I have never mentioned that either. If he can keep a basic conversation, then what's wrong with learning those odd 20 motorcycle-related words that he will encounter on the test.
We are not talking about Chinese. We are talking about basic English. These languages are not even comparable. Just out of pure interest, try to count how many words/phrases is used by an immigrant in average conversation. You will amazed.
16 - 55.
I know what you are trying to say. It IS harder for older folks to learn a new language, however I've never seen a person who couldn't do it within a reasonable amount of time unless this person was lazy.
This is strange.. .99% of my friends are immigrants and the language barrier was an issue for maybe 5% of them, 95% had their priorities right.
Anyhow, there are only 50 phrases and 200 words that need to be memorized to be able to talk/work/ask/answer/write m1 test/buy beer/food/service/watch...
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