Hi Natasha, this was a very interesting question! As it turns out, some speech impediments are related to brain activity. Let me explain with one example of a speech impediment you may come across with native English speakers - stuttering. It's been documented that a stutter is related to the Broca's area of our brain, the part that helps us develop the sounds of speech. So it is reasonable to conclude that if the Broca's area isn't functioning properly or receiving enough blood flow this will affect speech, regardless of the language. Perhaps sign languages are the only languages not affected by speech impediments. You may find this short video on stuttering interesting. I hope this helps! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj8gz0Rp_GY

The line graph compares the quantities of books read by males and females at Burnaby Public Library between 2011 to 2014.

It is clear that the average number of books read by both men and women rose considerably over the 4-year period. The year 2013 marks the point at which the number of books read by males overtook that by females.

In 2011, around 5000 books <strike>was</strike> were read by women, while men only read about <strike>only</strike> 3000 books. The number of books read by women rose to just over 8000 in the following year, compared to about 4000 books read by men.

In the year 2013, the biggest change was seen in the number of books for male readers, which rose dramatically to around 10000, reaching the same number of books for female readers. By 2014, males read the most, at nearly 14000 books. By contrast, the number of books read by females fell suddenly to roughly 8000 (Is unit needed here? No need for unit because the reader will know by the context), a drop of 2000 books.


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Hi Javi. To frustrate someone means to annoy or upset them, usually because something can't be changed or accomplished. In this example, "she" is annoying or upsetting the speaker. Here's another example, this time in the past tense: "I was frustrated because I couldn't pedal the bike without falling off". I hope this helps!