Learn English - Dialog 39: Heritage (Cultural diversity in the USA) | Текст песни

• Тексты песен
• Learn English
• Dialog 39: Heritage (Cultural diversity in the USA)

Beth: Shannon told me
you’re sending Jessica to an after-school Chinese language program.
Wayne: Yes, we want to make sure that she has a chance to use Chinese on a daily basis.
B: I think it’s great that you’re doing this.
There are several languages in my background,
but none of them were passed on to me.
W: Really? What languages?
B: Well, my mother’s parents were English and German
and I think my father’s parents were from Mexico.
W: You’re not sure?
B: No! I asked my dad where his family came from
and he said he didn’t really know. In fact,
I’m not even sure what his last name used to be before his family changed it.
I know his father spoke Spanish but he wouldn’t teach it to his kids
because it might inhibit their English.
W: What a shame!
B: I think so, too. I wish I had learned another language as a child.
It’s more difficult as an adult.