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B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fluency disorder that start when a child is very young is also known as “stuttering”. It is a speech disorder which affects around 5%-10% of people during their childhood. Some cases end in childhood while 25% continues to have this speech defect until they become adults. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stutterers have a lot of problems in their daily lives because they are often misunderstood and the condition is not effectively treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about reasons people stutter and its possible treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/why-people-stutter-level-3\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does “to stutter<\/strong>” mean? “They studied the brains of people who stutter<\/strong> or who recovered from a stutter; they found they are different from the brains of people who don\u2019t.”<\/em> Use it in a sentence and give a synonym of this verb.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does the phrase “run in the\/one’s family<\/strong>” mean? “The condition often runs in families<\/strong>, and some of the genetic differences are related to sex.<\/em>” Use it in a sentence and give a synonym of this idiom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What is the meaning of the word “onset<\/strong>“? “The treatment of stutter differs and depends on whether the person is a young child very close to onset<\/strong>, a school-aged child, or an adult.”<\/em> Make your own sentence and give a synonym of this word.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What are the causes of stuttering in childhood? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What causes stuttering adults?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Have you ever stuttered? Talk about this situation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. How can disfluency be treated?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Do you know anyone who has this disorder? What problems do they have to deal with having this condition?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Why do you think stuttering isn’t treated properly\/effectively?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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