Question

4 CHALLENGE! Circle the correct answers. The hyperpolyglot A lot of people wish they 1) speak / spoke different foreign languages. That’s because they’d like 2) to get / getting to know people from different countries and cultures. However, not many people are as multilingual 3) as / that Timothy Doner, a seventeen-year-old American schoolboy who 4) already has learnt / has already learnt twenty-three languages. Timothy became famous when he posted a video of himself on YouTube speaking in twenty different languages. He 5) has been studying / was studying languages since he was a small child, and has become fluent in African languages such as Wolof and Swahili, and Native American languages such as Ojibwe, as well as Mandarin Chinese and almost every European language. Timothy is a ‘hyperpolyglot’ – an unusual person 6)whose / who can learn a language in only 7)a little / a few days. If he continues to learn languages this quickly, one day he 8)speaks / ’ll speak every language in the world!

Answer 1

1. spoke.

2. to get.

3. as.

4. has already learnt.

5. has been studying.

6. who.

7. a few.

8. will speak.

Answer 2

The hyperpolyglot

A hyperpolyglot is someone who can speak or understand an unusually large number of languages. In this passage, we learn about Timothy Doner, a seventeen-year-old American schoolboy who has already learned twenty-three languages. Timothy became famous when he posted a video of himself on YouTube speaking in twenty different languages. He has been studying languages since he was a small child and has become fluent in African languages such as Wolof and Swahili, Native American languages such as Ojibwe, as well as Mandarin Chinese and almost every European language.

Question 1: A lot of people wish they speak / spoke different foreign languages.

The correct answer is speak. The sentence is in the present tense, so the verb should be in the base form "speak."

Question 2: They’d like to get / getting to know people from different countries and cultures.

The correct answer is to get. The phrase "they'd like" indicates a desire or intention, which is followed by the infinitive form of the verb "to get."

Question 3: Not many people are as multilingual as / that Timothy Doner.

The correct answer is as. The word "as" is used to make a comparison between two things or people, indicating that Timothy Doner is being compared to other people in terms of being multilingual.

Question 4: Timothy Doner, a seventeen-year-old American schoolboy who already has learnt / has already learnt twenty-three languages.

The correct answer is has already learnt. The verb "has learnt" is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and is still relevant in the present.

Question 5: Timothy has been studying / was studying languages since he was a small child.

The correct answer is has been studying. The present perfect continuous tense "has been studying" is used to describe an action that started in the past and is still ongoing or has just recently stopped.

Question 6: Timothy is a ‘hyperpolyglot’ – an unusual person whose / who can learn a language in only a few days.

The correct answer is whose. The word "whose" is used to indicate possession or association. In this case, it is used to describe the unusual person Timothy, who can learn a language in only a few days.

Question 7: He can learn a language in only a little / a few days.

The correct answer is a few. The phrase "a few" indicates a small number or amount, while "a little" is used for uncountable nouns.

Question 8: If he continues to learn languages this quickly, one day he speaks / 'll speak every language in the world!

The correct answer is 'll speak. The contraction "he'll" is short for "he will" and is used to indicate a future action or possibility.

Answer 3

Я могу помочь вам с вашим заданием по английскому языку. Вот правильные ответы на вопросы:

1) speak 2) to get 3) as 4) has already learnt 5) has been studying 6) who 7) a few 8) 'll speak

Объяснение:

1) В этом предложении нужно использовать глагол в форме инфинитива после модального глагола wish. 2) В этом предложении нужно использовать глагол в форме инфинитива после модального глагола would like. 3) В этом предложении нужно использовать союз as для сравнения двух людей. 4) В этом предложении нужно использовать наречие already перед совершенным временем, чтобы подчеркнуть, что действие уже произошло. 5) В этом предложении нужно использовать настоящее совершенное продолженное время, чтобы показать, что действие началось в прошлом и продолжается в настоящем. 6) В этом предложении нужно использовать относительное местоимение who для указания на человека. 7) В этом предложении нужно использовать неопределенный артикль a перед счетным существительным few. 8) В этом предложении нужно использовать будущее время с модальным глаголом will, чтобы выразить предположение о будущем.