Tasha is a spy who must interact regularly with people from many different parts of the world. Most of her contacts speak English, but they often have heavy accents that make communication difficult. What strategy should she use to become better at comprehending strangers with unfamiliar accents?
A) She should go to subtitled foreign movies to absorb sounds without necessarily trying to comprehend them.
B) She should seek accent-specific training, exposing herself to speakers of each new accents she might encounter.
C) She should expose herself to a number of talkers who each have unique accent, thereby improving her skills at understanding all accents.
D) She must try to obtain recordings of the actual individuals she hopes to be able to understand.

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By exposing herself to a variety of unique accents, Tasha will be better at understanding all accents. This approach will provide her with a wider range of exposure and practice, which is likely to be more effective than focusing on one particular accent at a time. Additionally, this approach will likely be more practical than seeking out accent-specific training or obtaining recordings of specific individuals. While watching subtitled foreign movies may be helpful in some ways, it is unlikely to provide the same level of exposure and practice as interacting with a variety of real-life speakers.

Tasha Is a Spy Who Must Interact Regularly with People