Cooperate
When we are learning anything, we can cooperate, or work together, with others who help us learn.
One of VOA website readers wrote to say she works on learnign English every morning with her sister-in -law.
They are cooperating to help each other practice speaking English.
Use Background Knowledge
It means we can make connections to things we already know to help we learn new things.
For example, we can use words that are in our own language sometimes to understand English words that come from a different language.
In this lesson, the young man uses his background knowledge, the "Fun Facts" he remembers about famous places, to chat with Penelope and Anna. The three enjoy their tour as they learn more details.
