Students should learn second language

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an illness that affects the brain and memory, and makes you gradually lose the ability to think and behave normally
Pol. demencja, otępienie umysłowe
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dementia
students should learn a second language to help prevent dementia in later life
ability to speak two languages equally well
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bilingualism
the bilingualism could protect the brain in later life
speaking or using only one language
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monolingual
certain types of dementia appear up to five years later for people who speak a second language compared with monolinguists.
able to speak more than two languages
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multilingual
the beginning of something, especially something bad
Pol. nadejście, początek
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the onset of sth
bilingual people have a cognitive reserve that delays the onset.
the average length of time that someone will live or that something will continue to work
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lifespan
It would be extremely beneficial in terms of child benefits and also benefits across the lifespan.
to do something to try to protect yourself from something bad, such as illness, danger, or attack
Pol. zapobiec, ustrzec się przed, odeprzeć, powstrzymać
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ward off
even brief language courses could ward off decline in later life.
a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something
Pol. spadek, zmiejszanie się, pogarszanie się
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decline
even brief language courses could ward off decline in later life.
before something else happens or is done
Pol. wcześniej, zawczasu, z wyprzedzeniem
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beforehand
we tested them beforehand and after a week of a very intensive course
being common at a particular time, in a particular place, or among a particular group of people
Pol. powszechność występowania, przewaga, dominacja
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prevalence
we think we could reduce the prevalence of dementia by around 30 per cent
a ____ illness gradually gets worse and cannot be stopped
Pol. zwyrodnieniowy
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degenerative
Dementia is a degenerative disorder
to make something happen very quickly, especially a series of events
Pol. wywołać, spowodować
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trigger
a degenerative disorder that trigger a gradual loss of brain function - thinking, remembering and reasoning.
to form a particular amount or part of something, to be the reason why something happens, to explain
Pol. stanowić, wytłumaczyć, wyjaśnić
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account for sth
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, accounting for around 62 per cent of all diagnosed cases.
Pol. wszystko wskazuje na to że liczba tego wzrośnie
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the number is set to rise
An estimated 850,000 people in the UK have dementia, with the number set to rise to more than a million by 2025.

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