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When they heard this noise, a large crowd gathered. (2:6)
Then they saw what looked like fire. (2:3)
They were all excited, because all of them heard their own language. (2:6)
How is it, then, that all of us hear them speaking in our own languages? (2:8)
They kept asking each other, "What does this mean?" (2:12)
| ability |
| adult |
| advantage (an) |
| always |
| American |
| among |
| attitude (an) |
| Austria |
| between |
| China |
| church |
| could |
| cultural, culturally |
| equal, equally |
| feeling |
| fluent, fluently |
| frequent, frequently |
| Germany |
| goal |
| group |
| hard, harder, hardest |
| heritage |
| home |
| hope |
| however |
| if |
| Italy |
| Japan |
| Mexico |
| most, mostly |
| must |
| never |
| non-English |
| Norway |
| now |
| old, older, oldest |
| only |
| parent |
| period |
| Poland |
| proud, proudly |
| response |
| result |
| Russia |
| school |
| simple, simpler, simplest, simply |
| such |
| Sweden |
| their |
| to arrive |
| to attend |
| to become |
| to feel |
| to forget |
| to hope |
| to immigrate |
| to learn |
| to loose |
| to reduce |
| to respond |
| to result |
| to study |
| to understand |
| United States |
| unless |
| value |
| well |
| young, younger, youngest |
Between 1850 and 1930, many people immigrated to the United States. (¶1)
Frequently, the adults learned only simple English. (¶1)
During that period of time, there was a strong feeling that English was the only language that should be used. (¶2)
As a result, many children stopped using their parents' language. (¶2)
They spoke only English unless they were talking to their parents. (¶2)
However, learning English must never reduce the value of your own language and cultural heritage. (¶4)
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Spoken English Learned
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Lesson 4
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