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You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

How do you become fluent in 11 languages? Twenty-year-old Alex Rawlings has won a national competition to find the UK's most multi-lingual student. The Oxford University undergraduate can currently speak 11 languages - English, Greek, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Afrikaans, French, Hebrew, Catalan and Italian. Entrants in the competition run by the publishers Collins had to be aged between 16 and 22 and conversant in multiple languages. Alex drew on all his skills to tell BBC News about his passion for learning languages and how he came to speak so many. video Produced by the BBC's Susannah Reid.

This video has been produced by high school students so it may contain some inaccuracies.

European Day of Languages, 26th September The European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September, as an initiative of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.   Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe's 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe. For the day, a range of events is organised across Europe: activities for and with children, television and radio programmes, language classes and conferences. Resources European Day of Languages The European Day of Languages celebrates plurilingualism and encourages the 800 million Europeans in the Council of Europe's 47 member states ...

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The first thing to do when considering your response is to underline the  keywords  in the sentence. What areas should you focus on? EXAMPLE: Many  young people  today  leave  their  own countries  to  work abroad . Discuss the  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  working abroad  and give  your own opinion . Incorporate your  own experience . Think about WHAT you really think on the topic: do you want to go abroad ( to leave your own country ) to work or study? What are the advantages for you in going abroad, and are there any disadvantages? What might happen while you are in a foreign country?  Make some notes under the headings  Advantages  and  Disadvantages . These will help when you come to write your essay. A formal writing style is essential. The essay will have at least four paragraphs and you need to understand how to move smoothly from one paragraph to the next....

Oliver and Alfie decide to enter a bike race. Play 0:00   /   2:25 Play 360p Quality Show volume controls Full Screen We have different ways of talking about the future. We often use  going to  (+ infinitive), the present continuous ( to be + -ing ) or  will  (+ infinitive). The structure we use depends on the function of what we want to say, whether we are talking about arrangements, plans, predictions, etc. I thought  will  was the future tense in English. It’s one of the ways of talking about the future, but there are a few others. Let’s look at will  to start with. We use  will / won’t  ( = will not ) + the infinitive for predictions about the future. Oliver’ ll be  back soon. We  won’t be  ready. Do you think it’ ll rain  this afternoon? We also use  will  when we decide something at the moment of speaking. (The doorbel...