language, on IQ tests. Far from making people mentally (4.confusion)........, bilingualism is now associated with a mild degree of intellectual (5.superior)...... Research across different continents of the world shows that bilinguals tend to be more fluent, flexible, orginal and elaborate in their answers to this type of open- ended question. Bilinguals are called divergent thinlrrs who like (6.imagine)....... answers to a question. There are other dimensions in thinking where approximately balanced bilimguals may have temporary and (7.occasion)....... permanent advantages over monolinguals: increased (8.sense)........ to communication, a slightly speedier movement through the stages of cognitive (9.develop)......., and being less fixed on the sounds of words and more centered on the meaning of words. These advantages may mean an (10.initiate)........ head start in learning to read and learning to think about language
Give the correct form of the word in brackets
BILINGUALISM IN CHILDREN
Bilingualism or having two languages in the brain, it was said, disrupted (1.effect) .....effective..thinking. It was argued that having one well- developed language was superior to having two (2.develop)..half-developed ... languages. However, we now know that this early research was misconceived and (3.correction)... incorrect.... The most recent research from Canada, the United States and Wales suggests that bilinguals are, at least, equal to monolinguals, who just know one language, on IQ tests. Far from making people mentally (4.confusion).......confused., bilingualism is now associated with a mild degree of intellectual (5.superior)..superiority.... Research across different continents of the world shows that bilinguals tend to be more fluent, flexible, orginal and elaborate in their answers to this type of open- ended question. Bilinguals are called divergent thinlrrs who like (6.imagine)......imagining. answers to a question. There are other dimensions in thinking where approximately balanced bilimguals may have temporary and (7.occasion)...occasionally .... permanent advantages over monolinguals: increased (8.sense)..sensitivity ...... to communication, a slightly speedier movement through the stages of cognitive (9.develop)...development...., and being less fixed on the sounds of words and more centered on the meaning of words. These advantages may mean an (10.initiate).....initial ... head start in learning to read and learning to think about language