{"id":2949,"date":"2016-02-11T22:55:15","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T20:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:29:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:29:03","slug":"euro-politicians-told-to-stop-speaking-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2016\/02\/euro-politicians-told-to-stop-speaking-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro Politicians Told to Stop Speaking English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are 24 official languages spoken at the European Parliament.\u00a0The European Parliament&#8217;s Secretary General has asked Euro politicians to speak more slowly and to use to their native language instead of English. What are your thoughts on the\u00a0Secretary General&#8217;s request?<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingnewsenglish.com\/1602\/160208-interpreters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Euro politicians told to stop speaking English<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Discuss:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What do you think about the article?<br \/>\n2. What do you think is the difference between an interpreter and a translator?<br \/>\n3. How do you feel about using English in political meetings such as the European Parliament?<br \/>\n4. If you could speak another language fluently, what would it be?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper intermediate There are 24 official languages spoken at the European Parliament.\u00a0The European Parliament&#8217;s Secretary General has asked Euro politicians to speak more slowly and to use to their native language instead of English. What are your thoughts on the\u00a0Secretary General&#8217;s request? 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