1. Complete the words in the sentences.

1. My English vocabulary is not very good. I need to learn a lot more words.

2. At school my dad didn't learn a f_ _ _ _ _ _  language, but my mum learned French.

3. My cousin learned Spanish from Maria, n_ _ _ _ _  speaker. Maria moved to England from Spain four years ago.

4. My aunt is German and my uncle is Australian. Their two children are b_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , but they speak German better than English.

5. My dream is to speak English f_ _ _ _ _ _  and then work in England.

6. Finnish g_ _ _ _ _ _  is very difficult. I always confuse my tenses.

=> Answer:

2. foreign              3. native               4. british               5. fluently               6. grammar

2. Read the article and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

1. ❑ Only British people use Makaton.

2. ❑ Three college students invented the language.

3. ❑ Makaton is for people who have problems communicating.

4. ❑ Many people use Makaton for a short time and then stop.

5. ❑ The name of the language is from the names of the researchers' children. 

=> Answer:

1. F                 2. T                  3. T                  4. F                  5. T

3. Read the article again. Answer the questions.

1. How many people use Makaton? 

2. When did the three researchers invent Makaton?

3. Where did they work?

4. How many ideas can Makaton show?

5. What was the name of the male researcher?

6. Where did the letters in the name Makaton come from? 

=> Answer:

1. Over 100000 people, children and adults use it

2. In 1970

3. They work at the Royal College for Deaf people.

4. more than 7000

5. Katherine Johnstone

6. It is the first letter of their names